As a cloudy Tuesday hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From The Mainichi, a woman is arrested at the city hall of Matsue, Japan for allegedly threatening to "scatter" the coronavirus.
From the Borneo Post, people who take pictures or videos of police at roadblocks in Malaysia "will face stern action".
From Free Malaysia Today, the Malaysian state of Sarawak is prepared for a baby boom that could result from people staying at home due to the country's Movement Control Order.
From The Straits Times, Singapore reports 106 new coronavirus cases, 39 of them linked to clusters at foreign worker dormitories.
From The Jakarta Post, the coronavirus has brought about red alerts and red tape.
From Maldives Insider, resorts in the Maldive Islands can apply for emergency loans of up to $500,000.
From the Daily Mirror, six Sri Lankan chair professors of medicine make their recommendations for an exit strategy from the country's coronavirus lockdown.
From the Colombo Page, the Sri Lankan army operates a robot-assisted isolation hospital for coronavirus patients.
From the Dhaka Tribune, coronavirus testing starts in Sylhet, Bangladesh.
From The Hans India, the Centre informs the Indian Supreme Court that it has provided 8,500,000 people with food and 600,000 people with shelter. (The article uses the term lakh, which in the Indian numbering system equals 100,000.)
From the Hindustan Times, police in the Indian state of Assam arrest a politician for allegedly making false and provocative statements the coronavirus and treatment of patients in the state.
From ANI, 180 members of Tablighi Jamaat who attended a gathering in Delhi have come forward after an appeal by the director of police for the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
From India Today, Assam state government officials decide to take a 30 percent pay cut for a year and donate the difference for the treatment and management of the coronavirus.
From Khaama Press, the Taliban breaks off negotiating with the Afghan government over the release of prisoners.
From Dawn, an editorial about Pakistan's investigation of wheat and sugar prices.
From The Express Tribune, in the region of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistani paramilitary forces send seven terrorists to their virgins.
From Pakistan Today, the Pakistani army will provide protection gear to medics in the province of Balochistan.
From Radio Farda, the Iranian parliament rejects a bill to introduce a month-long national lockdown.
From IranWire, "how did Iran become an Islamic republic?"
From StepFeed, an interview with the "brains" behind an online music festival in the UAE.
From The New Arab, according to human rights activists, Morocco and Algeria are using the coronavirus to curb free speech.
From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabian King Salman orders the temporary release of imprisoned debtors.
From the Ethiopian Monitor, American doctors share their coronavirus experience with Ethiopian doctors.
From the Egypt Independent, an Egyptian company produces up to 2,400 face masks per hour.
From Egypt Today, construction starts on what will be the largest desalinization plant in both Africa and the Middle East in the Egyptian governate of North Sinai.
From Arutz Sheva, Israel's government approves a lockdown from Wednesday through Friday.
From The Times Of Israel, the rollback of Israel's coronavirus rules is expected to be a lengthy and phased process.
From The Jerusalem Post, Hamas claims to be "flexible" on an exchange of prisoners with Israel.
From YNetNews, according to an opinion column, criticism of the conduct of Haredi Jews is not racism.
From The Syrian Observer, Syrian government forces in the town of Nashabiyah arrest 14 men under the "pretext of curfew".
From In-Cyprus, 20 Cypriot coronavirus patients are included in trials of the drug Avigan.
From Rûdaw, French military personnel hand the Abu Ghraib operating base over to Iraqi forces.
From Hürriyet Daily News, President Recep Erdoğan announces that Turkey will send medical aid to Serbia.
From Turkish Minute, Erdoğan files a criminal complaint against a TV news anchor for a Tweet about a speech he gave. (What is this "freedom of speech" you speak of?)
From Morocco World News, four Moroccans stranded in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta swim back to Morocco, allegedly to escape the coronavirus. (Even though their actions are illegal, I'm giving them the "badass" label just for their sheer audacity. If you read Spanish, read the story at La Vanguardia.)
From Missions Box, the Sudanese government disbands the "church councils" which had been persecuting Christians during the regime of Omar al-Bashir.
From Legit, the leader of Boko Haram threatens the president of Chad.
From Gatestone Institute, the coronavirus crisis could bring about the collapse of Europe's single currency.
And from CNET, how to catch tonight's "pink moon", the biggest supermoon of this year.
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