A belief system born of indigenous communities in the Philippines could help protect the country’s endangered species, from leopard cats to cloud rats. In a jeepney travelling through Iloilo city in ... ( read original story ...)
Men who flew in from Afghanistan, Philippines NZ’s newest cases of COVID-19
Two new cases of coronavirus have been detected at New Zealand's border in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health has revealed.The first COVID-19 case is a man in his 50s who arrived in New Zealand ... ( read original story ...)
‘Unforgivable’: Japan decries wartime sex slave statue likened to PM Shinzo Abe
Pair of bronze statues shows a male figure kneeling and bowing before a ‘comfort woman’ in South Korea ... ( read original story ...)
Shares in McDonald’s Japan affiliate drop after U.S. group says to trim stake
Shares in the Japanese affiliate of McDonald's Corp briefly fell as much as 10% on Wednesday after the U.S. fast-food giant said it would cut its stake in its only publicly listed overseas unit to ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan Senate seeks top civilian honour for Kashmiri separatist Geelani
Pakistan’s Senate on July 27 passed a resolution asking the government to confer the country’s highest civilian honour–Nishan-e-Pakistan – on Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani.The upper ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia Bans All Flights From Malaysia And Indonesia To Curb COVID-19 Spread
Dreaming of exploring the Ankor Wat once COVID-19 numbers go down? Guess we all have to dream a little longer you guys. Why? Well, Cambodia has decided to temporarily bann all flights from ... ( read original story ...)
After India and US, Japan looks to ban TikTok and other Chinese apps
A group of Japanese lawmakers is seeking to restrict the use of TikTok and other apps developed by Chinese firms, following the footstep of India, which has already blocked dozens of Chinese apps, and ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Reliance to pay up to $3.6 billion for Future Group retail operations: Mint
Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd will pay between 240 billion and 270 billion rupees ($3.2-$3.6 billion) to buy the Indian retail chains owned by Future Group, Mint newspaper reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Floods, coronavirus hobble two of India’s poorest states
The Brahmaputra river in the northeastern state of Assam is flowing above the "danger level" in many places, while heavy rains that began this week in Bihar in the east will last until Wednesday (July ... ( read original story ...)
China’s factories may lose momentum in July amid floods, soft global demand: Reuters poll
China's factory activity probably grew for the fifth month in July, but at a slower pace, as floods disrupted manufacturing and a resurgence in coronavirus cases around the world threatens to ... ( read original story ...)