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India coronavirus cases cross 3.0m mark as economy opens up

Reuters 2020-08-23 19:15:16

The number of coronavirus infections in India crossed the 3.0 million mark with 69,239 new cases reported on Sunday even as the country opened up various sectors from a lockdown that ground businesses...

China approves human testing for coronavirus vaccine grown in insect cells

-- 2020-08-22 21:41:08

China has approved human testing for a potential coronavirus vaccine cultivated within insect cells, local government in the southwestern city of Chengdu said on Saturday. China is in a global race t...

India coronavirus cases jump by record as tally nears 3 million

-- 2020-08-22 15:02:23

India reported a record daily jump of coronavirus infections on Saturday, bringing the total near 3 million and piling pressure on authorities to curb huge gatherings as a major religious festival beg...

South Korea expands social distancing rules as coronavirus outbreak grows

-- 2020-08-22 13:12:26

South Korea said on Saturday it will roll out tougher social distancing guidelines to curb the spread of coronavirus nationwide as it battles a new outbreak of the disease spreading from the capital,...

Australia coronavirus hotspot state records 13 new deaths, stable infections

-- 2020-08-22 12:17:45

Australia’s second most populous state, Victoria, reported 13 new coronavirus deaths in the 24 hours to Saturday morning, authorities said, while new infections in the hotspot state remained bel...

New Zealand court set to sentence Christchurch mosque shooter

-- 2020-08-21 20:32:10

A New Zealand court will begin hearings on Monday on the sentencing of a suspected white supremacist accused of killing 51 Muslim worshippers in a massacre that shocked the world and prompted a global...

Singapore scientists find coronavirus variant with milder infections

-- 2020-08-21 19:44:45

Researchers in Singapore have discovered a new variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus that causes milder infections, according to a study published in The Lancet medical journal this week. The study sho...

Indonesia books 40m coronavirus vaccine doses from Sinovac

-- 2020-08-21 19:24:37

China's Sinovac Biotech has committed to provide up to 40 million coronavirus vaccine doses to Indonesia's government between November and March, a minister said, as the Southeast Asian nation seeks t...

Myanmar locks down Rakhine capital

Reuters 2020-08-21 18:23:27

Myanmar has locked down the capital of conflict-torn Rakhine State after an outbreak of a novel coronavirus strain that officials said was more infectious than that previously seen in the country. Ni...

Iran detained UAE ship, crew on Monday: State TV

-- 2020-08-20 19:53:02

Iran seized a United Arab Emirates-registered ship violating its territorial waters this week, Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, adding that UAE coastguards killed two Iranian fishermen on the...

Iran announces locally made ballistic and cruise missiles amid US tensions

REUTERS 2020-08-20 15:16:04

Iran unveiled a surface-to-surface ballistic missile that Defence Minister Amir Hatami said had a range of 1,400 kilometres and a new cruise missile on Thursday, ignoring US demands that Tehran halt i...

India reports record daily jump of 69,652 in coronavirus infections

Reuters 2020-08-20 13:28:00

India reported a record daily jump of 69,652 coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the total number of cases to 2.84 million, data from the federal health ministry showed. It reported 977 new de...

China-developed vaccine against African swine fever effective, to enter expanding trials

Global Times 2020-08-19 16:06:51

A China-developed vaccine that protects pigs from African swine fever (ASF) will likely be used to vaccinate about 10,000 pigs in the expanded clinical and production trial stage, after previous tests...

Michelle Obama presses fight for Biden with attack on Trump

-- 2020-08-18 18:39:06

Former first lady Michelle Obama launched a blistering attack on President Donald Trump on Monday and urged Americans to elect Democrat Joe Biden in November to end the chaos she said had been created...

‘Impossible’ that Beirut port blast was caused by Hezbollah arms, says president

-- 2020-08-18 14:16:20

Lebanese President Michel Aoun dismissed as “impossible” the chance that a vast explosion in Beirut’s port this month was caused by a blast from a deposit of Hezbollah arms, but said...

Migrants return to Delhi as India's Covid-19 deaths top 50,000

-- 2020-08-18 10:28:00

India’s Covid-19 deaths topped 50,000 on Monday, five months after the country reported its first such fatality, as migrant workers poured back into major cities in hopes of regaining work after...

Pakistani army chief visits Saudi Arabia to revive ties strained over Kashmir

-- 2020-08-17 19:28:47

Pakistan’s army chief was visiting Saudi Arabia on Monday in an effort to ease a row between the two countries over policy towards the disputed region of Kashmir. The argument, brought on by Pa...

China confirms its first Covid-19 vaccine patent

Xinhua 2020-08-17 18:31:51

National Intellectual Property Administration has granted the China's first patent for a COVID-19 vaccine. The patent was jointly applied for by a research team with the Academy of Military Sciences...

Back to the paddy fields. Covid smashes Indian middle-class dreams

Reuters 2020-08-17 15:29:31

Until late March, Ashish Kumar was helping to make plastic boxes for Ferrero Rocher praline chocolates and the plastic spoons tucked inside Kinder Joy eggs to scoop out the milky sweet cream inside....

South Korea battles worst virus outbreak in months

Reuters 2020-08-17 14:23:58

South Korea warned on Monday of a looming novel coronavirus crisis as new outbreaks flared, including one linked to a church where more than 300 members of the congregation have been infected but hund...

India's Congress seeks probe into Facebook's treatment of BJP

Reuters 2020-08-17 12:29:37

India’s main opposition Congress party called on Sunday for a parliamentary panel to investigate what it said was favourable treatment by Facebook’s India team towards the country’s...

New Zealand’s Ardern postpones election as coronavirus flares up

-- 2020-08-17 12:21:14

New Zealand’s prime minister postponed the country’s general election on Monday by a month to Oct. 17 as the city of Auckland remains in lockdown due to a new outbreak of the coronavirus....

Telephone lines between UAE, Israel open

-- 2020-08-16 19:32:14

Telephone lines between the United Arab Emirates and Israel were open on Sunday in a development the Israeli communications minister hailed as important for normalising ties between the countries. Is...

Hundreds join Thai anti-government protest

-- 2020-08-16 15:01:58

More than a thousand protesters gathered in Thailand’s capital Bangkok on Sunday to demand the resignation of the government, changes to the constitution and an end to the harassment of oppositi...

South Korea accuses religious sect leader as Covid-19 cases surge

-- 2020-08-16 13:08:38

South Korea accused the leader of a religious sect on Sunday of violating self-isolation rules and obstructing investigations into the country’s biggest outbreak of new coronavirus in five month...

Landslide in Nepal claims 18 lives; 21 missing

-- 2020-08-16 10:29:27

The personnel from Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Nepal Army along with local people continued on Sunday to search for missing people in a massive landslide that has killed at least 18 people in...

India legend MS Dhoni retires at 39

-- 2020-08-15 21:18:48

India great and World Cup-winning captain MS Dhoni has retired, reports BBC. Dhoni, 39, led India to the World Twenty20 title in 2007 and World Cup glory in 2011. "Thanks a lot for your love and sup...

Maldives receives $197m in aid to fight COVID-19

Xinhua 2020-08-15 19:02:22

The Maldives has received foreign aid amounting to 197 million US dollars amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, local media citing the President's Office reported here Saturday. Policy Secretary of the Presi...

WW2 anniversary: Japan pledges never to repeat tragedy of war

-- 2020-08-15 18:06:42

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaking on the 75th anniversary of Japan’s World War Two surrender, pledged never to repeat the tragedy of war and Emperor Naruhito expressed “deep rem...

Indian and Nepali PMs speak for first time since land dispute

-- 2020-08-15 17:55:21

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepali counterpart KP Sharma Oli spoke on Saturday for the first time since a diplomatic spat over a map and a disputed area of territory erupted earlier th...