Myanmar junta hits Suu Kyi with graft charges
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- The Myanmar junta has hit deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi with corruption charges over…
3 years ago
Asia
11 dead in Mumbai building collapse
MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- At least 11 people, including eight children, were killed when heavy monsoon rains caused a residential…
3 years ago
South Korea building collapse kills nine
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- At least nine people were killed when a five-storey building being demolished in South Korea…
3 years ago
Elephants in India tested for coronavirus after rare lion’s death
Nasal and anal samples taken from 28 elephants at a forest reserve in India COIMBATORE, India (AFP) -- Twenty-eight…
3 years ago
Lightning strikes kill 27 during India monsoon storm
KOLKATA, India (AFP) -- Lightning strikes killed 27 people and four passengers on a flight were hospitalized after severe turbulence…
3 years ago
Vietnam begs public for ‘vaccine fund’ donations after virus surge
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam, once a model for its successful handling of the pandemic, has started asking for public…
3 years ago
Sinovac’s CoronaVac reduces mortality by 97 percent: Uruguay study
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AFP) -- The CoronaVac vaccine reduces coronavirus mortality by 97 percent, according to early results of the immunization…
3 years ago
China to offer Covid-19 vaccine to children as young as three
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has approved the emergency use of a Covid-19 vaccine for those as young as three,…
3 years ago
US eases travel warning to countries including Olympics host Japan
by Shaun TANDON WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Tuesday eased its warnings against travel to a…
3 years ago
At least 15 dead in India sanitizer factory fire
MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- At least 15 people have died after a blaze swept through a sanitizer factory in the…
3 years ago
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