As a relatively cool Wednesday heads toward evening, here are some more things going on:
From The Mainichi, Yoshihide Suga becomes Japan's prime minister.
From Vietnam Plus, Vietnam's health ministry warns about a likely increase in dengue fever cases.
From the Borneo Post, Malaysian authorities apprehend 120 illegal migrants.
From Free Malaysia Today, Malaysian authorities "come down hard" on people who violate the country's coronavirus measures.
From The Straits Times, a Singaporean bus driver complains about violence from people who are told to wear a mask.
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia reports 3,963 new coronavirus cases, a daily record.
From Maldives Insider, the "Developing Asia" project will shrink for the first time in nearly six decades due to the coronavirus.
From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa warns school principals against admitting students based on letters that name government officials.
From the Colombo Page, the Sri Lankan army will take over the printing of drivers licenses starting on January 1st.
From the Dhaka Tribune, according to Bangladesh's Centre for Policy Dialogue, about two thirds of the aid intended for the country's poor does not reach them.
From The Hans India, the world's longest highway tunnel that's above 10,000 feet in elevation, connecting the towns of Manali and Leh, is finally completed.
From the Hindustan Times, the West Bengal state government prepares for a festive season including Durga Puja amid the coronavirus.
From ANI, a 100-year-old woman in the Indian state of Assam defeats the coronavirus.
From India Today, the Indian army drills for water in the territory of Ladakh.
From Khaama Press, 170 families in the Afghan province of Balkh are given 340 lactating goats.
From Dawn, according to an opinion column, rape culture in Pakistan is not only systemic, but reinforced.
From The Express Tribune, according to Senator Faisal Javed Khan, the Pakistani government will establish a database of sex offenders.
From Pakistan Today, the Islamabad High Court orders the arrest of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
From Radio Farda, according to a top health official, Iran is moving toward a "third wave" of the coronvirus.
From IranWire, how Ali Khamenei became the "overnight ayatollah".
From The New Arab, Amnesty International urges Jordan to stop forcibly transferring Syrian refugees to a "no man's land" camp in the desert.
From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia announces the discovery of 120,000-year-old human and animal footprints in the region of Tabuk.
From the Ethiopian Monitor, the World Bank approves a grant of $80 million for Ethiopian smallholder farmers.
From the Egypt Independent, the Italian company Eni and the British company BP announce a discovery of natural gas in the Egyptian maritime area of Greater Nooros.
From Egypt Today, an Egyptian YouTube user couple are arrested for "terrorizing" their daughter by wearing blackface.
From Arutz Sheva, the reason why Israel will be locked down during the High Holidays.
From The Times Of Israel, Israel sees a surge in seriously ill coronavirus cases.
From The Jerusalem Post, Israel's coronavirus lockdown won't stop Prime Minister Netanyahu's trial.
From YNetNews, Israeli Arabs see an opportunity in the agreements with the UAE and Bahrain.
From The Syrian Observer, a truck bomb explosion kills nine people and injures 43 others in Afrin, Syria.
From In-Cyprus, some Cypriot teaches will be exempted from wearing masks in class, with some conditions.
From Panorama, an Armenian military unit will participate in the "Caucasus-2020" drills. (via The Armenian Reporter)
From Rûdaw, a video shows women and children being smuggled out of the al-Hol refugee camp in Syria.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey cracks down on people disobeying its coronavirus measures, including quarantining them in dormitories.
From Morocco World News, Morocco's Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation seizes explosive materials near the city of Rabat.
And from Gatestone Institute, the problem of self-censorship in the U.S.
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