Turkey is pushing its credentials as a major humanitarian power in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic by sending medical equipment to Italy and Spain, detection kits for Palestinians and even ... ( read original story ...)
In Turkey, only some lives are worth saving from coronavirus – others are collateral damage
In efforts to control the Covid-19 pandemic, Turkey first banned people older than 65 and younger than six from leaving their homes. The younger age limit was soon raised to 18, after images of home ... ( read original story ...)
Idled day workers may slip though Turkey’s cash safety net
Countless Turkish day workers risk falling through a financial safety net being set up to support those idled due to the coronavirus outbreak, as authorities in Ankara scramble for funds to stretch it ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey to free one-third of its prisoners to curb coronavirus
However, overcrowding has led to fears the virus could exacerbate an outbreak in the country's 355 prisons. Turkey's Human Rights Association last week called for those prisoners with critical ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey to release thousands of prisoners over coronavirus
The Turkish parliament on Tuesday approved a law that allows for the release tens of thousands of prisoners as a safety measure against the coronavirus outbreak. "The draft has become law after being ... ( read original story ...)
‘Rice ATMs’ provide free rice for people out of work in Vietnam due to the coronavirus crisis
A machine that gives out free rice -- it sounds too good to be true. But these "rice ATMs" have been set up around Vietnam to help those who need it most during the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Volunteers in Vietnam set up rice ATMs to provide food for those impacted by the coronavirus
Across major cities in Vietnam, rice ATMs have been constructed to provide free rice for those negatively impacted by the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Sets Up ‘Rice ATMs’ To Feed Poor People During Coronavirus Lockdown
As a government-imposed lockdown in Vietnam put hundreds of thousands of the country’s poor out of work during the coronavirus crisis, a local entrepreneur has come up with an i ... ( read original story ...)
‘Rice ATM’ feeds Vietnam’s poor amid virus lockdown
A Vietnamese entrepreneur in Ho Chi Minh City has invented a 24/7 automatic providing free rice for people out of work following an ongoing nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the novel ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Update: More New Jersey Residents Have Been Killed By COVID-19 Than Died In Korean, Vietnam Wars
The number of coronavirus cases in New Jersey continues to grow. © Provided by CBS New York. Gov. Phil Murphy said that in the past 24 hours, there ... ( read original story ...)