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India reports 194,720 new Covid cases, tally crosses 36m

India reports 194,720 new Covid cases, tally crosses 36m

-- 2022-01-12 16:03:33

India's Covid-19 tally rose to 36,070,510 on Wednesday, as 194,720 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data. This is the...

South Korea authorises use of Novavax Covid vaccine, imports Pfizer pills

South Korea authorises use of Novavax Covid vaccine, imports Pfizer pills

-- 2022-01-12 12:39:01

South Korea is turning to additional pharmaceutical tools as it looks to pre-empt a surge of COVID-19 omicron infections, authorising the use of Novavax Inc's vaccine on Wednesday and preparing to dis...

Taliban paying in wheat as Afghan economic crisis deepens

Taliban paying in wheat as Afghan economic crisis deepens

-- 2022-01-12 10:34:43

The Taliban administration said on Tuesday it was expanding its 'food for work' programme, in which it uses donated wheat to pay thousands of public sector employees instead of cash as a financial cri...

North Korea launches 'more advanced' missile

North Korea launches 'more advanced' missile

-- 2022-01-11 18:56:18

North Korea appeared to test fire a ballistic missile on Tuesday that may be more capable than the "hypersonic missile" it launched less than a week earlier, South Korea's military said, as Pyongyang...

A million set to throng India's Ganges for holy dip despite COVID-19

A million set to throng India's Ganges for holy dip despite COVID-19

-- 2022-01-11 18:08:30

Nearly one million Hindu worshippers are expected to gather on the banks of the Ganges river this Friday and Saturday for a holy bathe despite galloping COVID-19 infections across the country, an offi...

Alikhan Smailov named Kazakhstan's prime minister

Alikhan Smailov named Kazakhstan's prime minister

-- 2022-01-11 17:35:37

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev nominated Alikhan Smailov for prime minister on Tuesday, and the lower house of parliament swiftly voted him in during a session broadcast live on state televisi...

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar hospitalised with Covid

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar hospitalised with Covid

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-11 15:23:54

Legendary Indian playback singer Lata Mangeshkar, has been hospitalised in the western city of Mumbai after testing positive for Covid-19, reports UNB. The 92-year-old 'Queen of Melody' was rushed to...

India reports 168,063 new Covid-19 cases

India reports 168,063 new Covid-19 cases

-- 2022-01-11 12:32:29

India reported 168,063 new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday, less than the figure of 179,723 the previous day, the health ministry said. Deaths rose by 277 to 484,213, while the tally of infections rea...

Protests from South Korea, Japan as North Korea test fires second missile in a week

Protests from South Korea, Japan as North Korea test fires second missile in a week

-- 2022-01-11 10:55:14

North Korea appeared to test fire a ballistic missile on Tuesday for the second time in less than a week, drawing condemnation from South Korea and Japan where officials said the repeated launches ris...

Israel's Netanyahu and Olmert face off in court in defamation case

Israel's Netanyahu and Olmert face off in court in defamation case

-- 2022-01-10 21:40:40

A judge on Monday proposed a compromise in a defamation case former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched against predecessor Ehud Olmert, a Netanyahu spokesman said. Netanyahu, now Isra...

Putin claims victory in defending Kazakhstan from ‘terrorist uprising’

Putin claims victory in defending Kazakhstan from ‘terrorist uprising’

-- 2022-01-10 19:08:42

Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed victory in defending Kazakhstan from what he described as a foreign-backed terrorist uprising, and promised leaders of other ex-Soviet states that a Moscow...

UN rights envoy urges halt to attacks on Myanmar town as residents trapped

UN rights envoy urges halt to attacks on Myanmar town as residents trapped

-- 2022-01-10 17:34:09

Myanmar's military must halt attacks on the town of Loikaw and lift a blockade on those trying to flee, a UN human rights investigator said on Monday, as a shaken resident described constant shelling...

Average life expectancy in China to reach 78.3 years in 2025

Average life expectancy in China to reach 78.3 years in 2025

-- 2022-01-10 15:54:14

China's average life expectancy is expected to reach 78.3 years in 2025, up from 77.3 years in 2019, according to the country's 14th five-year plan (2021-2025) for public service. The total number of...

Suu Kyi sentenced to four more years in jail over walkie-talkies

Suu Kyi sentenced to four more years in jail over walkie-talkies

-- 2022-01-10 12:04:38

A court in Myanmar sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison on Monday after finding her guilty of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and violating coronavir...

India logs 179,723 fresh Covid cases

India logs 179,723 fresh Covid cases

-- 2022-01-10 11:31:56

India reported 179,723 new Covid-19 infections on Monday, the most since late May, health ministry data showed, taking the total to 35.71 million, reports Reuters. Deaths rose by 146 to 483,936.

Kazakhstan says situation stabilised, president firmly in charge after unrest

Kazakhstan says situation stabilised, president firmly in charge after unrest

-- 2022-01-09 20:33:22

Kazakhstan authorities said on Sunday they had stabilised the situation across the country after the deadliest outbreak of violence in 30 years of independence, and troops from a Russian-led military...

India imposes restrictions to prevent Covid spread

India imposes restrictions to prevent Covid spread

-- 2022-01-09 16:41:44

India reported 159,632 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to spread rapidly in the country, nudging several state governments to impose fresh restriction...

Saudi princess, daughter freed after three years in jail

Saudi princess, daughter freed after three years in jail

-- 2022-01-09 16:15:14

Saudi authorities have released a princess and her daughter who had been detained without charge for nearly three years, her legal advisor said on Saturday. Princess Basmah Bint Saud bin Abdulaziz Al...

Former security chief arrested as Kazakhstan presses crackdown on unrest

Former security chief arrested as Kazakhstan presses crackdown on unrest

-- 2022-01-09 14:16:32

Kazakhstan's former intelligence chief has been arrested on suspicion of treason, the state security agency said on Saturday, as the former Soviet republic cracks down on a wave of unrest and starts t...

Baby lost in Kabul airlift chaos returned to family after long ordeal

Baby lost in Kabul airlift chaos returned to family after long ordeal

-- 2022-01-09 09:21:59

An infant boy handed in desperation to a soldier across an airport wall in the chaos of the American evacuation of Afghanistan has been found and was reunited with his relatives in Kabul on Saturday...

Cambodia to take 'different approaches' to Myanmar crisis as ASEAN chair

Cambodia to take 'different approaches' to Myanmar crisis as ASEAN chair

-- 2022-01-08 20:54:42

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen did not seek to meet former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi during his visit to the country this week and will take "different approaches" to the crisis there, Cambodi...

At least 21 dead as heavy snow traps drivers in their vehicles in Pakistan

At least 21 dead as heavy snow traps drivers in their vehicles in Pakistan

-- 2022-01-08 16:52:56

At least 21 people have died after heavy snow trapped them in their vehicles in Pakistan. The military has been trying to clear roads and rescue people still trapped near the town of Murree located i...

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...

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...

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...

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...