The number of people who have died from COVID-19 in Turkey has risen by 57 in the last 24 hours to 3,641, Health Ministry data showed on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Japan Approves Gilead Sciences’ Remdesivir as COVID-19 Drug
A lab technician visually inspects a filled vial of investigational coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment drug remdesivir at a Gilead Sciences facility in La Verne, California, U.S. March 11, 2020. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan to Ease Coronavirus Lockdown Saturday
Pakistan has announced it will gradually ease a nationwide coronavirus-related “partial" lockdown starting Saturday, saying the number of COVID-19 infections remain relatively low and under control. ( read original story ...)
Monkey enters bank kiosk in India, removes front panel of ATM
Police in India said officers suspecting thieves were behind the damage to an ATM in a bank kiosk reviewed security camera footage and discovered the machine had been partially disassembled by a ... ( read original story ...)
E.U. defends handling of China relations after Beijing censors op-ed by bloc’s ambassadors
European Union officials on Thursday defended their handling of relations with China during the coronavirus pandemic, a day after the E.U. ambassador to China allowed an opinion article about ... ( read original story ...)
China Says It Contained COVID-19. Now It Fights To Control The Story
The Communist Party says authorities acted swiftly and efficiently to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Officials are working to silence those suspected of challenging the narrative. ( read original story ...)
Stocks climb, shaking off U.S. jobs data, thanks to China trade relief
World shares rose on Thursday after Chinese exports proved far stronger than expected, while the U.S. dollar climbed to two-week highs on its safe-haven status after another report showed millions ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Seizes Record-Breaking Haul of Smuggled Shark Fin
Hong Kong has seized a record-breaking 26 metric tons of illegally smuggled shark fins severed from about 38,500 endangered predators, officials announced. The semi-autonomous Chinese city revealed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong exchange chief to step down after failed LSE bid
In a statement on Thursday, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing said Charles Li “would not seek” reappointment as chief executive when his current contract expires in October 2021. HKEX has put a ... ( read original story ...)
US to delay Hong Kong report to see if China ‘further undermines’ autonomy
Delay comes after Beijing’s highest office in Hong Kong referred to city’s protesters as ‘virus’ that must be eradicated ... ( read original story ...)