While many have wrung their hands over Congress’s inability to check the Trump administration or provide adequate oversight of its handling of the covid-19 pandemic, there is one area where Congress ... ( read original story ...)
Syria: Al-Assad accused of disrupting medical supplies
The UN has condemned Tuesday's attack in northern Syria, and reiterated his call for a nationwide ceasefire to combat the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
The world is celebrating the valor of health workers. But in Syria, they’re still being killed
While Covid-19 prompts daily cheers for medical workers, in northwest Syria, airstrikes continue to target hospitals--and the international community needs to take notice, according to two experts wit ... ( read original story ...)
Sailors become biggest cluster of infections in Sri Lanka
Sailors at a Sri Lankan naval base have become the biggest cluster of coronavirus infections in the Indian Ocean island nation with 248 testing positive for the disease ... ( read original story ...)
Outsiders consider possibility of chaos in North Korea
TOKYO -- North Korea’s collapse has been predicted — wrongly— for decades. Some said it would happen after fighting ended in the Korean War in 1953. Others thought it would be during a 1990s famine or ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Yemen reports first deaths amid fears of undetected spread
Yemen has recorded its first two deaths linked to the new coronavirus disease, raising fears of a devastating outbreak in the war-ravaged country. The pair were reported to be brothers who died at a ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen Reports First Two Deaths From Coronavirus
Yemen reported multiple coronavirus infections and deaths linked to the disease for the first time on Wednesday and an official in the southern port of Aden said the number of cases was very likely to ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia reports 57 new coronavirus cases with two new deaths
Malaysian health authorities reported 57 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, raising the cumulative total to 6,002 cases. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia Set its Sights on English Soccer. The Premier League Wasn’t Prepared.
Newcastle United, a hard-luck English club, didn’t fit the typical profile for Saudi investment. But with the takeover, it’s set to inherit all of the Kingdom’s controversies. ( read original story ...)
Newcastle takeover: Premier League wanted Saudi Arabia on US piracy blacklist
The Premier League asked the United States government to keep Saudi Arabia on a blacklist for piracy only weeks before it was asked to approve a Saudi-backed takeover of Newcastle United, documents ... ( read original story ...)