Pakistan, long described by human rights monitors and the Western media as one of the worst countries for religious minorities, is trying to improve its international image through what can only be ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s parliament backs plan for emergency coronavirus spending of $25 billion
Indonesia's parliament passed an emergency regulation on Tuesday backing a plan by President Joko Widodo's government to spend at least $25 billion to tackle the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on ... ( read original story ...)
At least seven dead from Indonesia oil tanker fire
Rescuers have discovered the charred remains of at least seven people a day after a series of explosions aboard an Indonesian oil tanker, and police said Tuesday the toll could rise. The dead were amo ... ( read original story ...)
India Resumes Limited Train Service as It Eases Lockdown
India is reopening some of its huge rail network as it looks at easing its nearly seven-week strict lockdown despite a continuing rise in coronavirus infections. ( read original story ...)
India’s carbon emissions fall for first time in four decades
India's CO2 emissions have fallen for the first time in four decades - and not just as a result of the country's coronavirus lockdown. Falling electricity use and competition from renewables had ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Packed Trains Ready to Roll Again Despite Rising Coronavirus Cases
People with their belongings wait outside a railway station to board trains that will take them to their home states after India announced a limited reopening of its giant rail network following a ... ( read original story ...)
India turns in on itself to halt the spread of coronavirus
They haven’t done that.” Shortly after India’s national lockdown began, Karnataka state sealed its border with neighbouring Kerala, where a coronavirus case cluster had developed in a border district ... ( read original story ...)
Bristling at calls for coronavirus inquiry, China cuts Australian beef imports
Beijing’s salvo shows its willingness to use trade as a political weapon, while Canberra continues to seek a probe of the pandemic’s origins. ( read original story ...)
China Cuts Australian Beef Imports Amid Virus Tension
China has suspended imports of beef from four Australian producers following a threat by Beijing of possible trade retaliation if Australia pushed for an inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Futures edge higher on recovery hopes, China tariff exemptions
U.S. stock index futures ticked higher on Tuesday as China's move to waive off tariffs on some U.S imports added to hopes that the easing of virus-led business shutdowns would help jump-start a ... ( read original story ...)