Kuwait vows to slash migrant population
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) -- Kuwait wants to slash the migrant proportion of its population from 70 to 30 percent,…
6 years ago
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Cyclone Nisarga rains leave 13 dead in Yemen
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Torrential rains brought by Cyclone Nisarga have left 13 people dead, dozens injured and…
6 years ago
Powerful Cyclone Nisarga makes landfall near Mumbai
MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- Cyclone Nisarga ripped roofs off homes in a coastal town near Mumbai Wednesday after officials ordered…
6 years ago
South Korea approves remdesivir for virus patients
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea on Wednesday issued emergency authorization for the anti-viral drug remdesivir to be used…
6 years ago
India evacuates 100,000 from homes, virus hospital ahead of cyclone
MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- At least 100,000 people, including some coronavirus patients, were being moved to safer locations according to…
6 years ago
Wuhan tests nearly 10 million people, finds only 300 infections
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China tested almost 10 million people for coronavirus in just over two weeks in Wuhan, the…
6 years ago
First Rohingya refugee dies from coronavirus in Bangladesh: official
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- A 71-year-old man has become the first Rohingya living in vast refugee camps in Bangladesh to…
6 years ago
Wuhan doctor at whistleblower’s hospital dies from coronavirus
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Wuhan doctor who worked with coronavirus whistleblower Li Wenliang died of the virus last week,…
6 years ago
Back to school in masks as Singapore eases virus curbs
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Pupils wearing face masks returned to school in Singapore on Tuesday and some workplaces re-opened as…
6 years ago
South Korea limits school numbers over virus spike
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea on Friday imposed limits on the number of pupils going to schools in…
6 years ago
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