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China Focus: Shanghai reopening commercial outlets with resurgence under control
SHANGHAI, May 16 (Xinhua) -- China's financial hub Shanghai is gradually reopening commercial outlets such as shopping malls, convenience stores and pharmacies from Monday after weeks of closed management to ward off COVID-19.
Scholz's balancing act just got harder after German state election
(Reuters) -The worst post-war result for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats in a traditional party stronghold heaps pressure on him to show more decisive leadership over the Ukraine crisis and Germans' concerns about soaring costs of living.
Swedish government takes formal decision to apply for NATO membership
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Social Democrat minority government on Monday took the formal decision to apply for NATO membership, following in the footsteps of its neighbour Finland in a move that will redraw the geopolitical map of northern Europe.
Philippines logs 1,118 new Covid-19 cases during presidential election week
The coronavirus (Covid-19) infected 1,118 more people – including 14 severe or critical cases – in the country from May 9 to 15, an election week, according to the Department of Health (DOH).
Dengue is not 'next Covid-19', but threat must still be taken seriously, say experts in Singapore
Although dengue is not the next Covid-19, the threat it poses must still be taken seriously, experts told The Straits Times.
Students in Laos going through a tough time in the “New Normal”
With the government’s recent decree reopening the country, many in Laos are hoping to pick up where they left off before the pandemic abruptly ushered in a new era of lockdowns, closures, distance learning, and general sequestration, reports Laotian Times.
Some Ethiopians claim forced recruitment by Tigrayan forces
ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI (Reuters) - Authorities in Ethiopia's war-shattered Tigray region are forcing young people to join their army's fight against the central government by threatening and jailing relatives, according to captured fighters and residents.
The disappearing hotel: Where has all the service – and the butter – gone?
Where has all the service – and the butter – gone? Long time passing. The popular Pete Seeger song would be an apt protest song for hotels today.
S.Korea reports 13,296 new Covid-19 cases
SEOUL (Xinhua): South Korea reported 13,296 new Covid-19 cases as of midnight Sunday (May 16) compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 17,795,357, the health authorities said Monday.
Cuban lawmakers pass new penal code critiqued by rights, media groups
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban lawmakers on Sunday approved a new penal code for the country that is being critiqued by some rights groups who say its clause on foreign funding may be used to unjustly stifle dissent and independent journalism in the wake of widespread anti-government protests last July.
