Sri Lanka extends curfew as virus toll hits new record
(AFP) -Sri Lanka on Friday extended a stringent coronavirus curfew for another week after reporting its highest daily death tollContinue Reading
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The Afghan minister who became a bicycle courier in Germany
LEIPZIG, Germany, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Sayed Sadaat used to be communications minister in the Afghan government before moving toContinue Reading
Amid COVID surge, some Sri Lankans opt for cardboard coffins when cremating loved ones
COLOMBO (Reuters) – At a factory in Sri Lanka’s Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia city, workers use staples and glue to assemble longContinue Reading
The Taliban are sitting on $1 trillion worth of minerals the world desperately needs
London (CNN Business)The swift fall of Afghanistan to Taliban fighters has triggered a humanitarian crisis, with thousands trying to flee the country. It’s also brought renewed focusContinue Reading
Sri Lanka locks down as Covid deaths surge, hospitals overflow; President urges public to prepare for sacrifices if country is forced to endure prolonged lockdowns
Sri Lanka announced a nationwide lockdown Friday, bowing to intense pressure from medical experts as coronavirus infections overwhelmed hospitals, morguesContinue Reading
Sri Lanka goes into 10-day lockdown as COVID-19 surges
Sri Lanka will go into a 10-day lockdown from 10pm Friday (20) to 4am August 30, the national COVID-19 taskContinue Reading
Malaysian king picks ex-deputy PM as nation’s new leader
Malaysia’s longest-governing political party reclaimed the premiership it lost in a shock 2018 election defeat, after the king on FridayContinue Reading
Sri Lanka raises rates as rupee falls to record low of 216.55 to the dollar
(AFP)- Sri Lanka’s central bank raised interest rates for the first time in nearly three years Thursday as the rupeeContinue Reading
Malaysia’s longest-ruling party seems set to return to PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s longest-governing political party appeared set to reclaim the premiership it lost in a shockContinue Reading
Video from person hanging on Kabul C-17 military plane emerges, claiming he is alive but other human remains found in the wheel
Video from a man hanging onto the C-17 military plane made it rounds on social media on Monday, a dayContinue Reading
