Tokyo to ditch nightlife curbs as virus cases plunge
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo will lift curbs on bar and restaurant opening hours as virus cases in the Japanese…
3 years ago
Asia
Four killed in northern China gas explosion
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A gas explosion at a restaurant ripped through a busy street in a major Chinese city…
3 years ago
South Korea rocket launch fails to put payload in orbit: Moon
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's first domestically-developed space rocket failed to put its dummy payload into orbit after…
3 years ago
Nearly 200 perish in India, Nepal rains
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) - Nearly 200 people have died in floods and landslides in India and Nepal, officials said…
3 years ago
India administers its one billionth Covid jab
by Aishwarya KUMAR Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India administered its billionth Covid-19 vaccine dose on…
3 years ago
South Korea seeks space race entry with first homegrown rocket
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea is aiming to join the ranks of advanced spacefaring nations on Thursday when…
3 years ago
Putin expected to order new virus restrictions as deaths soar
by Ola CICHOWLAS MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia reported Wednesday a record 1,028 Covid deaths in a single day, with…
3 years ago
Russia reports record daily Covid deaths
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia said Wednesday 1,028 people died of Covid over the past 24 hours, a new record,…
3 years ago
14 killed in rare Damascus army bus bombing
by Youssef Karwashan with Omar Haj Kadour in Ariha DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- A bomb attack on an army bus…
3 years ago
Japan’s Mount Aso volcano erupts
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Mount Aso erupted Wednesday, spewing a giant column of ash thousands of metres into…
3 years ago
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