Kim Jong Un calls for prevention efforts against coronavirus, looming typhoon: Reports
An enlarged meeting of the politburo of the Workers Party took place amid a pandemic that is putting additional pressure on the North Korean economy,...
Covid-19: South Korea urges striking doctors to return to work
Health minister Park Neung-hoo cited the growing virus crisis while issuing back-to-work orders for doctors in the greater capital area who had joined physicians in...
Losses from China overseas takeover binge are piling up fast
Even Chinese companies’ pre-Covid attempts to extricate themselves from investments are being tripped up by the pandemic. [caption id="attachment_9995" align="alignnone" width="976"] China's President Xi Jinping...
Sprint king Bolt tests positive for coronavirus, says report
[caption id="attachment_9889" align="alignnone" width="969"] Usain Bolt didn’t confirm his test result, but he urged anyone who had been in contact with him to go into...
Hong Kong court again denies bail for first person charged under new security law
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court again denied bail today to the first person charged with inciting separatism and terrorism under a new national security...
Krajinovic topples second-seeded Thiem in New York
NEW YORK: Serbia’s Filip Krajinovic bounced second-seeded Austrian Dominic Thiem from the Western & Southern Open yesterday with a dominant 6-2, 6-1 victory. Krajinovic dropped...
Ailing Djokovic advances, Serena claws out victory
[caption id="attachment_9896" align="alignnone" width="950"] Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot to Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania during the Western & Southern Open at the USTA...
Murray claims biggest win of comeback at Western and Southern
[caption id="attachment_9893" align="alignnone" width="950"] Andy Murray (pic) jumped ahead 4-1 in the third but was left mumbling and scolding himself as Zverev broke the Briton...
Indonesia reports 2,037 new coronavirus cases, says Covid-19 taskforce
[caption id="attachment_9882" align="alignnone" width="953"] The Southeast Asian country also added 86 new deaths today, taking the total number to 6,680. [/caption] JAKARTA: Indonesia reported 2,037...
UK daily stats show 853 new confirmed cases of Covid-19
[caption id="attachment_9879" align="alignnone" width="930"] Four people died after testing positive for the coronavirus within the previous 28 days, compared with six deaths announced yesterday. [/caption]...