A soldier wearing a face mask holds on his weapon as he guards an empty street following the lockdown imposed to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manila, Philippines, April 24, 2020. ( read original story ...)
‘Kept prisoner’: Pakistan’s nuclear weapons programme architect
Abdul Qadeer Khan tells top court he is being 'kept prisoner' by Pakistani agencies and not allowed to plead his case. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan Set to Make, Export Anti-COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir
Pakistan announced Friday that it would begin “within weeks” production and export of the antiviral drug remdesivir for treating COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus. As of ... ( read original story ...)
Surging locust attacks pose great threat to Pakistan’s agriculture, food security
Photo taken on May 8, 2020 shows a man holding a locust in southern Pakistan's Hyderabad. (Xinhua/Stringer) "We are spraying but they (locusts) keep moving here and there to eat and remain in the same ... ( read original story ...)
Koyambedu: India’s coronavirus cluster at a vegetable market
The reason: several vendors and labourers at the market had tested positive for coronavirus, and were being linked to a spate of cases in Chennai and surrounding areas. Mr Gupta knew of the market ... ( read original story ...)
Captain Tom Moore: ‘I would like to go back to India and Barbados, and do Route 66’
Captain Tom Moore has no fears about catching coronavirus at the age of 100. “If I get it, I get it, I’m not worried at all. You have endless chances of dying, in the end everyone has a turn, it has ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: India Watchdog Reviewing Antitrust Allegations Against Facebook’s WhatsApp – Sources
India's antitrust watchdog is looking into allegations that Facebook's WhatsApp is abusing its dominant position by offering payment services to its vast base of messaging app users in the country, ... ( read original story ...)
Monsoon to reach India’s Kerala coast later than usual
Crop-nourishing monsoon rains are likely to reach Kerala state on India's southern tip on June 5, four days later than usual, the country's weather office said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: India coach Shastri says bilateral cricket and IPL should take priority
India head coach Ravi Shastri is not contemplating the prospect of his side playing overseas for the foreseeable future. ( read original story ...)
U.S. stock market swings higher despite rising U.S.-China tensions; oil up
U.S. stocks gyrated on Friday before ending slightly higher, as investors worried about increased China-U.S. trade hostilities and disappointing retail sales figures, while signs of a pick-up in crude ... ( read original story ...)