The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan rose to 76,398 on Tuesday after new infections were confirmed in the country. The province-wise break up of the total number of cases as of 9:45am, ... ( read original story ...)
Cyclone Set to Disrupt Business in India’s Pandemic Epicenter
The second cyclone to hit India in two weeks is set to cause widespread damage in the western coastal districts and disrupt business in the financial capital Mumbai, the epicenter of the country’s ... ( read original story ...)
New coronavirus cases in Hong Kong raise concerns of local cluster
A cluster of nine coronavirus cases raised concerns in Hong Kong over renewed local transmission in a city that has been one of the most successful in keeping the pandemic under control. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader calls out ‘double standards’ on national security, points to U.S.
"In the U.S., we see how the riots were being handled by the local governments, compared to the stance they adopted when almost the same riots happened in Hong Kong last year," Hong Kong leader Carrie ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Probes Cluster, Indian States Take Lead: Virus Update
Hong Kong authorities are concerned about a new cluster of cases that indicates transmission both at home and in the workplace. Singapore is starting a phased return to work after the number of new ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan remains sanguine despite Beijing sabre-rattling
If Hong Kong falls, we don’t know what’s going to be next — it might be Taiwan,” Joseph Wu, the country’s foreign minister, said in an interview with Fox News last week, referring to the new security ... ( read original story ...)
The Maldives will welcome tourists from July – but you’ll need to stay for 14 nights
The paradise-like islands that make up the Maldives are set to welcome travellers back next month. But a trip to the famously pricey destination, which is a honeymoon hotspot thanks to its luxe hotels ... ( read original story ...)
Deadlock As Qatar Embargo Marks Three-year Anniversary
A bitter feud between Qatar and a Saudi-led alliance drags into a fourth year on Friday with no end in sight. In June 2017, Saudi Arabia led its Gulf allies the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, along ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia gov: State-local cooperation helped quell violence
Georgia's governor said Monday that close coordination between state and local officials gave law enforcement the upper hand over the weekend after an initially peaceful demonstration over the death ... ( read original story ...)
Speaker ups push for Georgia hate-crimes law, but bill faces hard road
The effort to pass a Georgia hate-crimes bill got another push from one of the state’s top political leaders this weekend after civil unrest broke out in Atlanta and other cities across the nation ... ( read original story ...)