As the last day of June hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From The Mainichi, the body of a 99-year-old victim of a tsunami that struck in 2011 is identified in Sendai, Japan.
From Vietnam Plus, Da Nang, Vietnam sees its first negative economic growth in over 20 years.
From the Borneo Post, Malaysia's exports hit an 11-year low due to the coronavirus.
From Free Malaysia Today, Malaysia elevates three judges to its Court of Appeal, two of whom are women.
From The Straits Times, Singapore gets ready for its next general election.
From The Jakarta Post, is Indonesian President Joko Widodo "finally getting the message"?
From Maldives Insider, cafes, restaurants and offices in the Maldive Islands will be allowed to open tomorrow.
From the Daily Mirror, a Buddhist monk petitions Sri Lanka's Supreme Court to prosecute any living terrorist who participated in the Aranthalawa massacre in 1987.
From the Colombo Page, 1,441 people in Sri Lanka are sent to self-quarantine for not wearing face mask while in public.
From the Dhaka Tribune, according to a Bangladeshi state minister, the perpetrators of the boat capsizing in the Buriganga river will not be spared punishment.
From The Hans India, a video purporting to show health workers in the Indian state of Karnataka dumping dead bodies results in outrage.
From the Hindustan Times, more on India's banning Chinese apps.
From ANI, an encounter breaks out between Indian security forces and terrorists in the territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
From India Today, 23 districts and 1.5 million people are affected by floods in the Indian state of Assam.
From Khaama Press, in the province of Jawzjan, Afghan security forces send at least seven Taliban terrorists to their virgins.
From Dawn, the E.U. suspends the authorization for Pakistan International Airlines to operate in Europe for six months.
From The Express Tribune, the Pakistani government will take up the alleged "Indian role" in the recent attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange with the U.S.
From Pakistan Today, according to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, there is "no doubt" that India was involved in the attack.
From Radio Farda, an explosion in a health care center in Tehran kills 13 people.
From IranWire, an Iranian court sentences a dissident journalist to death.
From The New Arab, a nurse leads the battle against the coronavirus in Mosul, Iraq.
From Step Feed, is the shift towards sustainability itself sustainable?
From the Saudi Gazette, the Saudi Arabian economy contracts by 1 percent in the first quarter due to the plunge in oil prices.
From the Ethiopian Monitor, an Ethiopian singer/songwriter is shot dead in Addis Ababa.
From the Egypt Independent, Egyptian police kill two wanted terrorists in the North Sinai region.
From Egypt Today, the Federation of Egyptian banks denies funding any dam bonds.
From Arutz Sheva, according to Israeli security forces, Hezbollah recruits Israeli citizens.
From The Times Of Israel, after meeting with U.S. envoys, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu indicates that the annexation of the Jordan Valley will be delayed.
From The Jerusalem Post, according to an opinion column, the "annexation might be right, but Netanyahu's process is flawed".
From YNetNews, the city of Ashdod becomes the latest coronavirus hotspot in Israel.
From The Syrian Observer, Syrian government forces encircle a bar association office in the city of Suweida.
From In-Cyprus, cultural events in Nicosia, Cyprus make a "tentative" comeback.
From Rûdaw, the Turkish army bolsters its positions in the Iraqi region of Kurdistan.
From Hürriyet Daily News, according to Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, Turkey is conducting the largest anti-narcotics operation in its history.
From Turkish Minute, Turkey will reportedly need Russia's permission if it wants to re-export its Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems.
From Morocco World News, Spain wants the reopening of its borders with Morocco to be a two-way street.
And from Gatestone Institute, "the corporate thought police".
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