FITCH SAYS AZERBAIJAN INSURANCE SECTOR GROWTH DEPENDENT ON REGULATED TARIFFS * FITCH SAYS AZERBAIJAN’S LIFE INSURANCE SECTOR HAS MEDIUM-TERM GROWTH P ... ( read original story ...)
AOC’s Approach to Israel Aid Has Been Tried and Tested— by Bush and Reagan | Opinion
Palestine all too closely resembled their Republican colleagues on gun violence: thoughts and prayers, smoke and mirrors, all talk, no action. ( read original story ...)
Inside Mercy Corps’ work with Syrian refugees in Jordan (Photos)
Photographer Cathy Cheney went to the Middle East shortly before the pandemic broke out. Here's her look at how a strong community has risen from a refugee camp in Jordan. ( read original story ...)
Endeavor Shifts Fellowship Program to Virtual Series in Partnership With Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society
Jordan’s Outlier Society Fellowship and HBCU in LA students ... Program instructors will include Outlier Society's Alana Mayo, WME partner Phil Sun, sports business executive and co-founder of Thirty ... ( read original story ...)
Landslide at Myanmar jade mine kills at least 162 people
At least 162 people were killed Thursday in a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, the worst in a series of deadly accidents at ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar: Over 100 dead in jade mine landslide disaster
A wave of mud has swept through an open jade mine in northern Myanmar, killing dozens of people looking for scraps. Myanmar officials said the death toll is likely to rise. ( read original story ...)
Analysts: Fire at Iran nuke site hit new centrifuge facility
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran sought to downplay the fire, calling it an "incident" that only affected an under-construction "industrial shed." ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 shuts down a third of Myanmar businesses
Half reported business survival at moderate or high risk, with garments and textiles and hospitality being at particularly high risk. As of June 7, Myanmar had recorded 240 cases of COVID-19 and six ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar Business Environment Index: Covid-19 Impact on Businesses
In Myanmar, as part of the Myanmar Business Environment Index (MBEI) project, The Asia Foundation conducted a survey of 750 businesses to see what kind of impact Covid-19 is having on them. The crisis ... ( read original story ...)
Fed’s Powell met with Turkey’s central bank chief in May as lira fell
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke in May with Turkey's central bank chief, records released by the U.S. central bank on Thursday showed, as fallout from the coronavirus pandemic was ... ( read original story ...)