Students walking on the streets (Photo by=ixabay.com/photos/street-people-children-school-boy-2805643/) [아시아뉴스통신=조날드 타파난 기자] House Bill 6895 has been approved on final hearing by the House of Representatives which empowers the President to set a different date of school year amidst the rise of pandemic. Amending R.A 7797, the Bill seeks to allow the president some flexibility.. 2020-06-06

Commuters at Raffles Place MRT station on Jun 2 2020, the first day of phase one of Singapore's post-circuit breaker period. (Photo by=Marcus Ramos/CNA) [아시아뉴스통신=레악카나 기자] People eligible for the COVID-19 Support Grant need not wait until they are unemployed for three consecutive months before applying for assistance, said Minister for Social and Family Develo.. 2020-06-06

Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the Vatican on Sunday.(Photo by=CNN) [아시아뉴스통신=레악카나 기자] Pope Francis called the death of George Floyd at the hands of US police officers "tragic" and said he is praying for him and "all those others who have lost their lives as a result of the sin of racism." After an eighth night of protests across the United States, Francis addres.. 2020-06-06

A worker wearing a face mask make a delivery in Bangkok on Thursday. (Photo by=Apichart Jinakul) [아시아뉴스통신=레악카나 기자] Seventeen new cases of Covid-19 infection were reported on Thursday, all returnees from the Middle East and mostly asymptomatic. "The two-digit figure is very high, but is from the daily arrival of returnees, which is expanding to 400-500 and "All of them w.. 2020-06-06

A 5G K9 robot distributes hand sanitiser to a visitor at a shopping mall in Bangkok. (Photo by=AFP) [아시아뉴스통신=레악카나 기자] A robot dog named K9 dispenses hand sanitizer to curious children and wary shoppers as an unexpected measure Thai malls are taking as the kingdom relaxes virus restrictions. The hi-tech hound is controlled using 5G, a technology promising super-fast internet speed.. 2020-06-06

Stephen shows how to use his invention which helped him earn a presidential award.(Photo by=2NACHEKI) [아시아뉴스통신=레악카나 기자] A nine-year-old Kenyan boy who made a wooden hand-washing machine to help curb the spread of coronavirus has told the BBC he is "very happy" after receiving a presidential award. "I now have two machines and I want to make more," Stephen Wamu.. 2020-06-06

문재인 대통령./사진제공=청와대 [아시아뉴스통신=윤의일 기자] 문재인 대통령은 퇴임 후 경남 양산시 하북면의 평산마을에서 지내기로 결정하고, 최근 사저 부지를 매입했다. 청와대 강민석 대변인은 오늘 브리핑에서 "문 대통령은 사비 10억 6천여만원을 들여 양산 하북면 필지 2630.5 제곱미터를 매입했다&q.. 2020-06-06

The gates of a primary school in the southern Chinese region of Guangxi, where a knife-wielding attacker wounded 37 students and two adults.(Photo by=AFP via Getty Images) [아시아뉴스통신=레악카나 기자] A knife-wielding attacker wounded 37 students and two adults at a primary school in southern China on Thursday (Jun 4), officials said, with local media identifying a security guard as the perpet.. 2020-06-06

The leaked diesel oil drifted some 12km (7.5 miles) from the site of the accident.(Photo by=AFP) [아시아뉴스통신=레악카나 기자] Russia's President Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency after 20,000 tonnes of diesel oil leaked into a river within the Arctic Circle from a plant near the Siberian city of Norilsk. The spill happened when a fuel tank at a power plant owned by Nori.. 2020-06-06

Few people are seen in the international arrival lobby of Tokyo's Haneda airport on March 30, 2020. (File Photo by=Kyodo) [아시아뉴스통신=레악카나 기자] Foreign residents of Japan who should be allowed back into the country on humanitarian grounds will be exempt from the country's entry ban, the Justice Ministry has said. The move comes during the confusion among Japan's internati.. 2020-06-06

(News Article Source: Reuters-George Floyd was infected with COVID-19, autopsy reveals) [아시아뉴스통신=레악카나 기자] George Floyd, whose fatal encounter with Minneapolis police stirred a global outcry over racial bias by U.S. law enforcement, tested positive for the coronavirus, his autopsy showed, but the infection was not listed as a reason in his death. The official cause of death was c.. 2020-06-06

The elephant died in a river in Kerala surrounded by onlookers, wildlife workers and vets who tried to save her. (Photo by AFP) Wildlife officials in India are investigating the death of a 15-year-old elephant, which was two months pregnant from allegedly eating a pineapple containing firecrackers. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said the government would investigate the killing. The incident .. 2020-06-06

지난 4일 사람들은 미국 워싱턴 백악관 앞에서 항의하고 있다./아시아뉴스통신DB [아시아뉴스통신=윤의일 기자]미국 사회의 공분을 사고있는 흑인 남성 조지 플로이드의 사망 사건을 계기로 촉발된 미국의 인종차별 항의 시위가 열흘째를 맞았다. 폭력과 약탈로 흐르던 시위의 양태는 플로이드의 장례식이 가까.. 2020-06-06

성북구 콜센터./아시아뉴스통신=서유석 기자 [아시아뉴스통신=윤의일 기자] 수도권을 중심으로 코로나19 집단감염 확진자 수가 계속 증가하고 있다. 관악구 소재 방문판매 ‘리치웨이’ 관련 확진자는 현재까지 총 29명으로 급증했다. 서울 관악구 소재 건강용품 방문판매업체인 '리치웨이'에서 신.. 2020-06-06

김여정 노동당 중앙위 제1부부장./아시아뉴스통신DB [아시아뉴스통신=윤의일 기자] 북한은 5일 통일전선부 대변인 담화를 통해 대북전단 살포와 그에 대한 남한 정부의 대응을 비난하면서 남북관계 단절도 불사하겠다는 의지를 밝혔다. 통일전선부는 이날 밤 담화에서 “김여정 제1부부장은 5일 대남사업부.. 2020-06-06