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WHO says North Korea's COVID-19 test results for first suspected case 'inconclusive'
GENEVA/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's test results for a man suspected of being the country's first coronavirus case were inconclusive, though authorities have quarantined over 3,635 primary and secondary contacts, a World Health Organization official told Reuters.
Water crisis averted after man alerts authorities of illegal waste dumping into river
NILAI: Prompt action by a member of the public who reported a man dumping what is believed to be used engine oil into a monsoon drain here prevented water supply to areas located near the Negri Sembilan-Selangor border from being disrupted.
EU effort to stem African migration leaves some ex-smugglers empty handed
AGADEZ, Niger (Reuters) - Andre Chani said he once earned thousands of dollars a month driving Europe-bound migrants from Niger's desert trading hub of Agadez to Libya.
Sikhs working on the Death Railway: Blood, toil, tears and sweat
The construction of the Siam-Burma railway, aka the Death Railway, claimed tens of thousands of lives. Among them was a large group of Sikhs, whose role was little known.
18 businesses advised to comply with recovery MCO, one warned
KUALA LUMPUR: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry advised 18 businesses to comply with the recovery movement control order (MCO) guidelines, with one given a warning.
Trump’s long-shot bid for cut of TikTok sale echoes his border wall pledge
US president Trump’s latest demand is for either the Chinese sellers or the American buyers of TikTok’s US operations to pay the US Treasury a fee based on the sale price, even though it wasn’t clear under what authority he could demand the money.
Migrant labourers will be allowed to work in Thailand for longer
BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): The Cabinet yesterday (Aug 4) agreed to extend the period in which migrant labourers from three countries – Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar – are allowed to work in Thailand to strengthen the country’s workforce during an economic recovery, deputy government spokesperson Rachada Thanadirek said.
Australia suffers record coronavirus deaths, triggering tighter curbs
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia reported a record 15 deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, all in Victoria state, which was preparing to close much of its economy to control a second wave of infection that threatens to spread across the country.
Hong Kong’s richest family loses US$8b in single year
HONG KONG: If ever there was a bad time to own the biggest developer in the world’s most expensive real estate market, this would be it.
Coronavirus complicates South Korea flood response as hundreds gather in shelters
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean officials are working to keep more than a thousand people displaced by flooding safe and healthy with anti-coronavirus measures in place at crowded shelters as the government weighed declaring disaster zones on Wednesday.
