Typhoon Vongfong has made landfall in the Philippines, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in a country under lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan ‘honour killing’: Two girls shot dead over mobile video
Two teenage girls have been murdered in a so-called "honour killing" in north-west Pakistan following a video circulated on the internet. They are said to have been shot dead by a family member ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 489 new coronavirus cases, 59 new deaths
Indonesia reported 489 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, taking the total to 17,514. Indonesia also reported 59 deaths from the COVID-19, the disease caused by the new virus, bringing the toll to ... ( read original story ...)
India to privatise state-run companies and halt fresh insolvencies amid COVID-19 pandemic
India said on Sunday it would privatise state-run companies in non-strategic sectors and stop fresh insolvency cases for a year, as the country battles with the economic fallout from the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
India to privatise state-run companies, bar fresh insolvencies amid virus outbreak
India said on Sunday it would privatise state-run companies in non-strategic sectors and stop fresh insolvency cases for a year, as the economy grapples with a coronavirus-related standstill. A list o ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live updates: India’s cases top 90,000; Brazil’s outbreak surpasses Spain and Italy
India's confirmed coronavirus cases totaled 90,927 after the country reported another 4,987 new infections, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. ( read original story ...)
The coronavirus exposed US reliance on India for generic drugs. That supply chain all hinges on China
India gets around 68% of its raw materials -- known as active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) -- from China. Any disruption in that supply chain can create a major problem, especially during a ... ( read original story ...)
Caught in India’s lockdown, 23 migrants die in truck crash going home
Reuters A truck crammed with migrant laborers trying to reach their distant homes amid a nationwide lockdown crashed in northern India on Saturday, killing at least 23 and injuring 35. The accident ... ( read original story ...)
India surpasses China as cases spike; Greece reopens beaches
The number of cases in India surpassed that of China, climbing to a total of 85,940 infections. It is now the 11th worst-hit nation. ( read original story ...)
Senior Medical Advisor in China Warns of Second Wave, Says Country is ‘Not Better Than the Foreign Countries’
"The majority of Chinese [citizens] at the moment are still susceptible to the COVID-19 infections, because of a lack of immunity," Dr. Zhong Nanshan said. ( read original story ...)