CANBERRA, Australia - Papua New Guinea prevented the arrival of a flight carrying Chinese workers after a Chinese mining company claimed to have...
CANBERRA, Australia - Papua New Guinea prevented the arrival of a flight carrying Chinese workers after a Chinese mining company claimed to have...
JAKARTA - China's Sinovac Biotech has committed to provide up to 40 million coronavirus vaccine doses to Indonesia's government between November and March,...
TOKYO - The Japanese-owned bulk carrier that ran aground off Mauritius and spilled oil over pristine waters and fragile coral reefs diverted more...
SYDNEY: Australian scientists have called for the platypus to be listed as a vulnerable species in Victoria state, after research found dwindling numbers...
Shanghai: The Chinese Super League will allow 1,000 fans into a high-profile match on Saturday, the first time spectators can attend a game...
HANOI: Vietnam's tally of coronavirus infections since January passed the 1,000 mark on Thursday, after 14 new cases were reported. More than half...
New Zealand is increasing the military presence at its border as it battles a new coronavirus outbreak and seeks to prevent any further...
DHAKA - Bangladesh is ready to hold trials of potential COVID-19 vaccines developed by India and will receive early supplies of any successful...
MUMBAI: At least one in four people in India may have been infected with the coronavirus - a much higher number than official...
New Delhi: Heavy monsoon rains lashed New Delhi Wednesday, inundating roads and piling on misery for commuters in the Indian capital, as the...
BEIJING: China suffered a double blow Wednesday of flooding and landslides from unusually heavy seasonal rains and a typhoon that came ashore on...
SYDNEY/MELBOURNE: A fresh outbreak of infections in Australia's coronavirus hot zone of Victoria eased further on Wednesday, while the country agreed a deal...
MANILA: The Philippine health ministry on Wednesday confirmed 4,650 new coronavirus infections and 111 additional deaths. In a bulletin, the ministry said total...
SYDNEY: Australia has signed a deal with drugmaker AstraZeneca to secure a potential COVID-19 vaccine, the Prime Minister said on Tuesday, joining a...
BEIJING: A potential coronavirus vaccine being developed by a unit of China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) could cost no more than 1,000 yuan...
BEIJING: Authorities deployed helicopters in western China on Tuesday to rescue people stranded by flooding as heavy rain swelled the Yangtze and other...
SEOUL: South Korea tightened social distancing rules on Tuesday as it reported a three-digit increase in novel coronavirus cases for a fifth day...
SYDNEY: Australia on Tuesday recorded its lowest one-day rise in new COVID-19 infections in a month, buoying hopes that a stringent lockdown in...
