Trend 's exclusive interview with Nicolas Blancher, International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Mission Chief for Kazakhstan. Talking differences of COVID-19 related crisis and previous global crises, ... ( read original story ...)
In Sri Lanka, a South American flower usurps a tree sacred to Buddhists and Hindus
With its blends of soft red, pink and yellow, the fragrant cannonball flower (Couroupita guianensis) is a favorite of Sri Lanka’s Buddhists when making floral offerings during religious activities. ( read original story ...)
Modern tools, age-old wisdom: on India-Sri Lanka relations
Sri Lanka relationship, de jure, is between equals as sovereign nations. But it’s asymmetric in terms of geographic size, population, military and economic power, on the one hand, and social ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s Kim says there will be no more war thanks to nuclear weapons
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said there will be no more war as the country's nuclear weapons guarantee its safety and future despite unabated outside pressure and military threats, state media ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Saudi Arabia reports 1,993 new coronavirus cases
Saudi Arabia has announced 1,993 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infected people in the Kingdom to 268,934. Twenty-seven people have died due to complications caused by COVID-19, ... ( read original story ...)
Iran tows simulated U.S. aircraft carrier into Strait of Hormuz
Iran towed its replica of a U.S. aircraft carrier into the strategic Strait of Hormuz, satellite photographs indicate. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Confirms 11 New Coronavirus Cases, Imposes Quarantines And Evacuations
Vietnam had no cases of domestically transmitted infection since April and has been touted as a model of coronavirus control. The new cases emerged in Da Nang, a popular domestic tourist destination. ( read original story ...)
Eight nations: Japan and Fiji to join European rugby union tournament
Japan and Fiji will join the Six Nations in an autumn tournament which has been hastily arranged to compensate for the European tour schedule being scratched ... ( read original story ...)
Oklahoma man pleads guilty to assaulting neighbors in Japan
An Oklahoma City man pleaded guilty on Monday to two counts of assault in connection with an attack on his neighbors while he was working as a contractor in Japan. Court records show 31-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
Ministers gave £275m of aid cash to firm that built ‘unsafe’ schools in Pakistan
A company that failed to build schools for 115,000 pupils in Pakistan was awarded an extra £112 million by the British government for projects around the world.IMC Worldwide was awarded a £184 million ... ( read original story ...)