China has begun its most important political event of the year after a two-month delay because of the coronavirus crisis. ( read original story ...)
What Wall Street expects from Sime Darby Bhd (Malaysia’s earnings
Sime Darby Bhd (Malaysia will be reporting Q3 earnings.Wall Street analysts predict earnings per share of MYR 0.038.Go here to track ... ( read original story ...)
POLL-Turkey central bank to cut rates a modest 50-pts to 8.25%
Turkey's central bank is expected to cut its policy rate by 50 basis points to 8.25% this week, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, easing policy for a ninth straight time after it recently trimmed an ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia Tech, state schools could begin voluntary workouts June 1
The NCAA Division I Council voted on legislation for a June 1 return on Wednesday, granting permission to schools to recommence voluntary athletic activities on campuses as long as local, state and ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan Should Release Jailed Opposition Leader
Friday marks two months since Tofiq Yagublu, one of Azerbaijan’s top political opposition figures, was thrown behind bars for his activism. ( read original story ...)
What would victory in war-torn Syria look like?
While rebel forces in Syria grapple to hold on to the Idlib region, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad struggles to overtake ISIS for good. New York Times reporter Vivian Yee visited 5 government-held ... ( read original story ...)
For All Its Success Propping Up Assad, Russia Can’t Stabilize Syria Alone. It Needs the West | Opinion
While conflict in Syria persists, it is stalemated in the northwestern province of Idlib on the Turkish border. Rebel forces, including jihadist groups, cling to land despite ruthless onslaughts by ... ( read original story ...)
Children hide from bombs inside Syria’s Idlib
Syrian government warplanes attacked close to a Turkish military post in Idlib province. It's the last rebel stronghold in Syria. Holly Williams went there, for a look inside one of the most dangerous ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea launches projectiles hours after it offers to resume talks with U.S.
North Korea reportedly launched two more projectiles into the sea. South Korea’s military says the unidentified objects traveled about 200 miles, and splashed down in the water off the country's east ... ( read original story ...)
Aden labs run out of reagents as Yemen reports new virus cases
A pharmacist talks to a girl through a plastic barrier amid concerns for the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sanaa,Yamen. Short Url AL-MUKALLA: Health facilities in Yemen’s port city ... ( read original story ...)