Armed Forces is postponing the deployment of a warship and surveillance aircraft to help enforce United Nations' sanctions against North Korea because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Yemen’s emergency coronavirus committee declares Aden an infested city
Yemen's emergency coronavirus committee declared Aden, the seat to Yemen's internationally recognised government, an infested city early on Monday after coronavirus cases there jumped to 35, including ... ( read original story ...)
WHO Suspends Operations in Much of Yemen
The World Health Organization has suspended its operations in the main Houthi-held areas of Yemen to pressure the rebel group to be more open about suspected coronavirus cases. They include the Yemeni ... ( read original story ...)
Jolted by pandemic, Malaysia first-quarter GDP seen shrinking for first time in decade: poll
Malaysia's economy is expected to have contracted for the first time in more than a decade in the first quarter as the coronavirus crisis shattered private consumption and external demand. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia triples VAT to support coronavirus-hit economy
The kingdom first introduced VAT two years ago as part of efforts to cut its reliance on world energy markets. Saudi Arabia's state news agency said VAT will increase from 5% to 15% as of 1 July, ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia to raise VAT threefold amid ‘painful’ austerity measures
The world's largest oil exporter is suffering from slumping prices, while at the same time measures to fight the new coronavirus are likely to curb the pace and scale of economic reforms launched by ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan Cricket Board bans Shafiqullah Shafaq from all forms of cricket for six years
The wicketkeeper-batsman pleaded guilty by accepted four charges related to the breaching of the ACB Anti-Corruption Code ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s May 1-10 exports dive as coronavirus wipes out global demand
South Korean exports and imports suffered a precipitous decline in the first 10 days of May, underlining a bleak outlook for Asia's fourth largest economy and international trade as the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
The Fed’s Vietnam moment
However, some of the Fed’s recent initiatives take it into treacherous territory, from which an exit it may be difficult. Just as Kennedy’s first escalation of the Vietnam conflict inexorably led to a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe criticised for move on prosecutors during coronavirus crisis
Celebrities and other critics of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have taken to social media in droves to protest against a plan to raise the retirement age for prosecutors, calling it undemocratic ... ( read original story ...)