GIC Pte has reported its worst 20-year annualized result in more than a decade and warned of lower returns and elevated market volatility as the coronavirus outbreak ravages global economies. ( read original story ...)
Lebanon reimposes COVID-19 restrictions as infections spike
Lebanon reimposed severe COVID-19 restrictions on Monday for the next two weeks, shutting places of worship, cinemas, bars, nightclubs, sports events and popular markets, after a sharp rise in ... ( read original story ...)
Israel says it exchanged fire with Hezbollah in thwarted attack near Lebanese border
Israeli forces said they exchanged fire with Hezbollah along the Israel-Lebanon border on Monday after the Iran-backed group staged an attack in a disputed region. ( read original story ...)
Israel says Hezbollah tried to infiltrate frontier, and warns against ‘playing with fire’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hezbollah carried out an infiltration attempt along the Lebanese-Israeli frontier on Monday, disputing the Iranian-backed Shi'ite group's denial that it ... ( read original story ...)
Israel Start-Up Nation pull rider from Vuelta a Burgos over coronavirus scare
Up Nation will start the Vuelta a Burgos one man down after Itamar Enhorn was linked as a primary contact to Omer Golstein, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. Goldstein, due to resume racing ... ( read original story ...)
Russia’s Putin, Turkey’s Erdogan Discuss Conflict Between Armenia and Azerbaijan
"Readiness was expressed to coordinate efforts for stabilisation in the region," the Kremlin said. Putin said earlier this month that the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia was a highly sensitive ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus in Scotland: Hundreds of non-Covid-19 patients treated at Louisa Jordan
The emergency hospital set up in Glasgow to assist the coronavirus response has treated more than 300 orthopaedic and plastic surgery patients this month.The NHS Louisa Jordan Hospital in the Scottish ... ( read original story ...)
1,402 more coronavirus cases reported in Kazakhstan
The interdepartmental commission on coronavirus of Kazakhstan said on Monday that 1,402 more patients have been diagnosed with coronavirus in the earlier 24 days, which has pushed the total number of ... ( read original story ...)
IMF: Economy diversification needed to facilitate rapid post-COVID recovery in Kazakhstan
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 ...)