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Sydney tightens lockdown as coronavirus cases rise

Sydney, capital of New South Wales and one of Australia's...

India orders 660m vaccine doses amidst warnings over shortages

The Indian government has ordered 660 million vaccine doses for...

Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed in clashes in Afghanistan

Danish Siddiqui, a chief photographer of Reuters who was based...

Women’s groups call for UN force in Afghanistan

Women’s rights supporters and faith leaders are calling for a...

Pakistan to bring cryptocurrency boom out of the dark

Once a week Ghulam Ahmed, 38, takes time out from...

Afghan gov’t says it retook border crossing, Taliban denies

Afghan security forces have retaken control of a major southern...

Indonesia bracing for worsening Covid outbreak

Indonesia is bracing for its Covid-19 outbreak to get worse...

Global coronavirus cases top 188 million

The global Covid-19 caseload has now surpassed 188 million, with...

Nearly 3,000 confined to cabins after COVID-19 case on Singapore cruise

A Genting Cruise Lines ship on a "cruise to nowhere"...

Taliban claims to control key Afghanistan-Pakistan border

Taliban fighters on Wednesday said they have gained control over...

S Korea extends Covid restrictions far and wide as new cases spike to record

South Korea tightened social distancing rules across most of the...

Six Chinese nationals among eight killed in Pakistan bus blast

At least eight people, including at least six Chinese nationals...

US urges Southeast Asian nations to take action on Myanmar

The United States has "deep concerns" about the military coup...

Boats full of vaccines bring hope to India's Sundarbans

For Deepak Jena, a labourer on a remote island in...

Australia extends Sydney lockdown as Covid situation worsens

Australian authorities extended a lockdown in Sydney on Wednesday by...

Liberal Deuba becomes PM as Nepal struggles with COVID

Nepal’s president appointed veteran liberal Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime...

Sher Bahadur Deuba becomes PM of Nepal

Nepal’s president-appointed veteran liberal Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister...

Malaysia shuts vaccination centre after 200 workers test Covid positive

A Covid-19 vaccination centre in Malaysia was ordered to close...

China hotel collapse leaves eight dead

Part of a hotel collapsed in the Chinese city of...

Plastic surgery on the rise in China despite dangers

Like many of her peers, 23-year-old Ruxin scrolls her social...

Fire at coronavirus hospital in Iraq kills 44

At least 44 people were killed and over 67 injured...

Chinese producers to supply more than half a billion vaccines to COVAX

The GAVI alliance said on Monday it had signed two...

Thailand to mix Sinovac, AstraZeneca jabs to increase protection

Thailand said on Monday it will use AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine...