The Philippines will put its capital Manila back on a stricter lockdown starting Tuesday as coronavirus cases surged more than fivefold after easing its curbs in June. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Finance Ministry: Govt, BOJ to work together as needed while examining market moves
Bank of Japan (BOJ) and Financial Services Agency (FSA), a top currency official Okamura said that the govt and BOJ ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh aims to revive pandemic-hit tourism
Bangladesh is exploring ways to kick-start tourism in line with the health and safety protocols after the coronavirus pandemic laid waste to the industry, inflicting billions of takas in losses. ( read original story ...)
Envoy eyes robust Qatar-Costa Rica commercial ties in ‘new normal’
Costa Rica’s top diplomat in Qatar is keen to forge stronger relations with Qatar as both nations prepare for the new normal following the gradual opening of most economies ... ( read original story ...)
Long-sought south Georgia convention center remains stalled
The coronavirus pandemic has stalled plans to build a Georgia city's convention center that has been on the drawing board for nearly two decades. Brunswick ... ( read original story ...)
International Flights: Kuwait Resumes Services But Won’t Allow Flights From India, Other Countries | Here’s Why
Some of the banned countries include India, Iran, China, Brazil, Lebanon, Spain, Singapore, Egypt and Sri Lanka. ( read original story ...)
‘Israel’s economy won’t recover for another 4-5 years’
Expert gives gloomy prediction on Israel's ongoing recession, says economy will need 4-5 years to recover." The Israeli economy will take at least four years to recover from the ongoing recession ... ( read original story ...)
Will the Gulf-Israel rapprochement be derailed by annexation?
Iran alliance Trump helped built between Israel and some Gulf states. ( read original story ...)
The day Israel’s president showed up to help me feed pandemic poor
Ruby Rivlin came to sort and pack produce for needy families and to learn more about today's food security challenges. That's true leadership ... ( read original story ...)
After two years in hiding, Sri Lankan underworld kingpin Angoda Lokka dies in Coimbatore
Coimbatore police on Sunday confirmed the death, in the city, of Sri Lanka’s underworld kingpin Angoda Lokka. One man and two women, including a Sri Lankan national, were arrested for allegedly ... ( read original story ...)