BANGKOK, 18 July 2021: Thai police today fired tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets against demonstrators protesting the government’s handling of the coronavirus situation. The rally was held despite …
JAKARTA, 17 July 2021: Indonesia has reported 54,000 coronavirus cases and 1,205 deaths, placing it among the world’s worst-hit countries by the pandemic. Yesterday’s tally brings the total number of …
NEW DELHI, 17 July 2021: Despite the pandemic and extreme temperatures, the renovation of the iconic Rajpath boulevard – the seat of power in India – continues for a new …
NAYPYITAW, 16 July 2021: Myanmar’s military junta is “weaponising” the country’s Covid-19 crisis to “suffocate” resistance to the Feb 1 coup, an NGO formed by former UN experts on the …
YANGON, 14 July 2021: Crematoriums in Rangoon, Myanmar’s largest city, are being overwhelmed by the increase in deaths from Covid-19 – amid the saturation of the health system due to …
TEL AVIV, 14 July 2021: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) today inaugurated its embassy in Israel, located in Tel Aviv, marking a major milestone towards the normalisation of relations between …
BEIJING, 14 July 2021: The number of people killed in the collapse of an annex of a hotel in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou has climbed to 17, local …
BANGKOK, 14 July 2021: Thailand ordered the suspension of Covid-19 tests on immigrant workers, confined since late June and one of the most worrying sources of infection, an NGO said …
BAGHDAD, 13 July 2021: At least 92 people have died after a fire ripped through a coronavirus isolation ward in a hospital in the southern Iraqi province of Dhi Qar. …
WASHINGTON, 13 July 2021: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday warned Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine may lead to an increased risk of developing the rare neurological disorder …
