Asia
November 28, 2020
Thousands of protesting Indian farmers and police face-off at New Delhi border
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India deployed hundreds of police and paramilitary forces at a New Delhi border on Saturday as thousands of farmers from neighbouring states blocked major roads into the capital, in protest against recent agricultural deregulation.
October 29, 2020
Asia's COVID control tempers global stock selloff, US futures jump
SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian stock markets fell on Thursday but not as sharply as Wall Street’s rout overnight, while oil bounced off lows and US futures jumped, as Asia’s brighter
October 6, 2020
Pakistan among top-ranked countries in Asia for social protection
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) has acknowledged Pakistan as one of the top ranked countries in Asia with highest number of responses to
September 13, 2020
Oman welcomes Bahrain-Israel normalisation decision
DUBAI (Reuters) - Oman welcomes Bahrain’s decision to normalise relations with Israel and hopes it will contribute to Israeli-Palestinian peace, Oman state media said on Sunday.
Bahrain on Friday became the
September 13, 2020
Palestinians rally against Bahrain-Israel normalisation
GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinians in Gaza burnt pictures of Israeli, US, Bahraini and United Arab Emirates leaders in protest over the two Gulf countries’ moves to normalize ties with Israel.
Bahrain
August 23, 2020
Global coronavirus deaths exceed 800,000
WASHINGTION (Reuters) – The global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 800,000 on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States, Brazil and India leading the rise in
