World / Asia

New Zealand halts travel bubble with Australia over Delta variant 23 Jul 2021 - 07:49 pm

ANKARA – New Zealand on Friday announced a temporary end to travel bubble with Australia over the spread of more severe Delta variant...

Vaccinated people make up 75% of recent COVID-19 cases in Singapore, but few fall ill 23 Jul 2021 - 05:01 pm

SINGAPORE - Vaccinated individuals accounted for three-quarters of Singapore's COVID-19 infections in the last four weeks, but they were not falling seriously ill,...

At least 67 dead in India as rains trigger floods, landslides 23 Jul 2021 - 04:57 pm

MUMBAI - At least 67 people have died in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, authorities said on Friday, after torrential monsoon rains...

Pakistan is latest nation to pass 1M virus cases 23 Jul 2021 - 03:36 pm

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has passed the grim milestone of 1 million cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began last year. Pakistan reported another...

Taiwan's COVID-19 curbs drive spike in food packaging waste 23 Jul 2021 - 01:44 pm

TAIPEI: Taiwan has become inundated with waste after a surge COVID-19 cases prompted movement curbs that led to a spike in online shopping...

Digger trucks drafted in to rescue people stranded in China floods 23 Jul 2021 - 01:38 pm

ZHENGZHOU, China: Workers driving construction vehicles rescued stranded residents and delivered food to those still trapped on Friday after days of torrential rain...

WHO urges collaboration on virus origin after China rejects plan for probe 23 Jul 2021 - 12:59 pm

GENEVA: All countries must work together to investigate the origin of the coronavirus that sparked the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said...

Vaccinated people in Singapore make up three-quarters of recent COVID-19 cases 23 Jul 2021 - 12:43 pm

SINGAPORE: Three quarters of Singapore's COVID-19 infections in the last four weeks were among vaccinated individuals, government data shows, as a rapid ramp-up...

Sydney's COVID-19 outbreak throws harsh spotlight on Australia vaccine rollout 23 Jul 2021 - 11:49 am

SYDNEY: Australia's New South Wales state on Friday reported its biggest daily rise in new COVID-19 cases this year, prompting a tighter lockdown...

Bangkok closes public spaces as virus surges in Thailand 23 Jul 2021 - 11:40 am

BANGKOK: Thailand’s already locked down capital shut parks and the few remaining public places available to residents Friday, as the country registered a...

Philippines to bar travel from Malaysia, Thailand to curb Delta's spread 23 Jul 2021 - 11:24 am

MANILA: The Philippines will ban travellers coming from Malaysia and Thailand, as well as tighten restrictions in the Manila area, in a bid...

Taiwan to ease COVID-19 restrictions as cases drop 23 Jul 2021 - 11:21 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan will ease its COVID-19 restrictions next week though some will remain in place, the government said on Friday, with rapidly falling...

Heavy rains kill 18 in India, dozens feared trapped in landslides 23 Jul 2021 - 11:06 am

MUMBAI: At least 18 people have died in the western Indian state of Maharashtra after torrential monsoon rains caused landslides and flooding that...

More than 90% of adult Beijing residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19 22 Jul 2021 - 02:49 pm

BEIJING: China's capital Beijing has fully vaccinated nearly 91% of its adult residents against COVID-19, data from the municipal government showed, as the...

U.S. donates 3 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses to Vietnam 22 Jul 2021 - 01:53 pm

WASHINGTON: The U.S. government will send 3 million more doses of the Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam on Thursday, bringing total donations...

Samoan seasonal workers sing during Australian hotel quarantine 22 Jul 2021 - 01:32 pm

CANBERRA: Australia's strict hotel quarantine requirements leaves most people frustrated and angry, but a group of quarantined seasonal workers from Samoa sang from...

S.Korea reports highest daily increase in COVID-19 cases 22 Jul 2021 - 12:23 pm

SEOUL: South Korea on Thursday reported another daily record of 1,842 coronavirus cases, as it struggles to tame its worst-ever wave of outbreaks...

Delta variant taking hold of Indonesia's Papua as hospitals near capacity 22 Jul 2021 - 11:36 am

JAKARTA: Hospitals in Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua are nearing full capacity amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, with health officials bracing for...