Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has had her temporary release from prison in Tehran extended by another month.The announcement was made on a Twitter account run by her husband …
Iran extends Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s temporary release: lawyer
Iran’s judiciary has extended ’s temporary release from jail by another month, her lawyer told state news agency IRNA on Tuesday. In mid-March, Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 40, was temporarily released from …
Iran battles COVID-19: Thousands of volunteers disinfect cities
Iran reported 91 new deaths on Monday, just as the country said it is open for business. Iranians are doing their bit to help the government in the battle against the spread of the new coronavirus.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Says it Has Higher Range Anti-Warship Missiles
The Guard says it possesses surface-to-surface and subsurface anti-warship missiles with a range as high as 700 kilometers.
Philippines jails: Many inmates, staff test positive for COVID-19
Jails in the Philippines are among the most overcrowded in the world, and that is making it difficult to manage the spread of the novel coronavirus. Several inmates have tested positive, along with …
Japan’s Abe Taken to Task Over Itsy-Bitsy Masks
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s popularity is sliding in Japan, which has experienced much less illness and death from Covid-19. Part of the blame belongs to a protective mask that looks and feels a size …
Japan waiting for Golden Week to decide on extending coronavirus emergency: sources
Japan will decide during its Golden Week holiday between April 29 and May 6 whether to extend its month-long state of emergency to fight a widening outbreak, government and ruling party sources told …
Japan to gather information following reports on North Korea leader’s health
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday the government would make every effort to gather information and analysis following media reports regarding the health of. “We would like to …
Demand for masks crashes website of Japan’s Sharp
The website of Japanese electronics firm Sharp crashed on Tuesday after the company started selling face masks online, as Japan’s tally of coronavirus infectio …
Japan’s 100,000-yen handouts to public a heavy burden on municipal gov’ts
Following the out-of-the-ordinary reworking of an emergency economic stimulus package and the fiscal 2020 supplementary budget due to the nov･･･ …