Paramedics respond to a house call at the Vladivostok medical emergency service during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic on April 23 in Vladivostok, Russia. A woman wears a face mask and plastic gloves ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia travel ban leaves workers stranded during Ramadan
Millions are not allowed to leave Jakarta to travel back to hometowns before Eid holiday and now many say they can no longer afford to stay in Indonesia’s big cities. Every year during Ramadan more ... ( read original story ...)
India Nobel winner urges rescue for child workers trapped in virus lockdown
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi urged India on Friday to help rescue child labourers caught in the country's coronavirus lockdown after a young girl died of exhaustion while walking back to her ... ( read original story ...)
India’s coronavirus rickshaw spreads hygiene awareness
A local artist in the city of Chennai in southern India has converted a rickshaw into a creation resembling the novel coronavirus using mostly recycled trash. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Couple return home after month on lockdown in India
A couple have returned home after almost a month on lockdown in India where they were treated for coronavirus. Nairn and Elizabeth Lawson were on holiday in Kerala when travel restrictions were put in ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook’s big India deal portends a bruising time for SoftBank-backed Paytm
Facebook's $5.7 billion investment in Reliance promises to be the biggest headache yet for Paytm, a SoftBank-backed pioneer in India's digital payments market but which has been losing ground to ... ( read original story ...)
Franklin Templeton freezes $3bn in India funds due to coronavirus
Franklin Templeton said it would freeze a number of its fixed income mutual funds in India after the coronavirus pandemic wrought havoc on the country’s bond markets, trapping over $3bn of investor ... ( read original story ...)
India’s SpiceJet is seeking government funds to tide over coronavirus crisis
The Indian aviation industry is in crisis mode as the country's extended lockdown measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus has left all passenger planes grounded till at least May 3. ( read original story ...)
Bank of China says feels sorry for investors’ loss on oil products
Bank of China said on Friday it is deeply sorry for the losses of investors who had invested in its crude oil futures trading product. ( read original story ...)
The West Can’t Quit China Even If It Wants To
Hold China accountable,” urges a fundraising appeal from U.S. President Donald Trump. U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab vowed to ask “hard questions” and threatened the end of “business as usual” ... ( read original story ...)