The Philippines on Friday extended its coronavirus lockdown in Metro Manila and other high-risk areas to May 15 as the country works to contain its ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Along with Metro ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sakurajima Volcano Erupts, Spewing Lava Bombs and Sending Ash 11,000 Feet into the Air
One of Japan's most active volcanoes has erupted, flinging lava bombs into the atmosphere and sending ash 11,000 feet into the air, Volcano Discovery reports. According to recent u, Sakurajima has ... ( read original story ...)
IMF approves $1.39 billion in emergency pandemic aid for Pakistan
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday said its executive board had approved $1.386 billion in emergency financing to Pakistan to meet balance of payments needed stemming from the novel ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. sending ventilators to Ecuador, Indonesia: Trump
The United States will send ventilators to Ecuador and Indonesia, President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Friday after he spoke to the leaders of both countries. ( read original story ...)
Dying doctors. Too many coffins. Indonesia late in battle against coronavirus
The president’s herbal remedy didn’t work, and the cost is heavy across Indonesia: Medical workers wear raincoats and garbage bags to guard against a killer disease. Gravediggers struggle to keep up ... ( read original story ...)
In Indonesia, some doctors are fighting coronavirus in rain gear
Indonesia had one doctor for every 10,000 people at the onset of the spread of the coronavirus. Now, there are even fewer, as doctors are dying on the front lines of the pandemic without adequate ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia: The world’s most-populous Muslim nation just banned holiday travel over Ramadan
Paramedics respond to a house call at the Vladivostok medical emergency service during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic on April 23 in Vladivostok, Russia. A woman wears a face mask and plastic gloves ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia travel ban leaves workers stranded during Ramadan
Millions are not allowed to leave Jakarta to travel back to hometowns before Eid holiday and now many say they can no longer afford to stay in Indonesia’s big cities. Every year during Ramadan more ... ( read original story ...)
India Nobel winner urges rescue for child workers trapped in virus lockdown
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi urged India on Friday to help rescue child labourers caught in the country's coronavirus lockdown after a young girl died of exhaustion while walking back to her ... ( read original story ...)
India’s coronavirus rickshaw spreads hygiene awareness
A local artist in the city of Chennai in southern India has converted a rickshaw into a creation resembling the novel coronavirus using mostly recycled trash. ( read original story ...)