Domestic air travel in China has nearly fully recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data released by a leading travel analytics company, which predicted the Asian giant's aviation market would fully recover by the beginning of September. ....

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a typhoon-hit area in the country's Hwanghae province and called for all-out efforts to minimize damage to fields and a reduction in harvests, state-media reported on Friday. ....

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that allowing his predecessor Nawaz Sharif to leave the country was a "mistake" and that his government "regretted" the decision. ....

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday asked India to end its reliance on polluting, financially volatile and costly fossil fuels and invest in clean, economically resilient solar power. ....

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has planned to step down "because of health issues", state-media reported on Friday. ....

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said that the ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic has affected the mental health of millions of people. ....

US President Donald Trump has officially accepted the Republican Party's nomination for a second term in office. ....

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 24.3 million, while the deaths have increased to over 829,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ....

US President Donald Trump has called for drug tests to be administered before his first presidential debate with Democratic candidate Joe Biden next month, it was reported. ....

An Australian-developed coronavirus vaccine has shown promising results in pre-clinical testing, raising hopes for its potential effectiveness and manufacturability. ....