AstraZeneca searching for vaccines for virus-hit Southeast Asia
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Drugmaker AstraZeneca said Saturday it was scouring its supply chain to find more doses of its…
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ASEAN IN FOCUS
Hanoi goes into lockdown as virus cases soar
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam locked down eight million people in Hanoi on Saturday, the latest attempt to curb…
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Covid cases surge in Asia as Delta wreaks havoc worldwide
by Agnes Anya, with AFP bureaus JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia, Iran and France were suffering alarming surges in coronavirus…
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Indonesians gather to pray for Eid al-Adha despite virus surge
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesians prayed outside mosques and slaughtered goats to commemorate a sombre Eid al-Adha festival on…
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Confidante of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi dies after contracting Covid in junta jail
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- A confidante of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and stalwart democracy campaigner died Tuesday…
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Indonesia reports record number of COVID deaths at over 1,300 in 24 hours
Indonesia overtaking India as Asia's COVID-19 epicenter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vAamR_xUj4 Skyrocketing Covid-19 infections and deaths are hammering hospitals in Indonesia which…
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75 children killed, around 1,000 detained since Myanmar coup: UN experts
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Dozens of children have been killed and hundreds arbitrarily detained in Myanmar since a coup…
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Indonesia new ‘epicentre of Asia’ as virus cases skyrocket
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Virus-wracked Indonesia posted record daily infections topping 54,000 on Wednesday as the highly infectious Delta…
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Singapore unveils one of world’s biggest floating solar farms
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore Wednesday unveiled one of the world's biggest floating solar power farms, covering an area the…
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US pushes ASEAN to hold Myanmar accountable on coup
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US has "deep concerns" about the situation in Myanmar following February's coup, urging the…
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