Israel set to ban travel to US as Covid curbs widen
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel's health ministry Sunday recommended banning Israelis from traveling to the United States, and added several…
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Asia
Floods in Malaysia displace more than 30,000 people
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- More than 30,000 people were evacuated from their homes in Malaysia on Sunday as…
4 years ago
24 dead in Japan fire at mental health clinic
by Harumi OZAWA with Hiroshi HIYAMA in Tokyo Agence France Presse OSAKA, Japan (AFP) -- At least 24 people…
4 years ago
JUST IN: 27 feared dead in building fire in Japan’s Osaka: media
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Twenty-seven people were feared dead after a blaze at a building in a commercial district of…
4 years ago
Malaysian ex-PM Mahathir admitted to hospital
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, 96, was admitted to hospital Thursday and will undergo…
4 years ago
Indonesian volcano erupts again, spewing ash cloud
Indonesia's mount Semeru erupted twice Thursday, belching a massive column of ash into the sky followed by a flow of…
4 years ago
South Korea to reimpose business curfews to battle Covid surge
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea said Thursday it will reimpose coronavirus curfews on businesses and limit the size…
4 years ago
Half a million quarantined as China export hub faces outbreak
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's economically important Zhejiang province wrestled on Tuesday with a Covid outbreak that has left…
4 years ago
Blinken urges China to stop ‘aggressive actions’ in Indo-Pacific
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday urged China to cease "aggressive actions" in the…
4 years ago
China reports first Omicron case
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has reported its first case of the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant, state media said Monday.…
4 years ago
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