Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday clashed with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., over a Trump administration plan to block weapon sales to Iran by arguing that the U.S. is still part of the ... ( read original story ...)
US Approves Two Possible Attack Helicopter Sales for Philippines
The United States, on Thursday, approved two possible Foreign Military Sales for the Philippines. According to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the U.S. Department of State notified ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to decide as early as Monday whether to extend coronavirus emergency: NHK
Japan will formally decide as early as Monday whether to extend its state of emergency over the novel coronavirus, which was originally set to end on May 6, public broadcaster NHK said. ( read original story ...)
Stocks in Australia and Japan set to slip, with major Asia markets out for holidays
Major markets across the region, including China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India and Singapore, are closed on Friday for holidays. ( read original story ...)
Virus-related delays for Universal parks in Florida, Japan
The company that owns Universal theme parks around the world says it’s delaying construction on a fourth theme park in Florida ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh starts to reopen clothing industry after lockdown
Bangladesh is reopening its garment factories that supply some of the world’s biggest clothing brands, raising concerns that workers are being put at risk to help the country reboot its economy. The ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia says coronavirus infections rise above 10,000
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia confirmed on Thursday 347 new coronavirus infections, taking the total in the Southeast Asian country above 10,000 for the first time with 10,118 infections, health ... ( read original story ...)
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Here are the latest coronavirus updates from around the world. ( read original story ...)
The Real Marigold Hotel review — the over-60 stars reach the bottom early in India
The Real Marigold Hotel BBC One★★★☆☆Gangs of LondonSky Atlantic★★★★☆As I was saying yesterday, we should now think of television less as entertainment and more of a benevolent fund for celebrities ... ( read original story ...)
Trump threatens new tariffs on China as U.S. mulls retaliatory action over virus
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary importance to the coronavirus pandemic and he threatened new tariffs on Beijing, as his ... ( read original story ...)