Donors have pledged $1.35bn (£1.1bn) in humanitarian aid for Yemen - $1bn short of what the UN said was required to stop programmes being reduced or shut. Emergency Relief Co-ordinator Mark Lowcock ... ( read original story ...)
UN: Yemen programs fighting virus might stop by end of June
The United Nations warned Wednesday that its programs to fight the coronavirus in war-torn Yemen might have to stop by the end the month unless they get an immediate injection ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia, Russia Agree to Extend Production Cuts as Oil Recovers
OPEC delegates said the production agreement is a sign that many of the world’s largest oil producers are confident that oil demand will return quickly as coronavirus lockdown restrictions ease around ... ( read original story ...)
Lack of Virus Tests Pushes Afghanistan Toward Crisis
With a capacity to test only 2,000 people per day, Afghan health authorities are receiving between 10,000 and 20,000 samples each day. ( read original story ...)
South Korea vaunts COVID-19 know-how amid new outbreaks
South Koreans wearing masks lounge in a rest area in the Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul under a public health banner. Many of the district's stores were closed on Wednesday morning. Photo by ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s contact tracing could be America’s future
Kelly Cobiella gives an inside look at how South Korea is implementing "disease detectives" for contact tracing. ( read original story ...)
South Korea jumps nearly 3% as optimism over reopening economies buoys investor sentiment in Asia
Stocks in Asia largely rose on Wednesday, with optimism over the reopening of economies as authorities ease coronavirus-induced lockdown measures continuing to keep investor sentiment afloat. ( read original story ...)
Krabi, 2562 — a dreamily abstract film set in Thailand
In the ongoing absence of global tourism, an alternative might come with Krabi, 2562, a dreamily abstract travelogue co-directed by Thai film-maker Anocha Suwichakornpong and British avant-gardist Ben ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey to expand oil and gas exploration in disputed waters
Turkey vowed to defend its interests in the eastern Mediterranean, where it's preparing to issue new energy exploration licenses over the objections of Greece and the European Union. President Recep ... ( read original story ...)
Spike Lee takes on Vietnam and the turmoil of the Trump era in Netflix’s ‘Da 5 Bloods’
In his new Netflix film 'Da 5 Bloods,' Spike Lee serves up a timely look at the ways America's racial wounds have continued to fester. ( read original story ...)