Indonesia reported 1,752 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, bringing total cases to 84,882, its Health Ministry said. The number of fatalities from COVID-19 rose by 59 on Saturday to 4,016, ... ( read original story ...)
How India’s coronavirus outbreak grew from one to more than one million in six months.
India became the third country after the United States and Brazil to report one million coronavirus cases on Friday, according to the country's health ministry. So how did the world's second-most ... ( read original story ...)
India Rounds Up Critics Under Cover of Virus Crisis, Activists Say
The Indian authorities arrested dozens of people during a nationwide lockdown. Human rights groups say many of the detentions are based on scant evidence. ( read original story ...)
China blasts dam to release floodwaters as death toll rises
Authorities in central China blasted a dam Sunday to release surging waters behind it amid widespread flooding across the country that has claimed scores of lives. ( read original story ...)
Mainland China reports 16 new COVID-19 cases including 13 in Xinjiang
Mainland China reported 16 new COVID-19 cases as of the end of July 18, up from 22 reported a day earlier, the Chinese national health authority said on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Georgia Massaged Virus Data to Reopen, Then Voided Mask Orders
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s edict expressly voiding coronavirus mask orders by local governments capped a week of turmoil in a state once touted as proof that reopening in a pandemic could work.For ... ( read original story ...)
The rise of personal finance bloggers, out to save financially illiterate millennials
How do you make personal finance shareable for the Instagram generation? Replace jargon with relatable comics and a conversational tone to ensure ... ( read original story ...)
Rep. Jordan pulls in $9.2M for campaign
which has placed Jordan as one of the top fundraising representatives in the House. According to campaign finance reports filed this past week, Jordan’s campaign reported raising almost $9.2 million ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal unveils monetary policy to revive industries
Nepals central bank has unveiled a number of measures to provide relief and revive the industries hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Thai central bank chief rule out joining new cabinet amid pandemic
Thailand's outgoing central bank governor Veerathai Santiprabhob said on Saturday he would not join a new economic team as the prime minister looks for policymakers to steer Southeast Asia's worst ... ( read original story ...)