Japan: State of emergency declared till August 31 to prevent spread of COVID-19
Tokyo [Japan]: Japan on Saturday declared a state of emergency to Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, Osaka, and Okinawa Prefectures and…
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Vaccinated people make up 75% of recent Covid-19 cases in Singapore
Vaccinated individuals accounted for three-quarters of Singapore’s COVID-19 infections in the last four weeks, but they were not falling seriously…
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Magnitude 6.7 earthquake rocks Philippines, no tsunami threat
A strong earthquake shook the Philippines on Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported, but it was deep, and local authorities…
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Covid: South Korea to extend social distancing rules in Seoul for 2 more weeks
South Korea, which is currently battling its worst of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, said on Friday it will extend…
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WADA says it’s in discussions with Russia’s anti-doping agency over a dispute.
Tokyo, Jul 20 (Sputnik) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) continues to work with the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) on restoring…
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The Afghan war: It’s going to impact all of us!
The 20-year war in Afghanistan has been abandoned, with the United States announcing in mid-September that it will withdraw its…
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Lockdown returns in Australia’s Melbourne due to growing Covid clusters
Amid concern over rising Covid cases in Australia, the country’s largest city Melbourne has been put under a 5-day strict…
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Indonesia becomes Asia’s hotspot, reports 54,000 Covid-19 virus cases
Indonesia reported more than 54,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time Wednesday, surpassing recent daily infections in India, whose…
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Magnitude 5.4 earthquake registered near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula – Seismologists
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY: A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East on…
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Indonesia reports record daily COVID-19 cases at 47,899
Jakarta: Indonesia on Tuesday recorded 47,899 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, marking the highest daily spike…
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Hong Kong’s longest railway line to open fully
Tuen Ma Line, the longest railway line in Hong Kong, will fully open on Sunday, running through the eastern and…
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China Space Station: First crewed mission to construct new orbiting laboratory launched
China on Thursday successfully launched its crewed spacecraft, sending three astronauts to its space station’s core module Tianhe for a…
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Putin lashes out at US after ‘constructive’ talks with Joe Biden
“As for the general assessment, I believe there was no hostility at all,” Putin said during his solo press briefing,…
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Provincial lawmaker threatens to kill KP Sharma Oli
Narottam Baidhya, a provincial lawmaker from Bagmati Province, threatened to kill Oli while criticizing the recent expansion of cabinet and…
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Thousands of wild animals were sold in Wuhan markets
The wild animals that were sold included mammals such as civet cats, mink and raccoon dogs, which are known to…
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Hong Kong opens vaccine drive to children
Government officials said Thursday they will offer the vaccine to about 240,000 children from 12 to 15 years old starting…
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Afghanistan: Taliban declare three-day Eid ceasefire
The Taliban has declared a three-day ceasefire across Afghanistan to mark this week’s Eid al-Fitr holiday, two days after more…
