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More than 100 killed and wounded in mosque blast in northeastern Afghanistan - UN 08 Oct 2021 - 05:04 pm

KABUL: A suicide bomb tore through a mosque in Afghanistan's northeastern Kunduz province on Friday, killing or wounding more than 100 people, a...

As Sydney readies to exit lockdown, doctors fret re-opening is moving too fast 08 Oct 2021 - 04:50 pm

SYDNEY: Australian doctors warned a too-rapid easing of COVID-19 curbs in Sydney could put pressure on health systems and risk lives, as the...

S.Korea to raise emissions reduction goal to 40% by 2030 08 Oct 2021 - 04:29 pm

Seoul: South Korea's government on Friday said it would raise its greenhouse gas reduction goal from 26.3 percent to 40 percent by 2030,...

Tata wins bid to take over troubled state-run Air India 08 Oct 2021 - 03:15 pm

New Delhi: Tata Sons has been selected as the winning bidder to take over state-run carrier Air India, the government said on Friday,...

Explosion in Afghan mosque leaves casualties, witnesses say 08 Oct 2021 - 01:02 pm

Kabul: A powerful explosion in a mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday has left several casualties, witnesses said. The explosion occurred in a...

Hong Kong airport worker is first local Covid case in 2 months 08 Oct 2021 - 12:25 pm

Hong Kong said its coronavirus policy will become increasingly tethered to China’s, as the financial hub recorded its first local Covid-19 case since...

Journalists in the Philippines and Russia win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize 08 Oct 2021 - 12:00 pm

Oslo: Philippines journalist Maria Ressa and Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. "Ms Ressa and Mr Muratov...

UNESCO warns of widening educational gap in India 07 Oct 2021 - 05:55 pm

Paris: India's school closures and its children's lack of smartphone and internet facilities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic have worsened an educational divide, the...

Indonesia approves COVID-19 vaccine of China's Zhifei unit 07 Oct 2021 - 03:50 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesia has approved a COVID-19 vaccine produced by a unit of China's Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products for emergency use, its food and...

Malaysia buys 150,000 courses of Merck's COVID-19 pill 07 Oct 2021 - 12:23 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has struck a deal with U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co to buy 150,000 courses of its experimental antiviral pill, the...

Pakistan quake kills at least 20, injures hundreds 07 Oct 2021 - 11:40 am

Quetta, Pakistan: An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 hit southern Pakistan in the early hours of Thursday, killing 20 people, most of them women...

WHO is sending COVID-19 aid for North Korea 07 Oct 2021 - 09:39 am

Seoul: The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is sending COVID-19 aid for North Korea through China's border port of Dalian, despite few...

Philippines Vice President Robredo to run for president in 2022 07 Oct 2021 - 08:15 am

MANILA: Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo said on Thursday she will run for the presidency in a 2022 election. Robredo, 56, a human...

Vietnam to welcome more vaccinated travellers from December 06 Oct 2021 - 03:12 pm

HANOI: Vietnam is planning from December to reopen key tourist destinations to vaccinated visitors from countries deemed a low COVID-19 risk, the government...

S.Korea secures 20,000 courses of Merck's COVID-19 pill, says PM 06 Oct 2021 - 01:16 pm

SEOUL: South Korea has secured 20,000 courses of an experimental antiviral pill developed by Merck & Co for COVID-19 treatment, Prime Minister Kim...

Malaysia's AirAsia Group to only allow fully vaccinated passengers 06 Oct 2021 - 01:04 pm

Kuala Lumpur: AirAsia Group Bhd's Malaysian unit will only allow fully vaccinated adult passengers on its flights as it prepares to resume domestic...

Temples underwater as floods hit historic Thai city 06 Oct 2021 - 11:41 am

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand: Several temples in Thailand's historic city of Ayutthaya were underwater on Wednesday, as heavy monsoon rains flooded provinces across the country....

S.Korea to vaccinate pregnant women as it races to 80% target for adults 06 Oct 2021 - 08:58 am

Seoul: South Korea will begin taking reservations for coronavirus vaccines from pregnant women this week as the country accelerates its inoculation drive to...