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[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea’s gunfire across its border with South Korea was likely “accidental,” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday as speculation continues about the health of the North Korean leader. Kim Jong Un. North and South Korea exchanged fire around a rural guard post on …

[ad_1] BANGKOK – People resume their exercise routines in the parks, cut their hair in salons, and go out to dinner for the first time in more than a month, as Thailand gradually begins to lift restrictions on Sunday (May 3). The country has reported new single-digit Covid-19 infections every …

[ad_1] Health workers care for a patient outside a hospital in Manila. (AP Photo) MANILA: Families of coronavirus victims in the Philippines are denied traditional death rites in favor of hasty and impersonal cremations, with virus restrictions that often mean they are prohibited from taking one last look at loved …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: On Sunday (May 3) the Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed a total of 657 new cases of Covid-19 (coronavirus), bringing the total number to 18,205. The vast majority of these cases are work permit holders residing in dormitories of foreign workers, the Ministry of Health said. Ten are …

[ad_1] BEIJING / WASHINGTON: With Covid-19 (coronavirus) cases and deaths every day, the United States government has stepped up attempts to fan the flames of rhetoric against China to divert attention from its direct responsibility for the crisis. The number of Covid-19 deaths in the country reached 66,369 as of …

[ad_1] South Korean Army soldiers patrol along the barbed wire border fence in Paju last December. (AP Photo) SEOUL: North Korea fired multiple shots south into the demilitarized zone that divides the peninsula on Sunday, prompting South Korean troops to respond, the Seoul army said. The rare exchange of fire …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A pandemic-stricken Singapore has experienced its biggest drop in employment since the 2002-3 Severe Acute Respiratory System (SARS) outbreak. The Singapore Ministry of Health confirmed 447 new Covid-19 (coronavirus) infections on Saturday, the smallest daily increase in two weeks, bringing the city-state’s case count to 17,548 with 16 …

[ad_1] DHAKA (Reuters) – Dozens of Rohingyas believed they came from one of several boats trapped in the sea that landed on the south coast of Bangladesh on Saturday, an official said, as concerns increased over hundreds of people trapped for weeks in the trawlers due to coronavirus restrictions. “A …

[ad_1] BEIJING / SHANGHAI: A northeast China’s city of 10 million people struggling with the country’s largest Covid-19 (coronavirus) group shut down dinner services on Saturday (May 2), as the rest of China alleviates restrictions designed to hinder the spread of disease. Harbin, the provincial capital of Heilongjiang and its …

[ad_1] BANGKOK: A Thai vacation island reopened for locals on Saturday (May 2) when Thailand begins to ease its coronavirus prevention measures, while authorities also plan to attract wealthy tourists to other islands. Koh Larn Island, in Chonburi province, about 80 kilometers southeast of Bangkok, began allowing locals to leave …