Asia

Israel will see 2-4 million Covid infections in current wave: PM

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel could see up to nearly 40 percent of the population infected by coronavirus during the…

Russia rules out any concession at Ukraine, security talks with US

by Nina Larson with Shaun Tandon in Washington Russia ruled out Sunday any concession at talks with the United States…

‘Old man out!’: Anger in Kazakhstan focuses on ex-leader

by Christopher RICKLETON As protesters armed with sticks and discarded police shields prepared to storm the mayor's office in Kazakhstan's…

Strong quake hits China’s Qinghai province: USGS

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck China's remote northwestern Qinghai province early Saturday, the US Geological Survey…

At least 3 dead in SW China building collapse

by Matthew WALSH BEIJING, China (AFP) -- At least three people died when an explosion caused a building to collapse…

China’s Xi praises ‘strong measures’ against protesters in Kazakhstan: state media

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's President Xi Jinping on Friday praised the Kazakhstan government's deadly crackdown on protesters as "highly…

How China is keeping to its strict ‘zero Covid’ strategy

by Jing Xuan TENG BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The distressing case of a pregnant Chinese woman miscarrying after a strict…

As cases rise, India fears another Covid catastrophe

  by Aishwarya KUMAR Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Haunted by the spectre of last year's crisis,…

At least 20 trapped by govt office canteen blast in SW China: state media

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- At least 20 people were trapped after an explosion Friday at a government office in the…

Israel records highest daily rise in Covid infections

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel's health ministry on Wednesday announced nearly 12,000 new coronavirus cases, constituting the largest daily rise…

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