World / Asia

Green fungus case reported in Covid-19 recovered patient in India 17 Jun 2021 - 07:03 pm

Doha: An Indian man in Madhya Pradesh state has been diagnosed with green fungus infection. As per Indian agency reports the Covid1-9 survivor...

Japan to ease state of emergency, focus on Games spectators 17 Jun 2021 - 02:53 pm

Tokyo: Japan said on Thursday it would ease emergency coronavirus curbs in nine prefectures including Tokyo while keeping some measures, including limiting spectator...

Australian companies, central bank hit by widespread net outages 17 Jun 2021 - 11:11 am

Sydney: Australia's central bank, the postal service, and several commercial lenders as well as other companies grappled with internet outages on Thursday, disrupting...

Japan aims to introduce vaccine passports by late July 17 Jun 2021 - 09:40 am

TOKYO: Japan aims to introduce vaccine passports by around late July, the country's top government spokesman said on Thursday. "We want to start...

Beijing vaccination rate tops 80% as China nears 1 billion shots 17 Jun 2021 - 09:32 am

Beijing has fully vaccinated more than 80% of its adult residents, as the Chinese capital leads other global hubs in the race for...

HK police arrest Apple Daily executives, seize reporting materials in national security law raid 17 Jun 2021 - 07:09 am

Hong Kong: Hong Kong police arrested five executives of the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper on Thursday, and for the first time under a...

Philippine minister aims to deploy more nurses, healthcare staff overseas 16 Jun 2021 - 12:02 pm

Manila: The Philippines' labour minister said on Wednesday he will ask for government approval to allow 5,000 more healthcare workers to be deployed...

China says no leak at nuclear plant, no change to detection standards 16 Jun 2021 - 11:45 am

Beijing: China said on Wednesday that there had been no leak at the Taishan nuclear power station and it had not raised the...

Shocked by Covid deaths, young Indians rush for life insurance 16 Jun 2021 - 11:16 am

Bengaluru: Like many other twenty-somethings in India, Beverly Coutinho kept postponing buying a life insurance policy, until a surge in COVID-19 cases and...

Sri Lanka seeks UN help in assessing damage from ship fire 15 Jun 2021 - 05:24 pm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's government is seeking help from the United Nations and other countries in assessing the environmental damage caused by...

Pakistan allows AstraZeneca shot for under 40s to help its expatriates 15 Jun 2021 - 02:48 pm

Karachi: Pakistan has lifted a rule barring the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for people below 40 years old, in a bid to...

India's top court ends proceedings against Italian marines 15 Jun 2021 - 11:56 am

New Delhi/Rome: India's top court said on Tuesday it has closed all proceedings against two Italian marines over the shooting of two fishermen...

China says radiation levels normal around Taishan reactor 15 Jun 2021 - 11:37 am

Beijing: China said on Tuesday that radiation levels around the Taishan nuclear project in the southeastern province of Guangdong remained normal, following media...

Japan to ship 1 mln COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam on Wednesday 15 Jun 2021 - 10:35 am

Tokyo: Japan will send a million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday, as the southeast Asian...

Delhi defies social distancing norms, doctors say brace for COVID-19 'explosion' 15 Jun 2021 - 09:54 am

New Delhi: In India's capital, Delhi, thousands of commuters crowded into underground train stations and shopping malls on Tuesday, prompting some doctors to...

Philippines prolongs COVID-19 curbs in capital, more areas under strict quarantine 15 Jun 2021 - 12:25 am

MANILA - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday extended partial coronavirus curbs in the capital and nearby provinces until end-June, but placed more...