The study of nearly 700 enterprises in 52 of the Himalayan nation’s 77 districts, conducted by the central bank in June, showed most jobs lost in hotels and restaurants followed by agriculture, ... ( read original story ...)
Man jailed, fined in Malaysia for breaking quarantine order
Dozens of people, including the man's family members, restaurant workers and customers, were found to have been infected. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia jails Indian man linked to fresh coronavirus outbreak
A Malaysian court jailed an Indian man for five months on Thursday for violating a home quarantine order, leading to dozens of new coronavirus infections, the Bernama state news agency reported. ( read original story ...)
3,000 sheep die after live exports rejected by Saudi Arabia
Animals died of hunger and thirst after 58,000 returned to Sudan due to quarantine compromise ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia forces Pakistan to repay loans in diplomatic spat
Islamabad will send its army chief to Saudi Arabia this weekend to try to resolve a growing diplomatic spat in which Riyadh is demanding Pakistan’s early repayment of a $3bn loan, according to people ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia, Iraq reject Turkish breaches
Iraqi Muslim Shiite women hold their national flag and a sign in Arabic reading: "Our neighbours are our friends but not our masters. Our decision is an Iraqi decision", after prayers in Baghdad's ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s Coronavirus Response Under Pressure as Doctors Plan Strike
South Korea’s largest physicians group plans to strike, protesting a government proposal to increase the number of doctors after the country suffered staffing shortages when coronavirus cases surged ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. says Iran briefly seized oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. military published a video showing what appeared to be special forces fast-roping down from a helicopter onto the tanker. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Iranian navy boarded and briefly ... ( read original story ...)
Croft: Iran is in a very delicate situation ahead of the U.S. election
Helima Croft of RBC Capital Markets discusses the latest reported incident over Iran seizing an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, and how Saudi Arabia is trying to ensure other OPEC members are ... ( read original story ...)
Iran’s coronavirus death toll passes 19,000 as new cases spike: TV
Iran recorded 174 deaths from coronavirus and 2,625 new cases on Thursday to take its death toll to more than 19,000 and total cases to 336,324, the Health Ministry said. "In the past 24 hours 2,625 ... ( read original story ...)