Michael Jordan often created a rivalry with an opponent like LaBradford Smith over a perceived slight to help fuel a desire to dominate on the court. ( read original story ...)
Iran leaving Syria? Not so fast, says US Syria envoy
US Special Representative for Syria engagement threw cold water on reports that Iran might be reducing its role in Syria. Speaking on Thursday US Ambassador James Jeffrey said that the US has not seen ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen’s Houthis Report New Case of Coronavirus in Sanaa
Early on Friday, the internationally-recognized government reported nine new coronavirus cases in Aden and two deaths, bringing the total count in areas under control of the gover ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea, Hailed for Pandemic Response, Backtracks on Reopening After COVID-19 Cases Jump
Health officials tracked 13 new cases to a single person who attended five nightclubs and bars in the country's capital city of Seoul. ( read original story ...)
Life after lockdown: South Korea builds ‘new norms’ to prevent a second wave
"It means building new social norms and a culture based on exercising social distancing," said Kim Kang Lip, vice minister of health and welfare. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson to review lockdown, and PPE from Turkey ‘unusable’
BST. Boris Johnson will talk to ministers about renewing restrictions on daily life later, having suggested the lockdown could be eased from Monday. They will discuss ending the "stay at home" message ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Faced With Criticism, Scrambles to Do More Coronavirus Testing
A medical worker waits to conduct a simulation for a walk-in style polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a makeshift facility in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, ... ( read original story ...)
Exclsuive: Pakistan’s fiscal deficit to surge, tax revenue to miss target this year – finance chief
Pakistan's fiscal deficit will surge to 9% in the ongoing fiscal year, the country's de facto finance minister said on Friday, as its economy reels from the fallout of the coronavirus crisis. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan army: Roadside bomb in remote area kills 6 troops
A roadside bombing in a remote area in southwestern Pakistan, close to the border with Iran, struck a patrol vehicle on Friday, killing six soldiers, including an army major, the military said. A ... ( read original story ...)
Bomb kills six soldiers in SW Pakistan
An improvised explosive device hit a Pakistani security forces vehicle in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan on Friday, killing six soldiers and wounding one other, the army said. The ... ( read original story ...)