The Financial Express

Beijing kicks off fresh round of Covid-19 tests

China's capital Beijing kicked off a fresh round of mass testing for Covid-19 on Saturday and shut more bus routes and metro stations, as it seeks to avert the fate of Shanghai, where millions of residents have been locked down...

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency

Streets in Sri Lanka's commercial capital Colombo were calm on...

India plans rail route through Bangladesh to connect two states

The government of India plans the establishment of a rail...

Taiwan jets scramble as China air force enters air defence zone

Taiwan's air force scrambled on Friday to warn away 18...

Anti-government strike in Sri Lanka shuts schools, businesses

Thousands of shops, schools and businesses closed on Friday as...

Beijing accuses Tokyo of hyping China threat

China's foreign ministry on Friday accused Japan of exaggerating a...

Indian opposition seeks higher compensation for Covid deaths

India's main opposition Congress party on Friday demanded a hefty...

Building collapse in China kills 53

At least fifty-three people died when a housing block collapsed...

Israel says Putin apologised for foreign minister's Hitler remarks

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Thursday that Russian...

Shanghai says Covid infections on downward trend for 2 weeks

The number of COVID-19 infections in China's financial hub of...

Beijing returns to work after five-day break on high alert for Covid

Beijing returned to work on Thursday after a five-day Labour...

Heavy rain, floods kill 22 in Afghanistan

Heavy rain and flooding killed 22 people, destroyed hundreds of...

India’s policeman allegedly raped 13-year-old gang rape victim

A policeman in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh...

Iran to execute Swedish-Iranian man on charges of spying for Israel

A Swedish-Iranian national sentenced to death in Iran on charges...

North Korea launches ballistic missile amid rising animosities

North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern...

Japan’s prime minister, foreign minister banned from entering Russia

Russia's foreign ministry on Wednesday announced sanctions against 63 Japanese...

Extreme heat kills at least 25 in India since late March

India’s western state of Maharashtra has registered 25 deaths from...

Narendra Modi calls for peace talks between Ukraine, Russia

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for a...

US relieved as China appears to heed warnings on Russia

Two months after warning that Beijing appeared poised to help...

Fiji court rules United States can seize Russian superyacht

A Fiji court ruled on Tuesday that the United States...

Communal clashes erupt after Eid prayers in India's Rajasthan

Tense clashes between Hindus and Muslims in India’s Rajasthan have...

Taiwan cuts Covid quarantine for arrivals even as cases rise

Taiwan announced on Tuesday it was cutting to seven days...

Taiwan flags risk of Stinger missile delays, says pressing US

Taiwan's Defence Ministry on Tuesday said deliveries of shoulder-fired Stinger...

What a breakfast murder in India says about attitudes to wife beating

Last month, police in India arrested a 46-year-old man who...

Beijing kicks off fresh round of Covid-19 tests

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