World / Asia

More than 2 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines to become available India soon, govt advisor says 13 May 2021 - 02:54 pm

Mumbai: More than 2 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines will likely be available in India between August to December this year, a top...

Maldives approves Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine 13 May 2021 - 02:31 pm

Moscow: Maldives have approved Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine for domestic use, the 64th country to do so outside of Russia, the Russian...

Taiwan, hit by power outage, works to restore supply by evening 13 May 2021 - 12:52 pm

Taipei: Tech powerhouse Taiwan started phased blackouts islandwide on Thursday after an outage at a coal- and gas-fired power plant hit 6 million...

Indian states turn to anti-parasitic drug to fight COVID-19 against WHO advice 13 May 2021 - 10:54 am

Bengaluru: At least two Indian states have said they plan to dose their populations with the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to protect against severe...

Japan vaccine chief blames drug approval system for slow inoculation drive 13 May 2021 - 10:37 am

Tokyo: Japan's Covid-19 vaccine chief has blamed a rigid drug approval system for a slow inoculation campaign that is relying on only one...

Sri Lanka imposes mandatory quarantine for all travelers until May 31 12 May 2021 - 11:39 pm

With the spike in number of COVID-19 cases recorded in Sri Lanka, the quarantine process for passengers arriving in the country has been...

Australia tracing source of COVID-19 case in Victoria state 12 May 2021 - 05:20 pm

SYDNEY: Authorities in Australia's second most populous state warned on Wednesday the next few days would be critical to preventing a coronavirus outbreak...

Malaysia raises alert over spiking COVID-19 cases 12 May 2021 - 05:08 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's ministry of health on Wednesday cautioned that the country has yet to see the worst of a current surge in...

Magnitude 5.8 quake hits south of Philippine capital, no damage expected 12 May 2021 - 04:39 pm

MANILA: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck south of the Philippine capital early on Wednesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and...

India's COVID-19 deaths cross quarter million as virus ravages countryside 12 May 2021 - 01:05 pm

NEW DELHI - India's coronavirus deaths crossed a quarter million on Wednesday in the deadliest 24 hours since the pandemic began, as the...

Indonesia study finds China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine effective in medical staff 12 May 2021 - 12:21 pm

JAKARTA - China's Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine was 98% effective at preventing death and 96% effective at preventing hospitalisation among a group of...

Taiwan says China seeking political gain with Honduras vaccine move 12 May 2021 - 09:27 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan condemned China on Wednesday for seeking to use vaccines for political gain after Taipei's diplomatic ally Honduras said it was considering...

Japan's coronavirus vaccine booking system crashes 12 May 2021 - 09:21 am

TOKYO: Technical problems derailed Japan's coronavirus vaccination booking system on Wednesday, compounding frustration over the government's handling of new outbreaks of infections and...

Japanese region says deaths at home surge amid COVID-19 wave 11 May 2021 - 01:20 pm

Tokyo: A growing number of Japanese people are dying of COVID-19 at home as more infectious variants of the coronavirus fuel a fourth...

Australia's Victoria on alert after first COVID-19 case in two months 11 May 2021 - 01:09 pm

SYDNEY - Australia's second most populous state reported a locally acquired COVID-19 case for the first time in more than two months on...

Australia unveils years of budget deficits to sustain recovery 11 May 2021 - 12:49 pm

Australia's government pledged billions in spending on Tuesday to sustain an economic recovery from the COVID-19 slump that has blitzed even the most...