A Georgia man was charged in federal court Thursday with trying to swindle a foreign government out of $317 million by promising to sell it face masks to protect against the coronavirus with a huge ... ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan takes part in UN-led discussion on financial problems caused by COVID-19
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 29 By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend: Turkmenistan participated in the UN-led discussion over financial problems caused by COVID-19, Trend reports with reference to the Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)
6-Year-Old Boy In Israel Discovers 3,500-Year-Old Artifact At Archaeological Site
A six-year-old boy discovered a 3,500-year-old artifact while he was out with his parents in Israel. The rare find symbolically depicted the power struggles in the region at the t ... ( read original story ...)
Israel sees sharp spike in coronavirus cases in 24 hours – 79 new patients
The Health Ministry has called on the public to uphold three rules: good hygiene, wearing masks and social distance, after the country saw an “unusual increase” in the number of coronavirus patients ... ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan: Coronavirus panic puts sufferers of other illnesses in grave danger
Many specialized treatments are hard to find in Tajikistan, so those who need the drugs are engaged in an endless treasure hunt. Coronavirus has now cut delicate supply chains ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea still operating, improving major nuclear fuel plant, experts say
Joseph Bermudez Jr. and Victor Cha say images from March show activity at the Pyongsan Uranium Concentrate Plant, believed to produce yellowcake uranium. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia reports 103 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
Malaysia reported 103 cases of new coronavirus infections on Friday, mostly involving foreigners, the health ministry said, raising the country's cumulative total to 7,732 cases. ( read original story ...)
South Korea ‘comfort women’ activist denies allegations
The South Korean activist accused of misappropriating funds for surviving "comfort women" said Friday at a press conference the charges from former victim Lee Yong-soo are false. ( read original story ...)
Hundreds of South Korea schools close again after reopening
More than 500 schools closed again Friday to students after briefly reopening, as South Korea moves to stamp out a resurgence of the coronavirus in the capital, Seoul, and its surrounding metropolitan ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: South Korea closes schools days after reopening; global deaths pass 360,000
Up to six people can gather in UK parks from Monday; Donald Trump says he would take hydroxychloroquine again; drug combination triples death risk in cancer patients ... ( read original story ...)