MANILA: When Filipino artist Gilbert Angeles found out that his country was one of the world's biggest contributors of plastic trash in the...
MANILA: When Filipino artist Gilbert Angeles found out that his country was one of the world's biggest contributors of plastic trash in the...
BANGKOK: Thailand delayed the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine scheduled to start on Friday with its prime minister and cabinet members taking the...
TOKYO: Coronavirus cases in the Greater Tokyo area are showing signs of creeping up, Japanese Health Minister Norihisa Tamura said on Friday, raising...
SEOUL - South Korea will extend social distancing rules with a ban on private gatherings of more than four people in a bid...
Malaysia made use of its emergency powers on Thursday, bypassing parliament to impose new laws on fake news two years after the act...
MANILA: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday the economy should be reopened soon, calling for a quick vaccination of millions as the...
HONG KONG: A coronavirus outbreak at a gym popular with expatriates in Hong Kong has resulted in over 240 people being sent into...
MOUNT SINABUNG, Indonesia: A rumbling volcano on Indonesia’s Sumatra island unleashed an avalanche of searing gas clouds down its slopes during an eruption...
BENGALURU/MUMBAI - India reported its worst single-day increase in COVID-19 cases since late December on Thursday, as the western state of Maharashtra battled...
MANILA: The Philippines' health ministry on Thursday recorded 3,749 new coronavirus infections, the highest daily increase in cases in nearly six months, and...
Islamabad: Pakistan will block a popular social media app TikTok after a court order, a spokesman for the country's telecoms regulator said on...
IWAKI, Japan - With a moment of silence, prayers and anti-nuclear protests, Japan on Thursday mourned about 20,000 victims of the massive earthquake...
KATHMANDU: Hundreds of climbers are set to return to Mount Everest for the first time next month under strict conditions, government officials and...
SEOUL: South Korea will authorise the use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine for people aged 65 years and older, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said...
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Wednesday launched a COVID-19 vaccination for the general public, starting with older people, as it grapples with a high...
SEOUL: In a handful of South Korean hospitals, designated nurses are using specially designed syringes to squeeze extra doses of coronavirus vaccine out...
SYDNEY: Australia's pace of COVID-19 immunisation drive is not a cause for concern and the vaccination programme will be completed by the end...
NEW DELHI - Rajasthan, a big northwestern Indian state, said on Tuesday it had started limiting COVID-19 vaccinations to its major hospitals due...