Manila [Philippines], May 21 (ANI): Philippines on Friday suspended deployment of Filipino health care workers (HCWs) to Israel because of the escalation of fighting between the Israeli army and militant Palestinians.
Brussels [Belgium], May 18 (ANI): The European Union (EU) and the United States have announced the start of discussions to resolve trade dispute around steel and aluminium, while addressing the market distortions caused by China.
Hong Kong, May 17 (ANI): The Hong Kong Stock Exchange temporarily suspended trading of shares belonging to jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai's Next Digital before the market opening on Monday, two days after the Security Bureau froze nearly HKD 500 million of his assets.
Jakarta [Indonesia], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Indonesian government has suspended the use of the CTMAV547 batch of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine following the death of a recipient in the capital of Jakarta recently, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors, recently announced that the company has stopped accepting bitcoin as payment for its cars out of concern- that it will contribute to greater consumption of fossil fuels.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 9 (ANI): Bangladesh on Sunday temporarily suspended flights from Nepal amid a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases in the Himalayan nation.
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], May 6 (ANI): Amid the surge in coronavirus cases in the country and subsequently increasing demand for hospital beds, oxygen, and medicine, Gurugram's Artemis Hospital on Thursday suspended admissions of patients till further notice claiming shortage of oxygen.
Beijing [China], May 6 (ANI): China has decided to suspend all its activities under the Strategic Economic Dialogue with Australia, a move that is likely to exacerbate the tense diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 3 (ANI): Doctors' community in Pakistan have threatened to suspend services until the government arrest Pakistan's Peoples Party's (PPP) legislator Nighat Orakzai, who led a mob to attack a COVID-19 hospital in Peshawar.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 29 (ANI): Amid a massive surge in the COVID-19 cases, the Uttarakhand government on Thursday suspended the Char Dham Yatra for this year. The yatra was scheduled to start from May 14.
Canberra [Australia] April 27 (ANI): Australia has suspended all direct passenger flights from India due to a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases, Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Tuesday.