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India begins delivering Covid jabs to remote areas by drone

India begins delivering Covid jabs to remote areas by drone

-- 2021-10-07 11:18:28

India has begun delivering Covid-19 vaccines by commercial drones to speed up the vaccination drive, a senior government scientist told the BBC. Dr Samiran Panda said drones are being used to...

Australia says return of French ambassador to aid repair of bilateral ties

Australia says return of French ambassador to aid repair of bilateral ties

-- 2021-10-07 10:59:13

Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne on Thursday said the return of France's ambassador to Canberra will help repair relations between the two countries which were damaged when Australia cancelle...

Earthquake kills at least 20 in Pakistan

Earthquake kills at least 20 in Pakistan

-- 2021-10-07 10:17:06

At least 20 people were killed and more than 200 injured when an earthquake struck southern Pakistan, Disaster Management Authority Director General Naseer Nasir said on Thursday, reports Reuters. Th...

Pandemic affects 248 million students in India, UNESCO says

Pandemic affects 248 million students in India, UNESCO says

-- 2021-10-06 16:51:04

India's school closures and its children's lack of smartphone and internet facilities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic have worsened an educational divide, the UN cultural agency said, flagging risks to y...

ASEAN mulls excluding Myanmar junta chief from summit

ASEAN mulls excluding Myanmar junta chief from summit

-- 2021-10-06 13:36:52

Southeast Asian countries are discussing not inviting the head of Myanmar's junta to a summit this month, due to the military's failure to make progress on an agreed roadmap to restore peace in the st...

Military relations with China worst in 40 years, says Taiwan

Military relations with China worst in 40 years, says Taiwan

-- 2021-10-06 13:00:58

Military relations with China are at their worst in 40 years, Taiwan's defence minister has said. Chiu Kuo-cheng also warned China would be capable of mounting a full-scale invasion of the island...

China could surprise the world at Glasgow climate talks: Al Gore

China could surprise the world at Glasgow climate talks: Al Gore

-- 2021-10-06 10:45:35

Former US Vice President Al Gore is hopeful China and the United States will set aside their differences at UN climate change talks in Glasgow, just as they came together in 2015 to help hammer out th...

India's Supreme Court orders states to pay $672 compensation for each COVID death

India's Supreme Court orders states to pay $672 compensation for each COVID death

-- 2021-10-05 20:18:38

India's top court ordered state authorities to pay $672 (50,000 rupees) as compensation for each death caused by COVID-19, as a way to help families cope with the loss, according to its order reviewed...

China property sector woes deepen as markets await Evergrande deal

China property sector woes deepen as markets await Evergrande deal

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-10-05 11:45:04

As investors were abuzz on Tuesday with cash-strapped China Evergrande Group's possible sale of a stake in a unit to raise as much as $5.0 billion, more Chinese property developers grappled with ratin...

Japan parliament elects former diplomat Kishida as new PM

Japan parliament elects former diplomat Kishida as new PM

-- 2021-10-04 16:43:28

Japan's parliament on Monday elected Fumio Kishida, a former moderate turned hawk, as prime minister. He'll face an economy battered by the pandemic, security threats from China and North Korea and le...

Indonesia to reopen Bali for visitors of some countries from Oct 14

Indonesia to reopen Bali for visitors of some countries from Oct 14

-- 2021-10-04 14:51:16

Indonesia will reopen its tourist island Bali for some international travellers, including those from China, New Zealand, and Japan, among others, from Oct. 14, senior cabinet minister Luhut Pandjaita...

Taliban say forces destroyed IS cell in Kabul hours after blast

Taliban say forces destroyed IS cell in Kabul hours after blast

-- 2021-10-04 13:02:44

Taliban government forces destroyed an Islamic State cell in the north of Kabul late on Sunday, a spokesperson for the movement said, after a blast outside a mosque in the Afghan capital killed and...

New Zealand abandons elimination strategy as Delta persists

New Zealand abandons elimination strategy as Delta persists

-- 2021-10-04 12:50:08

New Zealand on Monday abandoned its strategy of eliminating coronavirus amid a persistent Delta outbreak, and will instead look to live with the virus and control its spread as vaccinations rise. The...

Pakistan's finance minister among over 700 Pakistanis named in Pandora Papers

Pakistan's finance minister among over 700 Pakistanis named in Pandora Papers

-- 2021-10-04 11:37:24

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) on Sunday unveiled “Pandora Papers” — a major international research into the financial secrets held by hig...

Two Koreas restore hotlines as North urges South to mend relations

Two Koreas restore hotlines as North urges South to mend relations

-- 2021-10-04 10:50:14

The two Koreas on Monday restored their hotlines that the North severed months ago, with Pyongyang urging Seoul to step up efforts to improve relations after criticising what it called double standard...

Blast in Afghanistan's Kabul kills several civilians, says Taliban

Blast in Afghanistan's Kabul kills several civilians, says Taliban

-- 2021-10-03 19:33:04

Several civilians were killed in an explosion in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul on Sunday, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Twitter.The blast was near the entrance of the Edi Gah m...

Mamata retains chief minister’s post with record win in by-polls

Mamata retains chief minister’s post with record win in by-polls

-- 2021-10-03 16:57:30

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has won the Bhabanipur by-polls over her BJP opponent by a record margin of 58,832 votes, according to The Indian Express. The election was crucial to the A...

Duterte daughter running for Philippines' president in 2022 elections

Duterte daughter running for Philippines' president in 2022 elections

-- 2021-10-03 10:35:43

Philippine President Rodrigo's daughter would run for president in next year's election and her father's long-time aide, who filed his vice presidential candidacy, would be her running mate, broadcast...

US asked to unfreeze Iran's $10b to show good will: Iran official

US asked to unfreeze Iran's $10b to show good will: Iran official

-- 2021-10-03 10:31:18

Iran's foreign minister said on Saturday that US officials tried to discuss restarting nuclear talks last month, but he insisted Washington must first release $10 billion of Tehran's frozen funds as a...

14 Myanmar nationals arrested in India

14 Myanmar nationals arrested in India

-- 2021-10-02 20:11:48

Authorities in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur have apprehended as many as 14 Myanmar nationals for allegedly entering the country using fake identity cards India shares a long land border o...

Qataris vote in country's first legislative elections

Qataris vote in country's first legislative elections

-- 2021-10-02 19:29:59

Qataris began voting on Saturday in the Gulf Arab state's first legislative elections for two-thirds of the advisory Shura Council in a vote that has stirred domestic debate about electoral inclusion...

Philippine President Duterte says he is retiring from politics

Philippine President Duterte says he is retiring from politics

-- 2021-10-02 16:11:08

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday he was retiring from politics, a surprise move that fuelled speculation he was clearing the way for his daughter to run to succeed him, despite he...

China's largest ever air incursion angers Taiwan

China's largest ever air incursion angers Taiwan

-- 2021-10-02 14:10:14

Taiwan sharply criticised China on Saturday after Beijing marked the founding of the People's Republic of China with the largest ever incursion by the Chinese air force into the island's air defence z...

Voting begins in Qatar's first legislative polls

Voting begins in Qatar's first legislative polls

-- 2021-10-02 13:56:18

Qataris began voting on Saturday in the Gulf Arab state's first legislative elections for two-thirds of the advisory Shura Council in a vote that has stirred domestic debate about electoral inclusion...

N Korea says it fired new anti-aircraft missile in test

N Korea says it fired new anti-aircraft missile in test

-- 2021-10-02 12:33:08

North Korea fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile on Thursday, state media KCNA reported, the latest in a recent series of weapons tests that has come as denuclearisation talks with the United...

Afghan girls waiting for Taliban plan to reopen schools

Afghan girls waiting for Taliban plan to reopen schools

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-10-02 11:45:35

Afghan girls waiting for Taliban plan to reopen schools As the weeks pass in Afghanistan, the new Taliban administration has yet to announce when it will re-open secondary schools for girls, leaving...

‘Redouble pressure on Myanmar to ensure Rohingya repatriation‘

‘Redouble pressure on Myanmar to ensure Rohingya repatriation‘

-- 2021-10-01 23:27:27

Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah's killing should be a clarion call to the international community to redouble its pressure on Myanmar to recognise the Rohingya and accept their return to their homes in Ra...

ARSA blames ‘transnational border-based criminals’ for Rohingya leader’s killing

ARSA blames ‘transnational border-based criminals’ for Rohingya leader’s killing

-- 2021-10-01 20:09:45

Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), an insurgent group that is active in the Rakhine State of Myanmar, has blamed ‘transnational border-based criminals’ for the recent killing of Rohing...

Sri Lanka lifts six-week virus lockdown amid economic worries

Sri Lanka lifts six-week virus lockdown amid economic worries

-- 2021-10-01 17:26:11

Sri Lanka lifted a six-week lockdown Friday as COVID-19 cases and deaths decline but will restrict people's movement for work and obtaining essentials only - which are running short in the island coun...

Bangkok braces for possible flooding as rains continue

Bangkok braces for possible flooding as rains continue

-- 2021-10-01 09:37:19

Authorities sandbagged low-lying areas in the Thai capital and checked pumping stations Thursday along the Chao Phraya River in preparation for possible flooding as dams upstream, swollen by heavy rai...