Even with stringent lockdowns, the coronavirus has spread through migrant communities in some Middle Eastern countries where foreign workers live in cramped quarters. ( read original story ...)
In Rural Afghanistan, Some Taliban Gingerly Welcome Girls Schools
In Rural Afghanistan, Some Taliban Gingerly Welcome Girls Schools In Rural Afghanistan, Some Taliban Gingerl... BADIKHEL, Afghanistan—For the last year, Habib-ur-Rahman has been running a small girls ... ( read original story ...)
No fans, virtual cheerleaders: South Korea’s ‘socially-distant’ baseball
South Korea's 'socially-distant' baseball. Posted . South Korea's baseball league season is underway after five-week delay, but with no ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea slams external ‘fake news,’ South’s conservatives
North Korea accused the South of spreading "fake news" and "throwing the public into chaos" following weeks of speculation that Kim Jong Un was either critically ill or dead. ( read original story ...)
Baseball returned, live from South Korea, with a socially distant first pitch and bat flip
Baseball returned and it was, of course, different. For one thing, it was taking place in South Korea and being shown in the wee small hours Tuesday morning in America. Because of the novel ... ( read original story ...)
With a crack of the bat, baseball returns in South Korea
The stadiums are empty of fans, but professional baseball begins in South Korea after weeks of delay due to the coronavirus. The world will be watching the effectiveness of safety measures. ( read original story ...)
Facebook Says It Dismantles Disinformation Network Tied to Iran’s State Media
Iran's state broadcaster has used hundreds of fake social media accounts to covertly spread pro-Iranian messaging online since at least 2011, targeting voters in countries including Britain and the ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s virus deaths may be 25 per cent higher than official figure
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 ...)