World / Asia

India allows Boeing 737 MAX planes to fly ending an over 2-year ban 26 Aug 2021 - 07:52 pm

NEW DELHI - India's air safety regulator said on Thursday it had cleared Boeing Co's 737 MAX aircraft to fly with immediate effect,...

Pentagon: Blast outside Kabul airport, no word on casualties 26 Aug 2021 - 05:18 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: An explosion went off Thursday outside Kabul's airport, where thousands of people have flocked as they try to flee the Taliban...

Afghans told to leave Kabul airport over 'very credible' Islamic State threat 26 Aug 2021 - 02:50 pm

The United States and allies urged Afghans to leave Kabul airport on Thursday, citing the threat of an attack by Islamic State (IS)...

Japan suspends 1.6 mln doses of Moderna shot days after contamination reports 26 Aug 2021 - 01:20 pm

TOKYO: Japan suspended the use of 1.63 million doses of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, more than a week after the domestic...

China criticises US 'scapegoating' as COVID origin report to be released 25 Aug 2021 - 10:04 pm

BEIJING - China criticised on Wednesday the U.S. "politicization" of efforts to trace the origin of the coronavirus, demanding a U.S. military laboratory...

Pakistan sees surging infections, deaths 25 Aug 2021 - 09:32 pm

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Wednesday reported 141 deaths from COVID-19, one of its highest tallies since May. According to Pakistan’s National Command and...

Bangladeshi women try on rare leadership roles for a fairer fashion future 25 Aug 2021 - 02:04 pm

Dhaka: Bangladeshi garment worker Nurunnahar Begum never imagined winning a leadership role at the Dhaka clothing factory where she first began as a...

Japan expands virus emergency to 80% of population on covid surge 25 Aug 2021 - 01:22 pm

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will expand a state of emergency to eight more areas and cover about 70% of the population as...

Vietnam urges WHO to send more COVID-19 shots as cases surge despite lockdown 25 Aug 2021 - 12:52 pm

SINGAPORE/HANOI: While the rapid spread of the Delta variant and low vaccinations have caught much of Asia off-guard, no country shows more vividly...

India hurries teacher vaccinations as some physical classes resume 25 Aug 2021 - 12:16 pm

NEW DELHI: India will supply millions of additional COVID-19 vaccine doses to its states to try to inoculate all school teachers by early...

Vietnam to pay recovered Covid-19 patients to help in hospitals 25 Aug 2021 - 12:12 pm

Hanoi: Vietnam is offering patients who have recovered from the coronavirus a monthly allowance if they agree to stay on at stretched hospitals...

Sydney hospitals battle coronavirus as daily infections hit record 25 Aug 2021 - 11:50 am

SYDNEY: Sydney's COVID-19 infections hit a daily record on Wednesday, putting parts of the health system under pressure, officials said, calling for vaccinations...

New Zealand pushes ahead with vaccinations as Delta outbreak widens 25 Aug 2021 - 11:30 am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand recorded 62 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, taking the total number of infections in the latest outbreak to 210...

Japan doesn’t have enough electric cars for its EV chargers 25 Aug 2021 - 11:28 am

Japan, which Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has pledged will become carbon neutral by 2050, is grappling with a classic ‘build it and they...

Kazakhstan bans unvaccinated from malls and restaurants on weekends 25 Aug 2021 - 10:31 am

ALMATY: Kazakhstan said on Wednesday it would ban unvaccinated people from shopping malls, restaurants and cafes on weekends in a bid to contain...

Thailand develops robotic system to squeeze out more vaccine doses 25 Aug 2021 - 10:25 am

BANGKOK: As Thailand struggles with its worst coronavirus outbreak yet, researchers in the country have developed a machine to draw out COVID-19 vaccine...