Nepal reported its first coronavirus death late Saturday -- a 29-year-old woman who recently gave birth -- as the total number of people infected in the country reached 281. The victim -- who was from ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19, other illnesses kill hundreds in Yemen
In this May 12, 2020 photo, Yemeni medical workers wearing masks and protective gear talk to patients at hospital in Aden, Yemen. Short Url AL-MUKALLA: Yemen’s internationally recognized government ... ( read original story ...)
Veterans using their business to support education in Afghanistan
Former Army Rangers Matthew Griffin and Donald Lee served in Afghanistan together. When they left the Army, they knew they wanted to give back. John Blackstone has their story. ( read original story ...)
Iran media warn US against any move on fuel shipment to Venezuela
At least one tanker carrying fuel loaded at an Iranian port has set sail for Venezuela amid US threats. An Iranian news agency close to the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday there would be ... ( read original story ...)
Tourists back in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay as domestic travel opens
Vietnamese flocked to scenic spots and beaches Saturday, leaping at the chance to travel as the communist government eases restrictions on domestic movement to revive a tourism sector devastated by ... ( read original story ...)
India Knight’s best books: For Esmé — with Love and Squalor, and Other Stories by JD Salinger
No 6: For Esmé — with Love and Squalor, and Other Stories by JD SalingerThis is a collection of short stories written between 1948 and 1953, and I came to it after a teenage reading of The Catcher in ... ( read original story ...)
China Will ‘Nuke Bomb’ Apple With Endless Investigations in Retaliation for Huawei Penalties, State Media Says
The Chinese government may enforce several "countermeasures" against U.S. companies in retaliation for the Trump administration's plans to crack down on shipments of semiconductors to Huawei from ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Lack of immunity means China is vulnerable to another wave of coronavirus, top adviser warns
China still faces the "big challenge" of a potential second wave of Covid-19 infections, the country's top respiratory authority has warned, with the lack of immunity among the community a serious ... ( read original story ...)
Calgary Zoo returning two giant pandas to China due to COVID-19-related bamboo shortage
Canada's Calgary Zoo will be returning two giant pandas on loan from China because a scarcity of flights due to COVID-19 has caused problems with getting enough fresh and tasty bamboo to feed their ... ( read original story ...)
Wuhan diary: an exclusive account by Fang Fang, the blogger China tried to censor
My daughter returned from a holiday in Japan on January 22, two days after it had been revealed that the novel coronavirus in Wuhan was being spread from human to human. Official media sources had ... ( read original story ...)