First came Cyclone Amphan, which pulverised Calcutta last week. Now a plague of desert locusts is bearing down on Delhi after eating its way across northern India.They sneaked in from Pakistan around …
India’s contact-tracing app is going open-source
India said it will publicly release the source code of its contact-tracing app, Aarogya Setu, to the relief of privacy and security experts who have been advocating for this ever since the app …
In Hong Kong and beyond, China moves to consolidate position of strength as pandemic fades
This is by no means the first time Beijing has flexed its muscles in the South China Sea, or engaged in border disputes with India. But with political leaders in Washington and Ne …
Asia Pacific stocks mixed as U.S.-China tensions dampen investor sentiment
Stocks in Asia Pacific were mixed in Wednesday afternoon trade as investors weighed the potential impact of rising tensions between Washington and Beijing against economies reopening, as coronavirus …
Riot police reinforce Hong Kong legislature overnight for expected protests
Hundreds of riot police took up posts around Hong Kong’s legislature overnight, as protests were expected on Wednesday over a bill criminalising disrespect of China’s national anthem and against plans …
How Taiwan was coronavirus-ready while the U.S. got caught with its “pants down”
Small island just off mainland China is home to almost 24 million people, but they’d been bracing for a crisis like COVID-19 for 17 years.
Flights to Cyprus to Resume From Select Countries Starting June 9
Cyprus anticipates losing 70 percent of its predicted tourism-driven revenues this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, so to jump-start the industry, the government is allowing people to visit from …
Virus review: Dangerous blood clots pose perplexing threat; Georgia governor offers to host RNC
Blood clots that can cause strokes, heart attacks and dangerous blockages in the legs and lungs are increasingly being found in COVID-19 patients.
Georgia’s latest coronavirus news: new cases up but causes unclear
Georgia rapidly ramped up the number of tests administered statewide, which means that a jump in detected cases could reflect an improved testing system a …
As Georgia reopens, is it creating a model for America?
Georgia’s rapid reopening one month ago had many officials predicting a new spike in cases. So far that hasn’t happened.