Opinion
India and Elon Musk show Asia the way in discount race to Mars
US caps record month for Red Planet missions with launch of $2.7bn Perseverance rover
Economy
Commodities
Turkey scrambles for gold, overtaking Russia as top buyer
Ankara's frictions with Washington fuel mad dash for the dollar alternative
International relations
G-20 to consider debt freeze extension for poorest countries
But finance ministers stop short of taking concrete measures
Opinion
Asia should prepare for the next energy crisis
Continent-wide stockpile would prevent oil shortage when geopolitics cut off supply
Economy
Bangladesh weighs paying for infrastructure with remittances
Migrant workers build record foreign reserves, but IMF urges caution
Economy
Over 1m migrants flee Middle East, hitting Asian economies
Host countries lose cheap labor as home countries miss remittances
Datawatch
Coronavirus triggers dollar drain in big emerging markets
Plunging foreign reserves in Turkey, Indonesia threaten global crisis
Opinion
Indonesia is smart to stop citizens going on hajj pilgrimage
Saudi Arabia is considering canceling whole event because of coronavirus risk
Coronavirus
Emerging world becomes virus epicenter with 80% of new cases
Outbreaks gain steam in Latin America and Middle East as economies reopen
Politics
Coronavirus threatens to upend Pakistan's long war against polio
39 nations at risk as public funds are diverted to fight COVID-19
