Singapore oil trader Hin Leong held a call with banks on Tuesday after they failed to provide a letter of credit to the firm to purchase at least one cargo of oil products due to load this month, four ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 447 new cases in biggest daily jump, total 3,699
Singapore’s health ministry on Wednesday confirmed 447 new coronavirus cases in the biggest daily jump, to bring the total number of cases in the city-state to 3,699. 404 of the new cases were linked ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s coronavirus death toll rises to 127 as patients rise to 12,200
Israelis are celebrating the final days of Passover under coronavirus restrictions similar to Seder night, which require the public to stay in their homes and celebrate only with their nuclear ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan, int’l community denounce illegal elections in occupied Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan and the international community have denounced as illegal a "presidential election" held in Armenian-occupied region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Arayik Harutyunyan, former so-called prime minister ... ( read original story ...)
Jordan says will ease lockdown by allowing more businesses to open
Jordan’s Prime Minister Omar al Razzaz said on Wednesday the government would soon ease a tight lockdown imposed to stem the spread of by allowing ... ( read original story ...)
‘Bad boy’ Bill Laimbeer says LeBron James, not Michael Jordan, is the GOAT
Bill Laimbeer is still throwing elbows. This time, he offered a verbal jab, this one aimed at Michael Jordan, by casting his vote for LeBron James in the debate over which is the greatest player of ... ( read original story ...)
In Syria, puppets show displaced children how to deal with coronavirus
Standing in colourful hula hoops carefully spaced to illustrate social distancing, young children in war-torn Syria give an enthusiastic ... ( read original story ...)
Israeli drone targets Hezbollah car in Syria near Lebanon border
An Israeli drone has targeted a car carrying members of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement near Syria's border with Lebanon, according to reports. The attack on Wednesday just inside Syria caused no ... ( read original story ...)
Turkish, Russian forces patrol key Syria corridor to uphold cease-fire
April 15 (UPI) --Military forces of Turkey and Russia on Wednesday made their fourth joint ground patrol in the past month in Syria's heavily contested northwest to monitor a cease-fire, officials ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea hacking threatens U.S. and global financial system: U.S. officials
U.S. government officials warned on Wednesday about the threat of North Korean hackers, calling particular attention to banking and other finance. The reason for the advisory - which was jointly ... ( read original story ...)