East Timor has recorded its first case of community transmission of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, raising concerns by its...
East Timor has recorded its first case of community transmission of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, raising concerns by its...
Wellington: New Zealand cycling was plunged into mourning on Tuesday after Olympian Olivia Podmore's sudden death at the age of 24. Podmore represented...
Sydney: Australian authorities on Tuesday vowed to crank up policing of anti-COVID lockdown rules in Sydney, but dismissed suggestions that tougher measures, including...
ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan continues its massive drive to plant 10 billion trees to reduce smog, the country's prime minister urged his citizens to...
JAKARTA: Indonesia extended its COVID-19 curbs on populous Java and Bali islands until Aug. 16, but will ease them in 26 areas, as...
SHANGHAI: More than 80,000 people have been evacuated because of heavy rains and floods in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan, state media...
WELLINGTON: Under pressure from businesses and public sectors facing a worker shortage that policymakers fear will fuel inflation, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda...
BEIJING: China reported on Monday more COVID-19 infections in its latest outbreak of the disease, while some cities added rounds of mass testing...
SYDNEY: Australia expanded a COVID-19 lockdown to a rural town and the coastal region of Byron Bay on Monday, as fears grew that...
SEOUL: South Korea's health minister apologised for COVID-19 vaccine shortages on Monday, saying U.S. drugmaker Moderna Inc would deliver less than half its...
India’s Supreme Court allowed an antitrust investigation to proceed against Amazon.com Inc.’s local unit and Walmart Inc.-backed Flipkart Internet Pvt. for allegedly abusing...
Malaysia eased virus restrictions for those who have completed the full vaccination regime, allowing them to cross state borders and dine at restaurants...
Singapore: The Singapore government will adjust foreign worker policies to address concerns among locals over competition for jobs, even as the global business...
Kabul: Taliban fighters have seized key government buildings in the northeastern Afghan city of Kunduz, leaving government forces hanging onto control of the...
Bangkok: More than a thousand Thai anti-government protesters clashed with police on Saturday, as they demonstrated against the government's failure to handle coronavirus...
India has approved Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use on Saturday, health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said in a tweet. The...
Manila: The Philippines' health ministry recorded on Saturday 11,021 new coronavirus cases, the highest single-day case increase in almost four months, and 162...
Tokyo: Japanese police said Saturday they arrested a man who stabbed 10 passengers on a commuter train in Tokyo hours earlier, in what...
