Health

India eases lockdown even as virus cases jump in capital
Jun 8, 2020

India eases lockdown even as virus cases jump in capital

With shopping malls, places of worship, restaurants and state borders reopening, some of the last vestiges of India’s 10-week-long coronavirus lockdown are disappearing even as the country records its highest single-day death toll


Iran doctor freed in swap for Navy veteran returns to Tehran
Jun 8, 2020

Iran doctor freed in swap for Navy veteran returns to Tehran

An Iranian doctor based in Florida has returned to his homeland after being part of a swap that saw a U.S. Navy veteran held by Iran return to America


Istanbul residents ignore virus rules on first weekend out
Jun 7, 2020

Istanbul residents ignore virus rules on first weekend out

Istanbul residents have flocked to the city’s shores and parks on the first weekend with no coronavirus lockdown


Asia Today: India sees 10,000 new cases ahead of reopenings
Jun 7, 2020

Asia Today: India sees 10,000 new cases ahead of reopenings

India has reported 9,971 new coronavirus cases, another single-day high for the country that comes a day before it reopens shopping malls, hotels and religious venues after a 10-week lockdown


Afghan cricket team starts training despite virus fears
Jun 7, 2020

Afghan cricket team starts training despite virus fears

Afghanistan’s national cricket team is beginning a month-long training camp, even as the coronavirus spreads widely across the country and an international aid organization warns it was on the brink of a humanitarian crisis


Jun 7, 2020

Afghan cricket team starts training despite coronavirus fear

Afghanistan’s national cricket team is beginning a month-long training camp, even as the coronavirus is spreading widely across the country and an international aid organization warns it was on the brink of a humanitarian crisis


Asia Today: India reports 10,000 new cases before reopening
Jun 7, 2020

Asia Today: India reports 10,000 new cases before reopening

India has reported 9,971 new coronavirus cases in another biggest single-day spike, a day before it prepares to reopen shopping malls, hotels and religious places after a 10-week lockdown


Asia Today: India reports 10,000 new cases before reopenings
Jun 7, 2020

Asia Today: India reports 10,000 new cases before reopenings

India has reported 9,971 new coronavirus cases in another biggest single-day spike, a day before it prepares to reopen shopping malls, hotels and religious places after a 10-week lockdown


OPEC, allied nations extend nearly 10M barrel cut by a month
Jun 6, 2020

OPEC, allied nations extend nearly 10M barrel cut by a month

OPEC and allied nations have agreed to extend a production cut of nearly 10 million barrels of oil a day through the end of July, hoping to boost energy prices hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic


Jun 6, 2020

Egyptian doctor accused of removing genitals of 3 girls

A rights lawyer says a doctor and the father of three girls will be tried in an Egyptian criminal court after the doctor allegedly surgically removed the girls’ genitalia