Indonesia to give medics Moderna booster jab after death of several fully vaccinated doctors
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Health workers in coronavirus-hit Indonesia will get a third booster jab using the Moderna vaccine,…
4 years ago
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Indonesians ignore warnings in rush to buy anti-parasite drug, Ivermectin, for Covid
by Agnes Anya / Haeril HALIM Agence France Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesians have ignored health warnings to…
4 years ago
Rockets fired at US embassy in Iraq after attacks on bases
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Three rockets were fired at the US embassy in Iraq early Thursday, the Iraqi army said,…
4 years ago
Stay-at-home orders in Myanmar’s Yangon as Covid cases spike
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar authorities announced stay-at-home measures in parts of commercial capital Yangon on Wednesday, as the country…
4 years ago
Key Malaysian party withdraws support for embattled PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- The biggest party in Malaysia's ruling coalition said Thursday it was withdrawing support for the…
4 years ago
Blaze at Dubai port after loud blast under control
by Mumen KHATIB DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- A fire that broke out on a container ship in Dubai's…
4 years ago
Indonesia expands nationwide Covid-19 curbs
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia expanded nationwide coronavirus curbs Wednesday to battle its deadliest Covid-19 wave yet, as the death…
4 years ago
China tightens security on Myanmar border over virus fears
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Covid-19 outbreak on China's porous border with Myanmar pushed new cases to the country's highest…
4 years ago
North Korea facing ‘harsh lean period’: UN food body
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea is facing a food shortage of around 860,000 tonnes this year, the UN's…
4 years ago
Six school kids among nine Hong Kongers arrested for ‘bomb plot’
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Six secondary school children were among nine Hong Kongers arrested on terror charges for allegedly…
4 years ago
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