MANILA: The Philippines' health ministry on Thursday recorded 3,749 new coronavirus infections, the highest daily increase in cases in nearly six months, and...
MANILA: The Philippines' health ministry on Thursday recorded 3,749 new coronavirus infections, the highest daily increase in cases in nearly six months, and...
Islamabad: Pakistan will block a popular social media app TikTok after a court order, a spokesman for the country's telecoms regulator said on...
IWAKI, Japan - With a moment of silence, prayers and anti-nuclear protests, Japan on Thursday mourned about 20,000 victims of the massive earthquake...
KATHMANDU: Hundreds of climbers are set to return to Mount Everest for the first time next month under strict conditions, government officials and...
SEOUL: South Korea will authorise the use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine for people aged 65 years and older, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said...
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Wednesday launched a COVID-19 vaccination for the general public, starting with older people, as it grapples with a high...
SEOUL: In a handful of South Korean hospitals, designated nurses are using specially designed syringes to squeeze extra doses of coronavirus vaccine out...
SYDNEY: Australia's pace of COVID-19 immunisation drive is not a cause for concern and the vaccination programme will be completed by the end...
NEW DELHI - Rajasthan, a big northwestern Indian state, said on Tuesday it had started limiting COVID-19 vaccinations to its major hospitals due...
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's cabinet on Tuesday approved amendments to a law allowing the central bank to operate independently of government, a government finance...
TOKYO: Japan has decided to stage this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics without overseas spectators due to concern among the Japanese public about...
A Thai university has warned foreign students to steer clear of political rallies or face revocation of their visas and immigration blacklisting amid...
New Delhi: India's federal government on Tuesday denied any shortage of coronavirus vaccine doses in a big northwestern state and said it was...
Facebook Inc said on Monday it was testing a feature on Instagram that allows some content creators in India to share short video...
SINGAPORE: Singapore has launched a travel "bubble" business hotel that allows executives to do face-to-face meetings without a risk of exposure to the...
WELLINGTON - New Zealand is unlikely to stop having Queen Elizabeth as its head of state anytime soon, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said,...
NEW DELHI: India's richest state of Maharashtra accounts for more than half of both new and total active coronavirus infections, health ministry data...
BANGKOK: Thailand will from next month reduce its mandatory quarantine from 14 to seven days for foreigners arriving in the country who have...