Israel, S. Korea agree Covid vaccine swap
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel agreed on a Covid vaccine swap with South Korea Tuesday, sending 700,000 doses of the…
4 years ago
Asia
India slams public’s ‘gross violations’ of Covid-19 measures
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- The Indian government on Monday slammed huge crowds at popular northern tourist spots, saying such…
4 years ago
Contact lost with plane in Russia’s Far East, 28 on board: reports
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Contact has been lost with a passenger plane carrying 28 people in Russia's Far East, news…
4 years ago
Survivor window closing in Japan landslide, 24 unaccounted for
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- More than 1,000 soldiers and rescue workers joined an increasingly desperate search Tuesday for survivors in…
4 years ago
Rescuers struggle to locate dozens in landslide-hit Japan town
ATAMI, Japan (AFP) -- Rescuers were holding out hope of finding at least 64 people buried under the mud and…
4 years ago
Virus-hit Indonesia orders oxygen for jammed hospitals
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia on Monday called for the nation's oxygen supplies to be sent to hospitals overflowing with…
4 years ago
One dead, 29 injured from Bangkok factory explosion
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- An explosion near Thai capital Bangkok's international airport Monday left a plastics factory in flames, killing…
4 years ago
Cyprus huge forest blaze fully ‘under control’
by Charlie CHARALAMBOUS NICOSIA, Syria (AFP) -- Firefighters in Cyprus said Monday they had brought under full control the island's…
4 years ago
Chinese city on Myanmar border locked down again over virus fears
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Chinese city near the border with Myanmar has imposed a lockdown and started mass…
4 years ago
Iran fears ‘fifth wave’ of Covid linked to Delta variant
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- President Hassan Rouhani expressed fears Saturday that Iran will be hit by a new wave of…
4 years ago
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