China eases flight curbs after US targets its carriers
BEIJING, Jun 4, 2020, AFP. China said it will ease coronavirus restrictions to allow more…
Vegetable prices plunge as lockdown keeps customers away from market in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Jun 4, 2020, The Kathmandu Post. Vegetable prices dropped by half as the peak…
Philippines, World Bank sign $500M loan to ease the coronavirus impact
MANILA, Jun 4, 2020, The Manila Times. The Philippines signed the $500-million loan agreement with…
India builds emergency airstrip in Kashmir amid Ladakh border tension with China
NEW DELHI, Jun 4, 2020, India Today. In the midst of tension between India and…
All former police officers involved in George Floyd’s killing now face charges
MINNEAPOLIS, Jun 4, 2020, CNN. The former Minneapolis Police officer who pressed his knee into…
Approved travellers on new Singapore-China ‘fast lane’ must do coronavirus swab tests
SINGAPORE, Jun 4, 2020, ST. The rules have been set for essential business travel between…
Trains rescheduled, thousands evacuated in Mumbai as cyclone Nisarga makes landfall
MUMBAI, Jun 3, 2020, The Asian Age. Mumbai and neighbouring areas on Wednesday braced for…
US to block Chinese airlines from flying into the US from June 16
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 3, 2020, CNN. The US government says it will block Chinese airlines…
National emergency declared over oil spill in Russia’s Norilsk
NOVO-OGARYOVO, Jun 3, 2020, TASS. Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks it necessary to declare a…
Russian Taimyr-operated company applies for a state benefits to the coal export to India and China
MOSCOW, Jun 3, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. Russian govt to subsidise the cost of building…
US protests show no sign of fading more than a week after the start
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 3, 2020, NBC News. Americans hit the streets for a seventh day…
Earthquake of magnitude 6.8 strikes northern Chile
SANTIAGO, Jun 3, 2020, Reuters. An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck northern Chile, the GFZ…