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India starts evacuating parts of east coast ahead of cyclone

India starts evacuating parts of east coast ahead of cyclone

REUTERS 2021-05-24 19:45:01

Indian authorities began evacuating thousands of people from coastal areas in two states on Monday as a powerful cyclone bore down on the country's east coast, complicating efforts to control the COVI...

India evacuating thousands of people from coastal areas ahead of cyclone

India evacuating thousands of people from coastal areas ahead of cyclone

-- 2021-05-24 18:28:16

Indian authorities began evacuating thousands of people from coastal areas in two states on Monday as a powerful cyclone bore down on the country's east coast, complicating efforts to control the COVI...

Nepal says Everest climbing continues despite reports of COVID-19

Nepal says Everest climbing continues despite reports of COVID-19

-- 2021-05-24 18:24:27

A Nepali government official said on Monday that many foreign climbers were continuing their attempts to summit Mount Everest despite reports of a COVID-19 outbreak at the base camp of the world's tal...

Myanmar may not accept Rohingya violating own laws, junta leader says

Myanmar may not accept Rohingya violating own laws, junta leader says

REUTERS 2021-05-24 17:26:36

Myanmar may not accept hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled to Bangladesh from the Rakhine state of Myanmar. Myanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing gave the indication in his fi...

Suu Kyi appears in court in person for first time since coup

Suu Kyi appears in court in person for first time since coup

Reuters 2021-05-24 14:17:29

Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in person at a court hearing on Monday for the first time since her government was overthrown by the military in a Feb1 coup, her lawyer told Reuters...

India COVID-19 death toll passes 300,000

India COVID-19 death toll passes 300,000

-- 2021-05-24 11:00:16

India crossed another grim milestone Monday of more than 300,000 people lost to the coronavirus as a devastating surge of new infections that exploded with fury has shown signs of easing. The milesto...

Fighting surges in Myanmar's growing anti-junta conflict

Fighting surges in Myanmar's growing anti-junta conflict

Reuters 2021-05-24 10:51:46

Fighters opposed to Myanmar's military junta fought with troops in the east of the country on Sunday and claimed to have killed more than 13 members of the security forces, captured four and razed a p...

Wuhan lab researchers sought hospital care before Covid outbreak disclosed, report says

Wuhan lab researchers sought hospital care before Covid outbreak disclosed, report says

Reuters 2021-05-24 10:30:46

Three researchers from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) sought hospital care in November 2019, months before China disclosed the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wall Street Journal reported on S...

Belarus forces airliner to land and arrests opposition journalist

Belarus forces airliner to land and arrests opposition journalist

Reuters 2021-05-24 10:21:08

Belarusian authorities scrambled a fighter jet and flagged what turned out to be a false bomb alert to force a Ryanair plane to land on Sunday and then detained an opposition-minded journalist who was...

Europe embraces gradual return to normal life

Europe embraces gradual return to normal life

-- 2021-05-24 10:12:50

Europe is embracing a cautious but steady return to normal life as lockdowns are gradually being eased in many countries ahead of a much-awaited tourist season. Normality was seen returning as cinema...

21 runners die after severe weather strikes ultramarathon in China

21 runners die after severe weather strikes ultramarathon in China

-- 2021-05-24 10:04:35

Twenty-one runners have died after extreme weather struck a long-distance race in north-western China. High winds and freezing rain hit participants in the 100km (60-mile) ultramarathon in the Ye...

Japan opens mass vaccination sites for elderly

Japan opens mass vaccination sites for elderly

Reuters 2021-05-24 09:44:24

Japan opened two mass inoculation centres on Monday as the country races to vaccinate most of its elderly population against Covid-19 before the start of the Tokyo Olympics. The centres in Tokyo and...

Delhi to ease COVID-19 restrictions as cases drop

Delhi to ease COVID-19 restrictions as cases drop

-- 2021-05-24 09:21:05

India's capital New Delhi will start relaxing its strict coronavirus lockdown next week if new cases continue to drop in the city, its chief minister said on Sunday. The nation on Sunday reported 240...

Italian cable car crash kills at least 13, injures three

Italian cable car crash kills at least 13, injures three

REUTERS 2021-05-23 21:37:50

At least 13 people died and three were seriously injured on Sunday when a cable car linking Italy's Lake Maggiore with a nearby mountain in the Alps plunged 20 metres to the ground, local officials an...

More than 125,000 Myanmar school teachers suspended

More than 125,000 Myanmar school teachers suspended

-- 2021-05-23 12:11:03

More than 125,000 school teachers in Myanmar have been suspended by the military authorities for joining a civil disobedience movement to oppose the military coup in February, an official of the Myanm...

Trump faces lawsuit for calling Covid-19 ‘China virus’

Trump faces lawsuit for calling Covid-19 ‘China virus’

-- 2021-05-22 21:49:56

Former United States President Donald Trump is being sued by a Chinese American civil rights group over his use of the terms “Chinese virus”, “Wuhan virus” and “Kung Flu...

Covid spreads to rural India as deaths again rise above 4,000

Covid spreads to rural India as deaths again rise above 4,000

REUTERS 2021-05-22 21:44:58

India's COVID-19 outbreak has stabilised in parts of the country, a government official said, but deaths rose by 4,194 on Saturday and infections were spreading in rural areas where public health serv...

Climbing guide says coronavirus infects at least 100 on Everest

Climbing guide says coronavirus infects at least 100 on Everest

-- 2021-05-22 20:32:31

An expert climbing guide said Saturday that a coronavirus outbreak on Mount Everest has infected at least 100 climbers and support staff, giving the first comprehensive estimate amid official Nepalese...

Nepal plunges into fresh political turmoil as parliament dissolved

Nepal plunges into fresh political turmoil as parliament dissolved

-- 2021-05-22 19:24:36

Nepal plunged into fresh political turmoil on Saturday as President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved parliament and fixed general elections in November amid a worsening COVID-19 outbreak. The surprise a...

China reiterates promise regarding Rohingya repatriation

China reiterates promise regarding Rohingya repatriation

-- 2021-05-22 17:35:29

Efforts are underway to resume tripartite talks among Bangladesh, China and Myanmar on Rohingya repatriation even though the negotiation with Myanmar remains halted for a long time due to the Covid-19...

Suu Kyi going to face trial at court soon, Myanmar junta says

Suu Kyi going to face trial at court soon, Myanmar junta says

REUTERS 2021-05-22 16:37:27

Myanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing said deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi was healthy at home and would appear in court in a few days, in his first interview since overthrowing her in a Feb 1 coup....

Nigerian army chief killed in plane crash

Nigerian army chief killed in plane crash

-- 2021-05-22 13:31:53

Nigeria's army chief, Lt-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, has been killed in a plane crash in the north-western state of Kaduna, officials say. The incident happened as the plane was trying to land in bad w...

Covid deaths in Latin America surpass 1 million

Covid deaths in Latin America surpass 1 million

Reuters 2021-05-22 12:16:52

The death toll from Covid-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean passed 1 million people on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pandemic worsening in the part of the world with the highest p...

Mumbai gears up for a potential third wave of Covid-19

Mumbai gears up for a potential third wave of Covid-19

Reuters 2021-05-22 11:09:46

India's crowded financial hub Mumbai won plaudits this year for tackling the second wave of the pandemic better than any other metropolis in the country - and it is gearing up to get ahead of a potent...

Israel-Palestinian conflict: Aid arrives in Gaza hours after ceasefire

Israel-Palestinian conflict: Aid arrives in Gaza hours after ceasefire

-- 2021-05-22 10:48:15

The first convoys of humanitarian aid have arrived in Gaza, hours after a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants came into effect. Thousands of Palestinians returned home to scenes of...

Prince William slams BBC over deceitful Diana interview

Prince William slams BBC over deceitful Diana interview

-- 2021-05-21 21:47:19

Britain's Prince William accused the BBC of failing his mother Princess Diana and poisoning her relationship with Prince Charles after an inquiry found a journalist for the broadcaster deceitfully obt...

China proposes setting up int’l forum on vaccine cooperation

China proposes setting up int’l forum on vaccine cooperation

-- 2021-05-21 21:44:40

China has proposed setting up an international forum on vaccine cooperation for vaccine-developing and producing countries, companies and other stakeholders to explore ways of promoting fair and equit...

Israeli forces attack Palestinians at Al Aqsa despite ceasefire deal

Israeli forces attack Palestinians at Al Aqsa despite ceasefire deal

-- 2021-05-21 20:43:41

Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and fired tear gas at Palestinians after Friday prayers hours despite signing a ceasefire agreement with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Dozens of Palestin...

IMF says ending COVID-19 pandemic possible at cost of $50b

IMF says ending COVID-19 pandemic possible at cost of $50b

REUTERS 2021-05-21 19:26:11

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday unveiled a $50 billion proposal to end the COVID-19 pandemic by vaccinating at least 40 per cent of the population in all countries by the end of 2021 a...

UNICEF calls for $164m to procure oxygen, medical supplies in S Asia

UNICEF calls for $164m to procure oxygen, medical supplies in S Asia

UNB 2021-05-21 19:01:20

UNICEF urgently requires $164 million to procure oxygen and testing supplies, medical equipment, personal protective equipment and infection prevention and control material to help save lives amid a d...