World / Asia

Heavy rains kill 18 in India, dozens feared trapped in landslides 23 Jul 2021 - 11:06 am

MUMBAI: At least 18 people have died in the western Indian state of Maharashtra after torrential monsoon rains caused landslides and flooding that...

More than 90% of adult Beijing residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19 22 Jul 2021 - 02:49 pm

BEIJING: China's capital Beijing has fully vaccinated nearly 91% of its adult residents against COVID-19, data from the municipal government showed, as the...

U.S. donates 3 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses to Vietnam 22 Jul 2021 - 01:53 pm

WASHINGTON: The U.S. government will send 3 million more doses of the Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam on Thursday, bringing total donations...

Samoan seasonal workers sing during Australian hotel quarantine 22 Jul 2021 - 01:32 pm

CANBERRA: Australia's strict hotel quarantine requirements leaves most people frustrated and angry, but a group of quarantined seasonal workers from Samoa sang from...

S.Korea reports highest daily increase in COVID-19 cases 22 Jul 2021 - 12:23 pm

SEOUL: South Korea on Thursday reported another daily record of 1,842 coronavirus cases, as it struggles to tame its worst-ever wave of outbreaks...

Delta variant taking hold of Indonesia's Papua as hospitals near capacity 22 Jul 2021 - 11:36 am

JAKARTA: Hospitals in Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua are nearing full capacity amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, with health officials bracing for...

Australian PM apologises for COVID-19 vaccine delays as cases spike 22 Jul 2021 - 11:28 am

SYDNEY: Australia's prime minister apologised for a sluggish COVID-19 vaccination programme on Thursday, while the country's most populous state reported its biggest one-day...

Taiwan orders further 36 mln Moderna vaccine doses 22 Jul 2021 - 11:15 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan has ordered a further 36 million doses of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine, the government said on Thursday, as it seeks to...

As Indonesia mulls easing lockdown, WHO urges tougher restrictions 22 Jul 2021 - 11:12 am

JAKARTA: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged Indonesia to implement a stricter and wider lockdown to combat surging COVID-19 infections and...

China rejects WHO plan for study of COVID-19 origin 22 Jul 2021 - 11:08 am

BEIJING: China rejected on Thursday a World Health Organization (WHO) plan for a second phase of an investigation into the origin of the...

Australia's stunning economic recovery trips on Delta, vaccine snags 22 Jul 2021 - 11:02 am

SYDNEY: In Australia's largest city, construction has come to a standstill for the first time in living memory as a surge in COVID-19...

China evacuates tens of thousands as China storms spread north 22 Jul 2021 - 10:41 am

ZHENGZHOU, China: Tens of thousands of people were being evacuated from flood-hit regions of central China on Thursday as officials raised the death...

Indonesia to expand coronavirus testing in urban areas before easing curbs 21 Jul 2021 - 09:31 pm

JAKARTA - Indonesia will increase coronavirus testing in densely populated urban areas to prevent more major COVID-19 outbreaks, among measures the government will...

COVID hospitals in Pakistan's largest city reaching capacity 21 Jul 2021 - 09:15 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan - The spread of the coronavirus Delta variant is reaching alarming levels in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi on the eve of...

China’s ‘iPhone City’ relocates 100,000 after floods leave 12 dead 21 Jul 2021 - 01:54 pm

More than two dozen people have died and 100,000 have been evacuated as catastrophic floods swept through the central Chinese province of Henan....

India's pandemic death toll could be in the millions 20 Jul 2021 - 05:12 pm

NEW DELHI: India's excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, likely making it modern India’s...

South Korean Paralympian missing after fall from Pakistan mountain 20 Jul 2021 - 02:37 pm

ISLAMABAD: A South Korean Paralympian was missing on Tuesday after falling from the world's 12th highest mountain, the 8,047-metre (26,400 foot) Broad Peak...