Covid-19: Iran to reopen mosques for holy nights of Laylat al-Qadr
TEHRAN, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Virus-hit Iran will reopen its mosques for three nights over the next week so that…
Covid-19: Chinese doctors join Zimbabwe’s coronavirus fight
HARARE, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A team of 12 Chinese doctors have arrived in Zimbabwe to help in the fight…
Covid-19: Tentative restart for Indian trains even as virus cases surge
NEW DELHI, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — India’s enormous railway network was grinding back to life Tuesday in a gradual lifting…
US official tells Iran to send plane for prisoner exchange
WASHINGTON, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and Iran clashed Monday on the prospect of a prisoner swap, with…
China exempts more US goods from tariffs as virus hits economy
BEIJING, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China on Tuesday released a list of 79 items from the United States that will…
S. Korea’s drop in jobs sharpest since 1999 amid virus pandemic
SEOUL: Clubs, bars closed amid virus concerns. A man walks past a bar in Sinchon in western Seoul on May…
At least seven dead, 22 injured from Indonesia oil tanker fire
MEDAN (Indonesia), May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rescuers have discoveredthe charred remains of at least seven people a day after a…
Covid-19: New cases threaten world’s moves back to work
MOSCOW, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — World powers including Russia andIndia pushed on with easing coronavirus restrictions on Tuesday,despite upsurges in…
Covid-19: India PM announces US$270 bln virus economic package
NEW DELHI, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a US$270 billion stimulus package for labourers and…
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 11 more deaths, 969 fresh positive cases
DHAKA, May 13 (NNN-BSS) — Bangladesh reported 11 more deaths from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 969 fresh positive cases…