Bangladesh capital’s metro rail project may be delayed by pandemic
DHAKA, Jul 1, 2020, Kyodo. Bangladesh’s Japan-financed metro rail project for the capital Dhaka, already…
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Singapore’s general election 2020 is a crisis election that will shape the future: PM Lee
SINGAPORE, Jul 1, 2020, ST. This is a crisis election, and the path Singapore takes…
Australia boosting military by $270B for post-coronavirus world
CANBERRA, Jul 1, 2020, NY Post. Australia is pushing for a $270 billion boost to…
Pandemic hits possum fur price, supply in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, Jul 1, 2020, ODT. Otago possum fur is being used to make high-end, high-priced…
Bill to allow virtual marriages filed in the Philippines
MANILA, Jul 1, 2020, The Manila Times. Kabayan part-list Rep. Ron Salo on Tuesday filed…
Tokyo abandons numerical targets to fight coronavirus
TOKYO, Jul 1, 2020, Kyodo. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike on Tuesday unveiled a new coronavirus…
No guarantee US will have effective Covid-19 vaccine: Official
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 1, 2020, Reuters. The United States cannot count on the availability of…
113 arrested for violating quarantine measures at a bar in the Philippines
MANILA, Jun 30, 2020, PhilStar. A total of 113 people arrested for supposedly violating general…
Over 647,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in Russia on morning June 30
MOSCOW, Jun 30, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. Coronavirus infections in Russia cross 647,000 cases, officials…
Malaysia’s former leader Mahathir wants to wrestle back power
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 30, 2020, CNBC. Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad wants to take…
[Analytics] Tough talking at the EU–China summit
On 22 June, the first summit took place between the new EU leadership team, headed…
US Arizona closes bars, gyms after ‘brutal’ increase in Covid-19 cases
PHOENIX, Jun 30, 2020, CNN. In one of the most drastic rollbacks of reopenings yet,…