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- Azerbaijan (1,400)
- Bangladesh (459)
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- Indonesia (807)
- Japan (1,436)
- Kazakhstan (682)
- Kyrgyzstan (667)
- Laos (3)
- Malaysia (6,377)
- Myanmar (25)
- Nepal (712)
- Pakistan (3,592)
- Philippines (1,081)
- Singapore (4,460)
- South Korea (305)
- Taiwan (190)
- Tajikistan (42)
- Thailand (1,124)
- Uzbekistan (33)
- Vietnam (614)
Ukrainians flock to local ski resort, with many European resorts shut to curb coronavirus spread
POLIANYTSIA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine’s biggest ski resort Bukovel in the Carpathian mountains is fully booked until the end of year as Ukrainians have sped to it instead of other foreign resorts that have been shut due to coronavirus-linked restrictions across Europe. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
Sri Lanka welcomes tourists despite deadly new virus strain
A Sri Lankan boy reacts as health officials take his nasal swab sample for Covid-19 testing in Colombo last week. (AP pic)COLOMBO: Sri Lanka welcomed its first foreign tourists in nine months Monday even as a new deadlier strain of the coronavirus gripped the island. A charter flight carrying 185 passengers from Ukraine landed at a little-used...
Current trends show that the pandemic is far from over
Monitoring Desk Most countries are reporting more and more new COVID-19 cases every day, and data for the global picture shows that the pandemic is far from over. What’s the current global trend? The goal for all countries is to make it to the blue part of the chart and stay there. Countries and territories in this section have reported no...
Former President of Ukraine congratulates President Aliyev
Viktor Yushchenko, Former President of Ukraine, Member of Nizami Ganjavi International Center sent a letter to Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. …read more Source::...
Azerbaijan must seek a solution for Russian troops on its territory
Luke Coffey The country should not wait until 2025 to find an exit strategy for Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh. After 44 days of tough and bloody fighting, Azerbaijan was able to undo almost 30 years of Armenian occupation and liberated much of its internationally recognised territory. Azerbaijan was the clear winner of the second...
TURKSOY Abai Order awarded in Ukraine
KYIV. KAZINFORM On December 25 Kazakh Embassy in Ukraine held an awarding ceremony of the TURKSOY Abai Commemorative Order, Kazinform reports. …read more Source::...
Countering Russia’s challenge to the free world
Edward Fishman, Ash Jain Over the past decade, the Kremlin has executed a concerted strategy to undermine the cohesion of, and confidence in, democratically-elected governments in Europe and around the world. Vladimir Putin’s determined efforts to maintain his grip on power and resurrect Russia’s great-power status have led him to...
US preparing new sanctions to impede Russia-German pipeline
Washington says the Nord Stream 2 project will compromise European energy security. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: The US is urging European allies and private companies to halt work that could help build the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and is preparing wider sanctions on the Russian project in coming weeks, senior Trump administration officials said...
Trump grants full pardon to former campaign adviser George Papadopoulos, 14 others
WASHINGTON: Emerging reports have suggested that US President Donald Trump is considering granting additional pardons to several individuals tied to the Russia investigation that drew much attention throughout his time in office. Pardons may be issued to Trump family members and even his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani.Amid reports that Trump...
Russia sanctions EU, says Navalny ‘compares himself to Jesus’
Last week President Putin rejected reports the FSB had poisoned Alexei Navalny. (AP pic)MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday slapped tit-for-tat sanctions on EU officials over their response to the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, saying the opposition leader had a persecution complex and “compares himself to Jesus”. Moscow summoned several senior EU diplomats...
