Russian President changes electoral law to allow remote vote
Russian President approved changes to the country’s electoral law, allowing Russians to vote electronically or by mail in future polls.
Category: Asia
Thailand starts Covid-19 vaccine trials on monkeys
Thailand has started testing a vaccine against the coronavirus on monkeys after positive trials in mice, an official said.
Shell evacuated 60 foreign staff from Basra Gas project
Shell Evacuations in response to worker protest at Basra Gas Company (BGC) to demand payment of delayed salaries, say executives.
Doctor in Myanmar charged for insulting monks over sex education
Doctor who criticised conservative Buddhist monks has been charged with insulting religion, as a debate heats up over a proposal…
All private health facilities in Dubai will be able to resume
All private health facilities in Dubai will be able to resume most of their alternative medical therapies with immediate effect,…
Saudi Binladen Group lays off thousands of workers
Saudi Binladin Group cut jobs and reduced staff salaries as Saudi Arabia’s biggest construction firm navigates the fallout of the…
Pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong dragged out of legislative session
Pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong were dragged out of a legislative council session in a melee that broke out over…
Ashraf Ghani and rival strike power-sharing deal
Ashraf Ghani and his rival signed a power-sharing deal to end political stalemate, a step that could smooth efforts to…
Trump signaled further deterioration of relationship with China
Trump signaled further deterioration of his relationship with China over the Pandemic outbreak, saying he has no interest in speaking…
Ertugrul series likely to break YouTube record
Ertugrul a Turkish television series is set to break a world record of most new subscribers in a month on…
Taiwan raised questions at WHO neutrality
Taiwan has said that World Health Organization (WHO) has ‘forgotten’ neutrality and professionalism by barring island for political reasons.
German prosecutors charges man with spying for Indian intelligence
German prosecutors charged an Indian man with spying on the Sikh community and Kashmir activists for India’s intelligence service for…
Turkey accuses UAE for spreading chaos in Middle East
Turkey has accused UAE of bringing chaos to the Middle East through its interventions in Libya and Yemen, allegations which…
Tehran says Washington yet to respond about prisoner swap
Tehran says US has yet to respond about a prisoner swap, Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei was quoted as saying…
Senior Saudi Prince detained and held incommunicado
Senior Saudi Prince Faisal bin Abdullah was detained by Saudi authorities in late March, has not been heard from since,Human…
Australian officials frustrated their push for inquiry undermined by US
Australian officials are frustrated that their push for an inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus is being undermined by…
Taiwan bid to attend key WHO meeting will fail,China says
Taiwan will fail in its bid to join key meeting of WHO amid efforts to rein in pandemic as its…
China says it supports WHO in tracing COVID-19, denounces US ‘lies’
China said it supports WHO in trying to pinpoint the origins of COVID-19 and accused Mike Pompeo of telling one…
Saudi Arabia forms police unit to monitor lockdown violations
Saudi Arabia has formed a police unit to monitor violations of its coronavirus lockdown rules and has banned gatherings of…
Top Philippines broadcaster knocks supreme court door to overturn govt order
Top Philippines broadcaster ABS-CBN urges Supreme Court to overturn a government-ordered shutdown that it says is a blow to press…
Sharjah residential tower fire wounded dozen
Sharjah residential tower fire wounded at least 12 people while authorities gave no cause for the blaze, which smouldered into…
Volunteer in Turkey uses 3D printers to produce PPE
Volunteer collective using a network of 3D printers to produce much-needed protective equipment during COVID-19 crisis in Turkey.