India hits 400,000 virus deaths as vaccinations slow
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India became the third country to pass 400,000 Covid-19 deaths, official data showed Friday,…
4 years ago
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Indonesia to impose ’emergency’ curbs to battle virus surge
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia will impose "emergency" coronavirus restrictions this week to battle an alarming surge in infections,…
4 years ago
China has embarked on an ‘irreversible historical course’: Xi
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China is on an "irreversible historical course", President Xi Jinping told a huge gathering in Beijing…
5 years ago
Thailand prepares for Phuket reopening despite Covid surge
PHUKET, Thailand (AFP) -- Thailand prepared Wednesday to reopen the holiday hotspot of Phuket to tourists quarantine-free, even as the…
5 years ago
Top North Korean officials sacked after Covid-19 ‘grave incident’: KCNA
by Claire LEE SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un replaced several senior officials after a…
5 years ago
India approves Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
by Bhuvan BAGGA NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India authorized the emergency use of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday as…
5 years ago
Hong Kong bans flights from UK over Delta Covid variant
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong is to ban all incoming flights from the United Kingdom from July 1…
5 years ago
Covid-19 curbs reimposed in Moscow as Asia-Pacific outbreaks flare
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Work-from-home restrictions were reimposed in Moscow on Monday as Russia tried to contain a deadly…
5 years ago
World’s second-largest hydropower dam goes online in China
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China began operating the world's second-largest hydropower station on Monday in what officials hailed as a…
5 years ago
Turkey’s Erdogan launches work on controversial Black Sea canal
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday launched the start of construction on a controversial canal…
5 years ago
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