World / Asia

India suspends all flights originating from UK until Dec 31 21 Dec 2020 - 01:14 pm

BENGALURU: India on Monday announced a suspension of all flights originating from the United Kingdom to the country until the end of the...

Australia detects new UK strain, Hong Kong cancels Britain flights 21 Dec 2020 - 01:00 pm

Singapore: Australia said on Monday it had detected cases of the new virulent coronavirus strain identified in the United Kingdom, while Hong Kong...

S.Korea's capital to ban gatherings larger than four as coronavirus deaths rise 21 Dec 2020 - 11:47 am

SEOUL: South Korea's capital Seoul and surrounding areas banned gatherings of more than four people over the Christmas and New Year holidays as...

Hong Kong to ban flights from UK from Dec 22 21 Dec 2020 - 11:31 am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong will ban all flights arriving from the United Kingdom from midnight local time on Monday, becoming the first city...

Philippines to get 30 mln doses of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine: Minister 21 Dec 2020 - 10:26 am

MANILA: The Philippines expects to receive 30 million doses of Novavax Inc's COVID-19 vaccine by July next year, its foreign minister said on...

Nepal president dissolves Parliament; elections next spring 20 Dec 2020 - 03:53 pm

KATHMANDU, Nepal: Nepal’s president dissolved Parliament on Sunday after the prime minister recommended the move amid an escalating feud within his Communist Party...

Eight dead in Philippine floods as thousands flee homes 20 Dec 2020 - 01:32 pm

Manila: Nearly 10,000 people were evacuated from their homes in the northeastern Philippines as heavy rain across the country left at least eight...

Sydney virus cluster grows, border restrictions isolate city 20 Dec 2020 - 11:49 am

SYDNEY: Australia's most populous city Sydney became further isolated from the rest of the country on Sunday after states closed borders and imposed...

Eight killed as car bomb rocks Afghan capital 20 Dec 2020 - 10:57 am

Kabul: A car bomb killed eight people and wounded more than 15 others in Kabul Sunday, officials said, the latest attack to rock...

Thailand to test over 10,000 people after record COVID-19 surge 20 Dec 2020 - 10:43 am

BANGKOK: Thailand plans to test more than 10,000 people after a record daily surge in coronavirus cases to over 500, most of which...

India’s virus cases cross 10 million as new infections dip 19 Dec 2020 - 07:29 pm

NEW DELHI: India’s confirmed coronavirus cases have crossed 10 million with new infections dipping to their lowest levels in three months, as the...

Five rockets fired at US airbase in Afghanistan 19 Dec 2020 - 12:29 pm

Kabul: A major US airbase north of Kabul was targeted in a rocket attack on Saturday but there were no casualties or damage...

Apple supplier Wistron could not manage scaled up India plant, govt report says 19 Dec 2020 - 11:04 am

Bengaluru/New Delhi: Apple supplier Wistron's Indian factory in Karnataka state could not cope up with the rapid scaling up of manpower and breached...

South Korea fears for COVID-19 patients amid sickbed shortage 19 Dec 2020 - 10:38 am

Seoul: South Korea ordered hospitals to secure beds for critical COVID-19 patients, Yonhap news agency said, as a third wave surge of infections...

WHO investigators heading to China in early January to probe virus 18 Dec 2020 - 09:34 pm

ZURICH: World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Friday an international team led by the U.N. agency would be going to China in...

Thailand reports local infections as measures to restart tourism begin 18 Dec 2020 - 03:43 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand has four new local coronavirus infections, health officials said on Friday, just as the country has started reopening for tourists after...