Turkey’s death toll from coronavirus could be as much as 25 per cent higher than the government’s official figure, adding the country of 83m people to the raft of nations that have struggled to ... ( read original story ...)
ABS-CBN: Philippines’ biggest broadcaster forced off air
The Philippines' top broadcaster has gone off air after it was ordered by the media regulator to stop operations. ABS-CBN said it had been told it could continue broadcasting while it waited for ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines’ main channel forced off-air amid coronavirus lockdown
CBN shut down sends chilling message to any journalist critical of president Rodrigo Duterte, says university professor ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines Orders Leading TV Network to Shut Down as Watchdogs Accuse President of Muzzling Independent Media
A Philippine government agency on Tuesday ordered the country’s leading broadcast network, which the president has targeted for its critical news coverage, to halt operations after its congressional ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines’ biggest TV network silenced after years feuding with Duterte
CBN, long embattled with the country's hardline president, has been forced off TV and radio airwaves after lawmakers let its license expire. ( read original story ...)
Philippines orders its largest broadcaster off the air as nation fights virus
CBN network, a day after its license expired, is the latest in a string of actions against outlets critical of the government. ( read original story ...)
Philippines Forces Top Media Network Off Air
CBN was forced off air on Tuesday over a stalled operating licence renewal, drawing fresh accusations that the authorities are cracking down on press freedom. Since running afoul of President Rodrigo ... ( read original story ...)
Remdesivir may be approved in Japan on Thursday – health minister
Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir may be approved in Japan for domestic COVID-19 patients when the health ministry's review board is held on Thursday, Japanese Health Minister Katsunobu ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 Not Affecting Afghan Border Fencing, Pakistan Army Says
Officials in Pakistan say a unilateral construction effort has erected a robust fence along “more than 70%” of the country’s roughly 2,600-kilometer border with Afghanistan, and the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan concerned at workers returning coronavirus-positive from UAE
Pakistan has raised concerns with the United Arab Emirates that workers are returning home from the Gulf nation with high rates of COVID-19 and that crowded living conditions in the UAE may be helping ... ( read original story ...)