A team of volunteers in Syria have cobbled together prototypes of a ventilator and a testing machine - homemade equipment to fight the new coronavirus if it hits the last rebel stronghold, where ... ( read original story ...)
Asia virus latest: Sri Lanka soldiers isolated; China to give WHO more money
Sri Lanka isolated a navy camp near the capital Colombo after 30 sailors tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday. The military said the entire facility in the Colombo suburb of Welisara was ... ( read original story ...)
Quarantined and caring for 54 kids in rural Nepal: How one CNN Hero is doing it
In Nepal, CNN Hero Maggie Doyne is quarantined with her 54 kids and has mobilized her nonprofit, BlinkNow, to offer lifesaving food and aid to women and children amid the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Learning from disasters: Nepal copes with coronavirus pandemic 5 years after earthquake
Now, Nepal’s nearly 30 million citizens have been mandated to stay at home since March 24, and the tourism trade and other international supply chains upon which the country depends are severely ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal’s coronavirus cases rise up to 47
Kathmandu, Apr 23 (PTI) Nepal reported two fresh cases of the deadly coronavirus on Thursday, taking the total number of infections in the Himalayan nation to 47, according to the health ministry. A ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen’s Houthis Reject Peace Talks as Saudi-Led Truce Ends
The rebels demanded more concessions from Saudi Arabia before they would resume United Nations-backed peace talks, raising the risk of a new flare-up of violence as a two-week cease-fire ended. ( read original story ...)
Yemen truce expires amid fears of coronavirus disaster
A two-week ceasefire in Yemen announced by a Saudi-led military coalition has expired without leading to a permanent truce, raising fears that the country's war will grind on and shatter its already ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia to extend virus curbs by two weeks to May 12
Malaysia will extend travel and other curbs aimed at fighting the spread of COVID-19 by two weeks to May 12, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Thursday but added some more sectors may be allowed ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia announces start of Ramadan after sighting moon
Saudi Arabia and some other Muslim-majority nations, including Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, have declared that the holy month of Ramadan will begin on Friday, based on a moon-sighting m ... ( read original story ...)
How the oil price capitulation will hit Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and other major exporters
The historic plunge in oil prices earlier this week has left some major exporters of the commodity scrambling to shore up their economies. ( read original story ...)