Netizens in Singapore have reacted sharply to the government's announcement of an agreement reached with China to launch a ... ( read original story ...)
Israel police kill unarmed Palestinian in occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli police have shot and killed an unarmed Palestinian near the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem. The slain man, 32-year-old Iyad el-Hallak, attended and worked at a s choo ... ( read original story ...)
Israel Police Kill Palestinian They Mistakenly Thought Was Armed
Israeli police in annexed east Jerusalem on Saturday shot dead a Palestinian with special needs they mistakenly thought was armed with a pistol, Israeli and Palestinian sources said. The incident ... ( read original story ...)
Palestinian leader cuts ties with Israel over annexation plans. His own people feel the pinch.
The announcement by Abbas makes it harder for some West Bankers to travel to Israel for work and medical care. ( read original story ...)
Israel passes 17,000 confirmed coronavirus cases as infection rate grows
A spike in coronavirus infections in Israel is due to the public not following Health Ministry guidelines, outgoing Health Ministry Director-General Moshe Bar Siman Tov said Friday during a special ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Slams Broken, Embattled Yemen
Lacking equipment, expertise and authority, a divided, war-torn country bobbles a response to a surging pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia reports 30 new COVID-19 infections
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia reported 30 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, taking the cumulative total to 7,762. A senior Ministry of Health official told reporters the total number of deaths ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan: Life inside Kabul’s women’s prison during Covid-19
Thousands of prisoners in Afghanistan have been released and pardoned as the country battles the Covid-19 pandemic. But in Kabul's only prison facility for women, more than a hundred women, often with ... ( read original story ...)
There’s a demonstrated way to avoid lockdowns and still stop the coronavirus’ spread. South Korea has been doing it for months.
South Korea has shown that the keys to minimizing coronavirus outbreaks are contact tracing, public information, and testing. ( read original story ...)
South Korea closes schools again amid coronavirus spike, days after reopening
The Yonhap News Agency reported that on Wednesday, the same day hundreds of schools reopened, more than 60 cases of coronavirus were confirmed at a distribution center in Bucheon, ... ( read original story ...)