26 killed in Bangladesh boat accident
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- At least 26 people were killed when a speedboat packed with passengers collided with a vessel…
3 years ago
Asia
Deadly oxygen shortages as India nears 20 million cases
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's total Covid caseload neared 20 million on Monday as oxygen shortages in hospitals exacerbated…
3 years ago
Pakistan tightens borders as Covid-19 cases soar
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) -- Pakistan has closed land crossings with Iran and Afghanistan for travellers and slashed international flights as…
3 years ago
US top diplomat: China acting more ‘repressively, aggressively’
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- An increasingly powerful China is challenging the world order, acting "more repressively" and "more…
3 years ago
Lifesaving oxygen aid arrives in India as death toll hits new record of 3,689 in one day
by Glenda KWEK / Atish PATEL Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- More emergency medical aid from…
3 years ago
Saudi Arabia to lift travel curbs on ‘immunised’ citizens
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia will permit citizens immunised against Covid-19 to travel abroad from May 17, the…
3 years ago
Domestic workers alarmed by compulsory Hong Kong vaccine plan
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong migrant worker groups on Saturday criticized plans to make coronavirus vaccines compulsory…
3 years ago
India hospital fire kills 16 Covid patients, 2 nurses
AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) -- At least 16 Covid-19 patients and two nurses died Saturday in the latest in a…
3 years ago
India records over 400,000 Covid cases in 24 hours: official data
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India recorded on Saturday over 400,000 new Covid cases in 24 hours for the…
3 years ago
6.8-magnitude quake rattles northeast Japan, no tsunami risk
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast on Saturday but no tsunami warning was…
3 years ago
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