Turkey’s health minister says Turkey and Russia have agreed to cooperate in the development of a coronavirus vaccine and plan to carry out joint clinical trials ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey not planning keeping weekend stay-at-home order as virus curbs ease
Turkey's health minister said on Wednesday his team would not recommend extending a weekend stay-at-home order nearly two months after it was imposed as the government continues to ease coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
UK in 5G Talks With Suppliers From Japan, South Korea: Source
British officials have discussed supplies of 5G networking equipment with companies in South Korea and Japan as part of a bid to develop alternatives to China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, a person ... ( read original story ...)
India coronavirus: Recession looms as economy reopens
By all accounts, reversing the disruption caused by India's lockdown will be a long haul - and the price businesses, especially small firms, have paid is just starting to become clear. “At least 20% ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Reliance conglomerate raises $7bn in rights issue
Sprawling company of Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, claims world’s biggest non-bank fundraising in a decade ... ( read original story ...)
India evacuates 100,000 from homes, virus hospital ahead of cyclone
At least 100,000 people, including some coronavirus patients, were being moved to safer locations according to officials Tuesday, as India's west coast braced for a cyclone, the first such storm to ... ( read original story ...)
Cyclone Nisarga: India’s Mumbai escapes its worst cyclone in decades
Packing winds of more than 100km/h, Cyclone Nisarga intensified on its approach from the hot waters of the Arabian Sea. It began making landfall at about 13:00 local time (07:30GMT) around Alibaug in ... ( read original story ...)
Trump says not mulling sanctions on China’s Xi over Hong Kong
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not considering placing sanctions on Chinese President Xi Jinping personally over China's push to impose national security legislation in Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
China held back data on coronavirus from WHO
Beijing frustrated World Health Organisation (WHO) officials as they struggled to get critical information at the start of the coronavirus outbreak, leaked internal recordings reveal.The recordings ... ( read original story ...)
British PM Johnson tells China: We’ll not walk away from Hong Kong people
Britain will not walk away from the people of Hong Kong if China imposes a national security law that would conflict with its international obligations under a 1984 accord, Prime Minister Boris ... ( read original story ...)