World / Asia

Taiwan says China blocked deal with BioNTech for Covid-19 shots 26 May 2021 - 10:44 am

Taipei: Taiwan directly accused China for the first time on Wednesday of blocking a deal with Germany's BioNTech SE for Covid-19 vaccines, in...

Australian state has biggest one-day rise in Covid-19 cases in 7 months 26 May 2021 - 10:28 am

Sydney: Australia's second most populous state reported on Wednesday its biggest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases in more than seven months and warned...

WhatsApp sues India govt, says new rules mean end to privacy: Sources 26 May 2021 - 09:12 am

WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming into force on Wednesday that experts say...

1.1 million evacuated before cyclone hits India's east coast 26 May 2021 - 08:52 am

New Delhi: More than 1.1 million people have evacuated low-lying areas before a cyclone hits part of India's eastern coast around midday Wednesday....

Renault-Nissan to shut south India plant until May 30 25 May 2021 - 09:24 pm

CHENNAI - Automaker Renault-Nissan will shut its plant in India's southern Tamil Nadu state until May 30, according to an internal note and...

Russia ships remdesivir drug to India as part of humanitarian aid 25 May 2021 - 05:23 pm

Moscow: Russia on Tuesday shipped a generic version of the remdesivir antiviral drug called Remdeform to India as part of its humanitarian aid...

Crew evacuated after explosion on container ship off Colombo 25 May 2021 - 05:09 pm

Colombo: An explosion occurred Tuesday on a ship anchored near Sri Lanka's capital on which a fire had been burning for several days,...

Record-breaking Sherpa says mountain goddess warned him from 26th Everest ascent 25 May 2021 - 02:12 pm

Kathmandu: A Nepali Sherpa, who has climbed Mount Everest a record 25 times, said on Tuesday he had a dream in which a...

India police visit Twitter office after it tagged pro-Modi posts 25 May 2021 - 12:07 pm

Police visited Twitter Inc.’s empty offices in India on Monday following the company’s Friday decision to label multiple tweets from accounts linked to...

Malaysian train collision injures more than 200 people 25 May 2021 - 11:00 am

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Two light rail trains collided in a tunnel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, injuring more than 200 people, in the first...

Melbourne COVID outbreak sends a chill through Australian leagues 25 May 2021 - 10:35 am

Melbourne: An outbreak of COVID-19 in Melbourne has sent a chill through Australia's sports leagues, with an entire Australian Rules football club forced...

Thousands evacuated in India as strong cyclone inches closer 25 May 2021 - 09:13 am

NEW DELHI: Tens of thousands of people were evacuated Tuesday in low-lying areas of two Indian states and moved to cyclone shelters to...

China offers vaccines to Taiwan to fight COVID-19 24 May 2021 - 11:32 pm

BEIJING/TAIPEI - China on Monday offered to urgently send COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan to help it battle a sharp rise in coronavirus infections,...

Sri Lanka extends travel ban for 2 more weeks 24 May 2021 - 10:06 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan government on Monday extended the on-going travel ban for another two weeks as health experts warned of...

Thailand to extend dose gap for AstraZeneca vaccine to 16 weeks 24 May 2021 - 05:24 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand will extend the gap between the first and second doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to 16 weeks, in an effort to...

Samoa's political crisis deepens as rivals both claim leadership 24 May 2021 - 03:36 pm

Sydney/Canberra: Samoa's political crisis intensified on Monday as the leader of the opposition party held a ceremony to form government outside a locked...

India starts evacuating parts of east coast ahead of cyclone 24 May 2021 - 02:29 pm

BHUBANESWAR, India: Indian authorities began evacuating thousands of people from coastal areas in two states on Monday as a powerful cyclone bore down...