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May shoot down Chinese drones in South China Sea, Taiwan says

May shoot down Chinese drones in South China Sea, Taiwan says

-- 2021-04-07 17:24:56

Taiwan has spotted Chinese drones circling the Taipei-controlled Pratas Islands in the South China Sea and may shoot them down if they stray too close, a government minister said on Wednesday, a move...

India sees 13-fold rise in Covid cases in over two months

India sees 13-fold rise in Covid cases in over two months

Reuters 2021-04-07 15:46:23

India’s second wave of coronavirus infections continued to swell as it reported a record 115,736 new cases on Wednesday, a 13-fold increase in just over two months and raising pressure on the go...

Indonesia landslides death toll rises to 119

Indonesia landslides death toll rises to 119

-- 2021-04-07 15:42:43

The death toll from mudslides in eastern Indonesia has risen to 119 with scores still missing, officials said Wednesday, as rain continued to pound the region and hamper the search, reports AP. The...

Myanmar troops open fire on anti-coup protesters, killing five

Myanmar troops open fire on anti-coup protesters, killing five

-- 2021-04-07 14:26:15

Myanmar troops fired at anti-coup protesters on Wednesday, killing at least five people and wounding several, media said, as activists defied a bloody crackdown and internet blockade by the ruling jun...

Global coronavirus cases top 132 million

Global coronavirus cases top 132 million

-- 2021-04-07 13:53:49

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic seems to be far from over. The overall number of global corona cases has now surged past 132 million, while the death toll is fast nearing 3 million. According to J...

World powers, Iran, US launch indirect talks to revive nuclear deal

World powers, Iran, US launch indirect talks to revive nuclear deal

-- 2021-04-07 10:25:43

Iran and world powers held what they described as “constructive” talks on Tuesday and agreed to form working groups to discuss the sanctions Washington might lift and the nuclear curbs Teh...

Iran cargo ship attacked in Red Sea

Iran cargo ship attacked in Red Sea

Reuters 2021-04-07 10:01:57

An Iranian cargo ship has come under attack in the Red Sea, Al Arabiya TV reported on Tuesday, quoting unnamed sources, and semi-official Iranian news agency Tasnim said the vessel was targeted by a l...

Death toll reaches 119 from floods landslides after cyclone in Indonesia

Death toll reaches 119 from floods landslides after cyclone in Indonesia

-- 2021-04-06 21:42:17

Rescuers searched for dozens missing in the remote islands of southeast Indonesia on Tuesday, as reinforcements arrived to help in the aftermath of a tropical cyclone that killed at least 119 people....

Threats, hate speech turn Rohingya activist's Malaysia home into a prison

Threats, hate speech turn Rohingya activist's Malaysia home into a prison

REUTERS 2021-04-06 20:40:51

Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani, a Rohingya Muslim refugee and activist who fled persecution and ethnic strife in Myanmar, has called Malaysia home for nearly three decades. Now, it’s more like a priso...

Truck landed on train track minute before deadly Taiwan crash

Truck landed on train track minute before deadly Taiwan crash

-- 2021-04-06 19:36:01

The truck which collided with a Taiwanese express train last week killing 50 people slid onto the tracks only around one minute before the accident happened, the government said on Tuesday, as it rele...

Jordan bars media from publishing news on royal rift

Jordan bars media from publishing news on royal rift

-- 2021-04-06 17:32:06

Jordan banned all news outlets and social media users on Tuesday from publishing any content related to King Abdullah's half-brother Prince Hamza after the latter was accused of plotting to destabilis...

Indian capital imposes night curfew until April 30

Indian capital imposes night curfew until April 30

-- 2021-04-06 16:10:59

The authorities of Indian capital have announced a night curfew across the city until April 30 in the wake of a relentless surge in Covid-19 cases. The "sudden increase in Covid-19 cases" and "high p...

Netanyahu to form next Israeli government

Netanyahu to form next Israeli government

Reuters 2021-04-06 15:30:11

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got a new lease on his political life on Tuesday, receiving a mandate from Israel’s president to form a new government after an inconclusive election. Israel&r...

Saudi Arabia to allow only ‘vaccinated or recovered’ pilgrims to Makkah

Saudi Arabia to allow only ‘vaccinated or recovered’ pilgrims to Makkah

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-04-06 14:44:09

Only pilgrims and worshippers who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 or have recovered from coronavirus will be allowed into the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Um...

Indian states seek widening of vaccinations

Indian states seek widening of vaccinations

Reuters 2021-04-06 12:36:00

Many Indian state leaders have asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to open up vaccinations to most of the country’s hundreds of millions of adults, following a second surge in infections that has...

North Korea pulls out of Tokyo Olympics over Covid fears

North Korea pulls out of Tokyo Olympics over Covid fears

-- 2021-04-06 11:56:35

North Korea will not join the Tokyo Olympics this year due to coronavirus concerns, the country’s sports ministry said on Tuesday, dashing South Korean hopes the Games could be a catalyst to rev...

Floods, landslides after tropical cyclone kill 76 in Indonesia, East Timor

Floods, landslides after tropical cyclone kill 76 in Indonesia, East Timor

-- 2021-04-05 16:45:18

Floods and landslides triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in a cluster of islands in southeast Indonesia and East Timor have killed at least 76 people and displaced thousands, officials said on Monda...

Vietnam picks former state security official as new prime minister

Vietnam picks former state security official as new prime minister

-- 2021-04-05 16:36:18

Vietnam's National Assembly confirmed the nomination of Pham Minh Chinh, a career security official, as the Southeast Asian country's next prime minister at an official ceremony on Monday. Chinh, 62,...

Magnitude 5.8 quake strikes North Island, New Zealand

Magnitude 5.8 quake strikes North Island, New Zealand

Reuters 2021-04-05 15:29:19

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck the eastern coast of North Island in New Zealand on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 30 kms (18.6...

ASEAN leaders to meet over Myanmar

ASEAN leaders to meet over Myanmar

REUTERS 2021-04-05 15:12:44

Brunei, the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, on Monday threw its support behind a regional leaders' meeting to discuss developments in Myanmar and said it has ask...

Global coronavirus cases surge past 131 million

Global coronavirus cases surge past 131 million

-- 2021-04-05 11:40:51

The global Covid-19 cases surpassed 131 million on Monday despite the rapid vaccination campaign across the world, according to the data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The JHU data shows...

India's daily virus cases cross 100,000 mark for first time

India's daily virus cases cross 100,000 mark for first time

Reuters 2021-04-05 10:45:52

India’s daily Covid-19 cases soared by 103,558 on Monday, the biggest such daily increase, data from the health ministry showed, taking the total to 12.59 million. The country added 478 new dea...

Young Pakistanis rush to purchase Russian vaccine

Young Pakistanis rush to purchase Russian vaccine

-- 2021-04-05 10:13:48

Thousands of Pakistanis rushed to get inoculated in the first round of commercial sales of COVID-19 vaccines that began over the weekend, with vaccination sites in the southern city of Karachi saying...

India imposes restrictions in and around Mumbai as Covid-19 cases surge

India imposes restrictions in and around Mumbai as Covid-19 cases surge

-- 2021-04-05 10:07:22

India’s richest state, Maharashtra, announced stringent COVID-19 restrictions from Monday, after a rapid rise in infections now accounting for more than half the country’s daily new cases....

12 dead, four missing after fishing boat sinks in eastern China

12 dead, four missing after fishing boat sinks in eastern China

-- 2021-04-04 20:44:40

A Chinese fishing boat capsized and sank early Sunday off the coast of the eastern Zhejiang province, killing at least 12 people and leaving four missing, according to state media reports. Four of th...

22 Indian security members killed in Maoist attack

22 Indian security members killed in Maoist attack

-- 2021-04-04 16:14:57

At least 22 members of Indian security forces were killed in a central Indian state by Maoist fighters, one of the bloodiest attacks by the extreme left-wing insurgent groups this year, officials said...

Flash Floods, landslides kill 23 in Indonesia, East Timor

Flash Floods, landslides kill 23 in Indonesia, East Timor

-- 2021-04-04 14:02:04

Flash floods unleashed by torrential heavy rains early on Sunday killed 23 people on Indonesia’s island of Flores, injuring nine while five went missing, as the tiny neighbouring nation of East...

World reacts to Jordan security developments

World reacts to Jordan security developments

REUTERS 2021-04-04 12:29:53

Jordanian King Abdullah’s half-brother and former Crown Prince Hamza bin Hussein was told to halt actions used to target the country’s “security and stability”, the military sa...

Myanmar anti-coup protesters take up Easter eggs; junta hunts celebrities

Myanmar anti-coup protesters take up Easter eggs; junta hunts celebrities

-- 2021-04-04 10:42:22

Opponents of military rule in Myanmar made the Easter egg a symbol of defiance on Sunday, posting pictures of eggs with slogans after a night of candle-lit vigils across the country to remember those...

Jordan's Prince Hamzah says he’s been placed under house arrest

Jordan's Prince Hamzah says he’s been placed under house arrest

-- 2021-04-04 09:09:24

The former crown prince of Jordan says he has been placed under house arrest as part of a crackdown on critics. In a video passed to the BBC by his lawyer, Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, the...