China parliament to start key annual session on May 22
China’s parliament will start its key annual session on May 22, more than two months later than originally planned due to the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, the latest sign that the country is trying to return to business as normal.
Singapore’s ‘hooligan cook’ offers free meals for needy during virus lockdown
As food stalls around him have closed during the coronavirus outbreak in Singapore, 28-year-old cook Jason Chua has vowed to stay open for the many that now depend on him.
Australia says COVID-19 inquiry is ‘reasonable’, not targeted at any country
Australia’s calls for an independent inquiry into the origins of COVID-19 is “reasonable” and not targeted at any specific country, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday.
Syria extends night curfew but allows businesses to reopen
The Syrian government said on Wednesday it extended a nationwide curfew to stem the spread of coronavirus but had eased a tight lockdown by allowing all businesses and public markets to go back to work.
Nova Scotia gunman killed 9 of his 22 victims by setting fire to their houses, police say
Nine of the 22 victims killed in Canada’s Nova Scotia province earlier this month in a weekend shooting rampage died in house fires set by the gunman, Canadian police told reporters on Tuesday.
Pompeo says U.S. ‘concerned’ over south Yemen separatist self-rule declaration
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday Washington was ‘concerned’ over the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a separatist group, declaring self-rule in Yemen’s south, warning such actions threatened efforts to revive talks between the Y…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro vows autonomy of federal police under new chief
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro said the federal police under the command of the new chief he appointed on Tuesday will have autonomy from the government.
Pompeo says U.S. ‘concerned’ over STC’s self-rule declaration in Yemen’s south
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday Washington was ‘concerned’ over the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a separatist group, declaring self-rule in Yemen and warned that such actions threatened efforts to revive political talks betw…
Bomb blast kills 40 people in Syrian town of Afrin, Turkey says
At least 40 civilians were killed, including 11 children, when a bomb detonated in the northern Syrian town of Afrin on Tuesday, the Turkish Defence Ministry said, blaming the attack on the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia.
Lebanon cities erupt against economic hardship, one protester killed in Tripoli
Protests against growing economic hardship erupted in Tripoli and spread to other Lebanese cities on Tuesday, with banks set ablaze and violence boiling over into a second night.
