North Korea says it is nearing end of COVID crisis as Asian neighbours fight resurgence
North Korea is on the path to “finally defuse” a crisis stemming from its first acknowledged outbreak of COVID-19, the state news agency said on Monday, while Asian neighbours battle a fresh wave of infections driven by Omicron subvariants. The North says 99.98% of its 4.77 million fever patients since late April have fully recovered, […]
Two Palestinians wounded by Israeli troops in West Bank raid
Two Palestinian men were critically injured by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, the latest incident in a wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Israeli military were conducting an arrest raid in the village of Yamun, west of Jenin in the […]
Shanghai bankers and traders hunker down as lockdown intensifies
Bankers and traders are hunkering down in offices in Shanghai, sleeping on camping beds and living off instant noodles or boxed meals to keep China’s financial centre running amid a longer-than-expected lockdown against COVID-19. While the wheels of Shanghai’s financial markets are mostly still turning, there are signs that the city’s extended lockdown is causing […]
Russia to resume flights with 52 ‘friendly’ countries, PM says
Russia plans to end restrictions on flights to and from 52 countries after April 9, part of its plans to reduce measures taken to slow the spread of COVID-19, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Monday. Russia plans to resume flights to and from Argentina, South Africa and other “friendly countries”, Mishustin said, meaning those […]
