Nepal’s Kanchan Amatya has earned The Legacy Award, one of the highest civilian honours given to a young leader by the British Royal Family in the United Kingdom for her social action and humanitarian ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia reports 16 new coronavirus cases with no new deaths
Malaysian health authorities on Tuesday reported 16 new coronavirus cases, the lowest daily increase there since the government imposed curbs on movement and businesses to contain the spread of the ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s oil cuts were ‘not expected,’ says strategist
It looks like Saudi Arabia is trying to give "a shot of adrenaline" to the oil market to get prices higher, says Helima Croft, RBC Capital Markets' managing director and global head of commodity ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia scrambles to boost oil prices and revive the market it helped crash
Saudi Arabia is pledging to make even deeper cuts to its oil production as the kingdom scrambles to revive the crude market it helped crash. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s austerity drive seen as ‘decisive and necessary,’ but could delay a consumer recovery
The kingdom will triple VAT from 5% to 15% in July, suspend its cost of living allowance for public sector workers, and cut and delay projects part of Vision 2030. ( read original story ...)
Dozens Dead As Mothers, Infants And Mourners Targeted In Afghanistan
Gunmen stormed a maternity hospital in the Afghan capital Tuesday, killing at least 14 people -- including newborns and nurses -- as a suicide blast at a funeral in the country's restive east left two ... ( read original story ...)
Attackers kill at least 5 in Afghanistan at Kabul hospital
At least five people were killed and dozens of patients were rescued Tuesday during an attack at a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, authorities said. ( read original story ...)
Gunmen attack Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan
Several doctors leapt to an adjacent building after at least three attackers wearing police uniforms entered the hospital, according to officials. ( read original story ...)
I Fought in Afghanistan. The War on Coronavirus Isn’t So Different | Opinion
There are strong similarities between fighting a pandemic and fighting a war. And how we behave in this moment will be crucial to the long-term health of our nation. ( read original story ...)
Suicide bomber kills, wounds scores in Afghanistan at funeral for policman
A suicide bomber in eastern Afghanistan killed and wounded at least 50 men on Tuesday in an attack on the funeral of a police commander attended by government officials and a member of parliament, ... ( read original story ...)