Asia Today: India extends lockdown for 2 more weeks
NEW DELHI (AP) — India on Sunday extended its nearly 2-month-old lockdown by two weeks after reporting nearly 5,000 new coronavirus cases, but said restrictions could be eased in low-risk areas to boost economic activity.After surpassing China on Saturday, India now...
Houses of worship gain audience by going online during virus
On a rainy evening in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis delivered a special blessing, asking God for help against the coronavirus. The square in Vatican City would normally be packed with onlookers, but no one was standing on the glistening cobblestones in March as he...
Asia Today: India cases pass China; Nepal reports 1st death
BANGKOK (AP) — India’s confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed China’s, with the Health Ministry on Saturday reporting a spike to 85,940 infections and 2,752 deaths.China has reported 82,941 confirmed case and 4,633 deaths since the virus was first detected late...
Tesla picks Austin, Tulsa as finalists for new US factory
DETROIT (AP) — Tesla has picked Austin, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, as finalists for its new U.S. assembly plant, a person briefed on the matter said Friday.The person says company officials visited Tulsa in the past week and were shown two sites.It wasn’t clear if...