Paulette Jordan, who garnered national attention in 2018 amid hopes from supporters she could become the county's first Native American governor, on Tuesday won Idaho's Democratic primary for U.S. ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka’s national men’s cricket team return to training
VARIOUS OF SRI LANKAN CRICKETERS ON GROUND 2. VARIOUS OF SRI LANKAN CRICKET CAPTAIN DIMUTH KARUNARATNA GIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO CRICKETERS 3. VARIOUS OF SRI LANKAN CRICKETERS AT TRAINING 4. COACH MICKEY ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea approves import of anti-viral drug remdesivir for coronavirus treatment
South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety approved a request by the country's health authorities to import Gilead Sciences Inc’s anti-viral drug remdesivir to treat COVID-19, the ministry said in ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea announces $29 billion third stimulus budget to fight coronavirus crisis
Announcing South Korea's largest ever supplementary budget, and the third this year, the government has put in place support measures equivalent to about 14% of gross domestic product to counter the ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., South Korea Agree of Funding of Korean Workers, Pentagon Says
The Pentagon on Tuesday said that it had come to an agreement with South Korea on a proposal for Seoul to fund thousands of Korean workers who were put on u ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand reports one new coronavirus case, no deaths
Thailand on Wednesday reported one new coronavirus infection and no new deaths, bringing the country's total to 3,084 confirmed cases and 58 fatalities since the outbreak started in January. ( read original story ...)
Philippines suspends abrogation of defense pact with US
The Philippine president has suspended his decision to terminate a key defense pact with the United States, at least temporarily avoiding a major blow to one of America’s oldest alliances in Asia. ( read original story ...)
The ‘Japan model’ that brought coronavirus to heel
In a characteristically Japanese way, we have all but brought this epidemic under control in the last month and a half,” the prime minister declared. He lavished praise on the public but Mr Abe’s ... ( read original story ...)
Death of reality TV show star in Japan spotlights cyber bullying
The recent death of Hana Kimura, a bubbly, pink-haired 22-year-old wrestler and reality TV show star, has spotlighted a rise in cyber bullying in Japan and prompted swift official pledges to do more ... ( read original story ...)
How Imperial Japan Struck Targets Near the West Coast
Japan would have needed to defeat America's navy in order to actually invade the West Coast. And even then, it might not have had the resources. It seemed like just another ordinary day at sea. Early ... ( read original story ...)