It’s too late to stand up after everyone dies,” said Masaaki Takano, 82, who walked home from school amid the black rain of a nuclear bomb. ( read original story ...)
Family Flies From Bangladesh to Be With 21-Year-Old Roxbury Store Clerk as He Fights for Life After Shooting
The family of a 21-year-old store clerk who was shot during a robbery in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood has traveled from Bangladesh to be by his side. Tanjim Siam remains on life support at Boston ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia plans cash transfers for nearly 14 million workers
Indonesia plans to give cash transfers to 13.8 million workers at a cost of around $2.15 billion under its stimulus package to prop up household consumption in Southeast Asia's biggest economy during ... ( read original story ...)
Both Indonesia and the Philippines have room for fiscal stimulus: HSBC
HSBC's Joseph Incalcaterra says Indonesia is unlikely to see a quick economic recovery as the coronavirus isn't well-contained without a full nationwide lockdown, but the country has room for more ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia Bets on $100 Billion State Spend to Revive Growth
Indonesia’s government will spend aggressively in the coming months to support a nascent economic recovery after measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic sent Southeast Asia’s largest economy into ... ( read original story ...)
Sweden Hails Covid Plan, Indonesia Spend, Brazil Cuts: Eco Day
Sweden’s finance minister says the country’s light-touch lockdown may have contributed to a less severe contraction in the economy • Indonesia’s government will spend aggressively in the coming months ... ( read original story ...)
UN discusses Kashmir for 3rd time since India ends statehood
The U.N. Security Council has discussed disputed Kashmir at Pakistan’s request for the third time since India’s Hindu nationalist government decided to end the Muslim-majority region's semi-autonomy a ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: India reports biggest number of deaths with 904
India has recorded the biggest single-day fatalities of 904 in the past 24 hours as fresh coronavirus infections surged by another 56,282 cases to reach nearly 2 million ... ( read original story ...)
Eight COVID-19 patients die in hospital fire in western India
Eight COVID-19 patients died in a fire that broke out in the intensive care ward of a private hospital in India's western city of Ahmedabad early on Thursday, officials said as they launched a probe ... ( read original story ...)
Wait of centuries is over, India PM says, as Hindu temple construction begins
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the construction of a Hindu temple on a site that has been contested by Muslims for decades in a dispute that has sparked some of India's most bloody ... ( read original story ...)