HONG KONG, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from COVID-19 in Bangladesh reached 3,000 on Tuesday and Tokyo's daily cases rebounded to over 200. A resurgence of the virus has been seen in some ... ( read original story ...)
FAKE ALERT: Photo of a poor family battling floods in Bangladesh passed off as that from Bihar and Assam
Photo of a poor family, sitting on top of a hut submerged in water is being shared with a claim that it was taken during the ongoing floods in Bihar. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh’s virus death toll hits 3,000, cases jump by 2,960
The death toll from COVID-19 has reached 3,000 in Bangladesh, a grim milestone for the epidemic which has upended millions of lives in the country. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan: PM Khan warns of possible Eid al-Adha coronavirus spike
Imran Khan's warning comes as Pakistan registers its lowest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases in three months. ( read original story ...)
Video shows people wading through flooded streets of Karachi after monsoon hits Pakistan
Video shows people wading through floodwater after monsoon rains flooded Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi. Eight people were reported to have died mostly due to electrocution. ( read original story ...)
India’s Reliance to pay up to $3.6 billion for Future Group retail ops: Mint
Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd will pay between 240 billion and 270 billion rupees ($3.2-$3.6 billion) to buy the Indian retail chains owned by Future Group, Mint newspaper reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Walmart’s Flipkart to offer 90-minute deliveries in India
India's Flipkart said on Tuesday it plans to offer 90-minute deliveries for groceries and home accessories, as the Walmart-owned online retailer goes head to head with Amazon.com Inc in a key growth ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines’ new China-led telecom firm surges after Duterte’s ‘chilling’ threat
Shares in a new Philippine cellphone firm owned jointly by state-run China Telecom and a tycoon close to President Rodrigo Duterte soared on Tuesday, a day after the firebrand leader ... ( read original story ...)
People in several states mailed unsolicited packets of seeds that may be from China, officials say
Agriculture officials in several states are urging people not to plant seeds they have been mailed unsolicited. The packages appear to be from China. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: China’s Ctrip in talks with investors to delist from Nasdaq
Chinese online travel giant Ctrip is in talks with potential investors about funding its delisting from Nasdaq because of rising U.S.-China tensions and the coronavirus-driven hit to its business, ... ( read original story ...)