Nevada health officials are closely monitoring a recent uptick in confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide, including the biggest one-day increase to date in the Reno area reported Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 1,111 new COVID-19 cases, 48 deaths
Indonesia reported on Friday 1,111 new coronavirus infections and 48 new deaths, taking the total number of cases to 36,406 and fatalities to 2,048, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s Bank Central Asia may join loan programme for troubled banks
Reuters/Willy Kurniawan General view of the main road at the business district after Indonesia's capital begins a two-week emergency period to prevent the s ... ( read original story ...)
Cryptocurrency Boom In India Sees Launch Of Several New Exchanges
India sees a surge in new cryptocurrency exchanges after the country’s Supreme Court reversed a circular from its central bank banning cryptoassets. But, lawmakers in the countr ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Why does India deny Covid community transmission?
India has 297,535 confirmed cases - the fourth-highest in the world. Mr Bhargava's comments have caused outrage, with many questioning why when cases are so high, the government says community ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Mumbai braces for monsoon diseases amid strain of a pandemic
For doctors and healthcare workers in India's financial capital Mumbai who are grappling with surging coronavirus infections, the onset of the annual monsoon poses a serious threat - a new wave of ... ( read original story ...)
Slow start for India’s ambitious plan to resuscitate small businesses
India's ambitious plan to provide some 3 trillion rupees ($39.5 billion) in loans to small businesses to boost an economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic has got off to a slow start with banks ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: India’s Virus Caseload Now 4th Highest in World
India’s coronavirus caseload has become the fourth-highest in the world, overtaking Britain It has added 10,956 new cases in yet another biggest single-day spike. ( read original story ...)
Vast amounts of Venezuelan oil are hidden en route to China, bypassing U.S. sanctions – data, documents
China replaced the United States as the No. 1 importer of oil from Venezuela, yet another front in the heated rivalry between Washington and Beijing. The United States had imposed sanctions on Venezue ... ( read original story ...)
Pangolin released into wild under China’s new protections
Activists in China have released a pangolin into the wild to celebrate new protections for the armadillo-like animal whose numbers in the country have dropped to near extinction levels ... ( read original story ...)