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REUTERS 2021-04-25 13:43:40
By air, by train and by road, India is scrambling to move large quantities of medical oxygen to hospitals in its capital New Delhi and other areas hit hard by a record surge of Covid-19. ARE HOSPITAL...
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At least 27 people were killed and 46 injured in a fire on Saturday at a hospital in southeastern Baghdad that had been equipped to house COVID-19 patients, medical sources at three nearby hospitals s...
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Amid a massive oxygen crisis across the nation, the Indian central government on Saturday decided to waive off the customs duty and health cess on import of oxygen and oxygen-related equipment for thr...
-- 2021-04-24 19:53:36
Southeast Asian leaders said they had agreed on a plan with Myanmar's junta chief on Saturday to end the crisis in the violence-hit nation, including halting the killing of civilian protesters and acc...
Reuters 2021-04-24 19:24:16
Overwhelmed hospitals in India begged for oxygen supplies on Saturday as the country’s coronavirus infections soared again overnight in a “tsunami” of disease, setting a new world re...
REUTERS 2021-04-24 18:12:05
Cambodia closed all markets in the capital Phnom Penh on Saturday to contain a spike in coronavirus infections as thousands of families plead for food during a two-week lockdown. The Southeast Asian...
AP 2021-04-24 17:39:15
Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency is reporting the country’s civil aviation agency has banned all flights to and from India and Pakistan because of the dramatic surge in coronavirus cases...
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Indonesian searchers have recovered debris believed to be from the missing submarine lost in the Bali Sea on Wednesday, the country’s military chief said on Saturday Hopes for the 53 crew are d...
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Southeast Asian leaders began a crisis meeting on Myanmar on Saturday aiming to persuade Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who led the military takeover that sparked turmoil in his country, to forge a...
Reuters 2021-04-24 15:47:43
At least eight people died and 384 were rescued after a glacier broke triggering an avalanche close to the Indo-China border in the Indian state of Uttarakhand on Friday, a government official said....
AP 2021-04-24 15:28:24
In this April 23, 2021, file photo, Health workers carry a patient after a fire in Vijay Vallabh COVID-19 hospital at Virar, near Mumbai, India. India is battling the world’s fastest pace of spr...
-- 2021-04-24 15:27:11
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar’s junta chief, arrived in Jakarta on Saturday for a summit of Southeast Asian leaders centred on the crisis in his country, video footage released by the...
REUTERS 2021-04-24 15:09:51
The United States is deploying a P-8 Poseidon aircraft to assist in the search and rescue operation for a missing Indonesian navy submarine lost in the Bali Sea, as hopes fade for the 53 crew which ar...
Reuters 2021-04-24 14:25:31
India's coronavirus infections rose by 346,786 overnight, the health ministry said on Saturday, setting a new world record for the third consecutive day, as overwhelmed hospitals in the densely-popula...
-- 2021-04-24 14:13:38
The oxygen crisis in the Indian capital is escalating by the day. At least 25 Covid patients on life support have died at a leading Delhi hospital due to a shortage of oxygen. Jaipur Golden Hospital,...
Reuters 2021-04-24 11:15:59
Spanish biologist Carlos Duarte had been at a Saudi royal palace until three o'clock in the morning, waiting for the country's most powerful man. Finally in his hotel room, Duarte awoke hours later a...
REUTERS 2021-04-23 18:15:25
Johnson & Johnson's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be imported to India for "fill and finish" by June or July, financial daily Mint reported on Friday, citing ANI. Fill and finish is...
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A search in the Mediterranean Sea for boats packed with migrants has found ten bodies floating near a capsized rubber boat that was believed to have been carrying 130 people, the French humanitarian o...
-- 2021-04-23 15:36:05
Sirens wailing, a police convoy escorting a tanker carrying oxygen reached a hospital in India's capital just in time, to the huge relief of doctors and relatives of COVID-19 patients counting on the...
REUTERS 2021-04-23 15:08:47
Indonesia will stop issuing visas for foreigners who have been in India in the past 14 days to prevent the spread of different coronavirus strains, a government minister said on Friday. India is faci...
-- 2021-04-23 14:46:15
At least one climber on Mount Everest has tested positive for Covid-19, just weeks after the world's tallest peak reopened to climbers following a year of closure. Norwegian climber Erlend Ness w...
Reuters 2021-04-23 12:27:54
India reported the world's highest daily tally of coronavirus cases for the second day on Friday, surpassing 330,000 new cases, as it struggles with a health system overwhelmed by patients and plagued...
Reuters 2021-04-23 11:41:31
Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Thursday that China hoped the upcoming ASEAN summit on member Myanmar would pave the way for a "soft landing". The in-person summit in Jakarta on Saturday is...
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Nightly clashes and other violent incidents between Palestinians and Israelis in Jerusalem during Ramadan have laid bare simmering tensions in the holy city, reports Reuters. Palestinians have clashe...
Reuters 2021-04-22 17:45:33
Singapore health ministry said on Thursday it will not allow entry to long-term visa holders and short-term visitors with recent travel history to India, which is battling a second wave of COVID-19 in...
SM Najmus Sakib 2021-04-22 17:29:49
Asia-focused overview of the plastic pollution crisis said the oil and gas industries will ramp up plastic production in the coming years raising fears of possible ‘plastic pandemic’ among...
Reuters 2021-04-22 15:11:46
Singapore is quarantining more than 1,100 migrant workers after about a dozen Covid-19 cases were found in a dormitory and was investigating the possibility of re-infections among those who had recove...
Reuters 2021-04-22 13:33:38
Australia said a decision to cancel two accords between Victoria state and China on the Belt and Road Initiative was taken to ensure consistency in foreign relations and was not aimed at any count...
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Around 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far inside China, with an emphasis on front-line workers, university students and people living in border areas, health officials...
REUTERS 2021-04-22 11:34:02
Food insecurity is rising sharply in Myanmar in the wake of the military coup and deepening financial crisis with millions more people expected to go hungry in coming months, the United Nations said o...
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