Cambodia’s parliament passed a law on Friday to prepare the way for a state of emergency, which Prime Minister Hun Sen has said he might have to declare to reinforce the campaign against the …
Special flights for Australians organised from Cambodia, India
A special flight is scheduled to depart Phnom Penh on Sunday night to bring home up to 210 Australians from Cambodia. The flight to Sydney has been arranged by the Australian embassy, who will conduct …
Yemen, Libya, Syria: Countries where coronavirus may be spreading unseen
Yemen, Libya and Syria had a combined total of only 51 cases on Sunday. Their neighbors have a combined total of more than 150,000 cases. It is not reasonable to conclude that countries like Syria …
Coronavirus ‘disaster in the making’ in war-torn Syria
As Europe and the United States struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic, experts warn that disaster looms in war-torn Syria, where hospitals are unable to meet existing needs and hygiene …
Coronavirus, Turkish attacks threaten Kurds, Christians in northeast Syria
It was signed by Bassam Said Ishak, co-chief of the US Mission of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) and two colleagues, pleading for test kits to detect coronavirus infections in war-torn …
Fighting the coronavirus is worse than operating in Syria, says war trauma surgeon
A trauma surgeon who operated in some of the world’s worst war zones has said that fighting on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis is an “intense experience” and is as bad as “seeing children …
Kazakhstan Summons Chinese Ambassador in Protest Over Article
Kazakhstan’s foreign ministry summoned the Chinese ambassador on Tuesday to protest over an article saying the country was keen to become part of China, the ministry said.
As Rebel-Held Syria Fears Virus, Just One Machine Is There to Test
A single machine at Mohamad Shahim Makki’s medical centre in Idlib province, part of Syria’s last rebel stronghold, is the only alarm that will sound when the coronavirus strikes a population of …
Rocket launch in Kazakhstan carries NASA astronaut, cosmonauts to ISS amid pandemic
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, along with two cosmonauts, were propelled into space from Kazakhstan aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket despite global lockdowns and extreme precautions to combat the spread …
Kazakhstan’s Tengizchevroil halts Tengiz expansion due to coronavirus
Tengizchevroil, Kazakhstan’s biggest oil producer, has notified contractors that it is suspending work on its expansion project, Rashid Zhaksylykov, chairman of Kazakhstan’s Association of Oil …