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India’s COVID cases hit seven-month high

India’s COVID cases hit seven-month high

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-08 12:09:31

India reported 141,986 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the most since the end of May, as the omicron variant of the coronavirus overtakes the delta version in the cities. The health ministry also rep...

Ethiopia government frees several rebel leaders in Christmas amnesty

Ethiopia government frees several rebel leaders in Christmas amnesty

-- 2022-01-08 11:42:35

Ethiopia's government says it will free several prominent opposition figures as the country marks Orthodox Christmas. Speaking on Friday, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the government...

US Covid hospitalisations to hit record high thanks to Omicron

US Covid hospitalisations to hit record high thanks to Omicron

-- 2022-01-08 10:45:34

Covid-19 hospitalisations in the United States are poised to hit a new high as early as Friday, according to a Reuters tally, surpassing the record set in January of last year as the highly contagious...

Former Malaysian PM Mahathir admitted to hospital

Former Malaysian PM Mahathir admitted to hospital

-- 2022-01-07 20:56:52

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, 96, has completed all necessary investigations for a medical check-up and will be ready to be discharged from hospital within the next few days, the N...

Kazakh president gives orders to shoot to kill 'terrorists'

Kazakh president gives orders to shoot to kill 'terrorists'

-- 2022-01-07 17:02:15

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Friday he had given shoot-to-kill orders to deal with further disturbances from those he called bandits and terrorists, adding that those who faile...

Covid cases in India set for new highs as omicron spreads

Covid cases in India set for new highs as omicron spreads

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-07 14:50:51

India's daily COVID-19 cases jumped to 117,100 on Friday, a five-fold increase in a week and on course to overtake its previous infection peak as the fast-spreading omicron variant replaces Delta in c...

Global Covid cases near 300m

Global Covid cases near 300m

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-07 10:44:11

Amid a global scare over the new Omicron strain of Covid-19, the overall number of coronavirus cases is inching closer to the 300-million mark. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total...

Thai Airways resume Dhaka- Bangkok flights

Thai Airways resume Dhaka- Bangkok flights

-- 2022-01-06 20:45:19

Thai Airways has resumed its flights on the Dhaka-Bangkok route after Thailand eased restrictions on air travel from Bangladesh. The airline resumed the service on Thursday, with flight TG321 arrivin...

India reports 91,000 Covid cases, 325 deaths in 24hrs

India reports 91,000 Covid cases, 325 deaths in 24hrs

-- 2022-01-06 20:33:42

In India, the third wave of the pandemic seems to have set in. On Thursday, the country reported a whopping 91,000 new Covid cases and as many as 325 deaths in 24 hours. The Indian capital alone reco...

Frustrated German towns urge leaders to plan for fourth Covid dose

Frustrated German towns urge leaders to plan for fourth Covid dose

-- 2022-01-06 20:09:28

German towns have appealed to authorities for less "flying by the seat of your pants" and more "forward-thinking planning," as the country looks likely to miss its vaccination target for January. Loc...

Russia sends troops to put down deadly Kazakh uprising

Russia sends troops to put down deadly Kazakh uprising

-- 2022-01-06 16:09:55

Russia sent paratroopers into Kazakhstan on Thursday to quell a countrywide uprising after deadly violence spread across the tightly controlled former Soviet state. Police said they had killed dozens...

India reports 90,928 new daily Covid cases as Omicron spreads in big cities

India reports 90,928 new daily Covid cases as Omicron spreads in big cities

-- 2022-01-06 14:12:27

Indian megacities Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata are experiencing a surge in Covid-19 cases, although without a corresponding rise in hospitalisations, but fears are growing about a spread to rural areas i...

Thailand raises Covid alert level due to spread of Omicron

Thailand raises Covid alert level due to spread of Omicron

-- 2022-01-06 13:50:51

Thailand on Thursday raised its COVID-19 alert level following rising infections driven by the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, a senior health official said. The change, from level...

India PM Modi trapped on Punjab flyover in major security breach

India PM Modi trapped on Punjab flyover in major security breach

-- 2022-01-06 13:01:01

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was trapped on a flyover for 20 minutes by protesters in Punjab in what is being reported as a serious security lapse. Mr Modi was on his way to a memorial...

US imposes fresh sanctions on Bosnian Serb leader Dodik

US imposes fresh sanctions on Bosnian Serb leader Dodik

-- 2022-01-06 11:55:36

The United States on Wednesday imposed fresh sanctions on Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik and current and former officials as Washington warned of further action against those linked to destabilisat...

Biden to blame Trump for US Capitol riot one year on

Biden to blame Trump for US Capitol riot one year on

-- 2022-01-06 11:38:07

President Joe Biden will blame Donald Trump for the US Capitol riot as he marks the anniversary of the attack on the seat of American democracy. Speaking at Congress, Mr Biden will say his pr...

Global Covid cases near 298m

Global Covid cases near 298m

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-06 11:12:14

Amid a global scare over the new Omicron strain of Covid-19, the overall number of global coronavirus cases is inching closer to 298 million. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total ca...

Russia warns against outside interference in Kazakhstan

Russia warns against outside interference in Kazakhstan

-- 2022-01-06 09:50:12

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that Kazakhstan could solve its own problems and it was important that no one interfered from the outside, RIA news agency reported. It quoted Peskov...

India reports first omicron-related death

India reports first omicron-related death

-- 2022-01-05 17:12:40

India has reported its first Covid-19 death linked to the fast-spreading omicron variant in the western state of Rajasthan, a federal health ministry official said on Wednesday. Omicron cases in the...

Hong Kong bans flights from eight countries to curb fifth COVID-19 wave

Hong Kong bans flights from eight countries to curb fifth COVID-19 wave

-- 2022-01-05 16:16:47

Hong Kong announced a two-week ban on incoming flights from eight countries, including the United States and Britain, and tightened restrictions on Wednesday as authorities feared the fifth wave of CO...

Tempers fray in Australia as COVID-19 cases hit new highs

Tempers fray in Australia as COVID-19 cases hit new highs

-- 2022-01-05 15:38:30

Australia's daily COVID-19 cases hit a record high for a third day on Wednesday, further straining hospital resources and testing facilities as public anger grew over the handling of the fast-moving o...

Indian health experts urge preparations for another wave of Covid-19

Indian health experts urge preparations for another wave of Covid-19

-- 2022-01-05 14:13:39

New Covid-19 cases in India surged to 58,097 on Wednesday, a doubling of the daily tally over the past four days, as health experts called for preparations to ensure hospitals are not overwhelmed by a...

Tropical bay from 'The Beach' reopens after more than three years

Tropical bay from 'The Beach' reopens after more than three years

-- 2022-01-05 12:16:13

A Thai bay that was made famous by its appearance in the film The Beach starring Leonardo DiCaprio has been reopened after more than three years. Maya Bay, on the island of Phi Phi Leh, was c...

US reports nearly 1 million Covid cases in 24 hours, a global record

US reports nearly 1 million Covid cases in 24 hours, a global record

-- 2022-01-05 12:00:49

The United States reported nearly 1 million new coronavirus infections on Monday, the highest daily tally of any country in the world and nearly double the previous US peak set a week ago as the sprea...

Global Covid cases near 295m as Omicron spreads

Global Covid cases near 295m as Omicron spreads

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-05 11:37:16

The overall number of global coronavirus cases is fast approaching 295 million, with the new Covid strain Omicron showing a spike in the number of hospitalisations. According to Johns Hopkins Univers...

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile as South breaks ground for 'peace' railway

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile as South breaks ground for 'peace' railway

-- 2022-01-05 10:47:18

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, just hours before South Korean President Moon Jae-in attended a groundbreaking ceremony for a rail line he hopes will e...

Kazakhstan government resigns after violent protests over fuel price hike

Kazakhstan government resigns after violent protests over fuel price hike

-- 2022-01-05 10:44:25

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev accepted the government's resignation on Wednesday, his office said, after violent protests triggered by a fuel price increase rocked the oil-rich Central Asian...

Delhi imposes weekend Covid curfew but election rallies continue

Delhi imposes weekend Covid curfew but election rallies continue

-- 2022-01-04 21:54:09

Authorities in India's capital Delhi on Tuesday ordered people to stay home over coming weekends, with Covid-19 cases quadrupling in a week. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the most senior elected of...

Swedish king, queen test positive for Covid-19

Swedish king, queen test positive for Covid-19

-- 2022-01-04 21:49:23

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia have tested positive for COVID-19, the palace said in a statement on Tuesday. "The King and Queen, who are fully vaccinated with three injections, have...

Indian man arrested for fake online auction of Muslim women

Indian man arrested for fake online auction of Muslim women

-- 2022-01-04 20:05:00

Police have arrested a man in India in connection with an app that shared photos of more than 100 Muslim women saying they were on ‘sale’, according to a BBC report. The man is an enginee...