Argentina on Tuesday registered a record number of new COVID-19 cases, after 20,870 people tested positive for the disease in the last 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 2,428,029, according to the Ministry of Health. The ministry also reported 163 more deaths from the disease, taking the nationwide death toll to 56,634. […]
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Indonesia readies hospital ships for cyclone survivors
Indonesia’s navy readied hospital ships today to help treat injured survivors of a cyclone that has killed over 150 in the archipelago and neighbouring East Timor, the disaster agency said. Helicopters were also dropping food and other essentials into remote villages, as rescuers turned to sniffer dogs in the hunt for […]
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Australia blames EU supply issues for slow vaccine rollout
Australia’s prime minister today blamed restricted vaccine supply from Europe for his country’s halting coronavirus inoculation efforts, as he faced down growing public frustration over the sluggish rollout. Scott Morrison said vaccine shortages and “strict export controls” introduced by the European Commission meant Australia received just 700,000 of a contracted […]
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China sentences Uighur ex-government officials to death for ‘separatism’
Two Uighur former government officials in China’s Xinjiang have been handed death sentences for carrying out “separatist activities”, a court said, as Beijing comes under increasing fire for its actions towards minority groups in the region. Shirzat Bawudun, a former head of the Xinjiang department of justice has been sentenced […]
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Philippines reports record 382 coronavirus deaths
The Philippines today recorded 382 novel coronavirus deaths, the largest single-day increase in casualties, after previously unreported fatalities were validated then added to its tally. The health ministry said total confirmed cases have increased to 812,760, after 9,373 infections were reported today. Deaths have reached 13,817. “There were 341 deaths […]
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Indonesia, East Timor flood death toll surges past 150
Rescuers were searching for dozens of people still missing after floods and landslides swept away villages in Indonesia and East Timor, killing more than 150 people and leaving thousands more homeless. Torrential rains from Tropical Cyclone Seroja turned small communities into wastelands of mud, uprooted trees, and sent around 10,000 […]
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Myanmar protesters paint Yangon red, defying bloody army crackdown
Opponents of Myanmar’s military junta sprayed red paint on roads in the country’s biggest city today to mark the deaths of hundreds of “martyrs” killed by troops, as the crisis dragged on with no clear diplomatic solution in sight. Some 570 people have been killed during nearly two months of […]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin signs law allowing him to run for two more terms as President
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday gave final approval to legislation allowing him to hold office for two additional six-year terms, giving himself the possibility to stay in power until 2036. The 68-year-old Russian leader, who has already been in power for more than two decades, signed off on the […]
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Covid-19: Saudi Arabia issues new guidelines for Umrah pilgrims
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday announced new terms and conditions for visitors and Umrah pilgrims in the wake of surging coronavirus cases. As per the new guidelines that will come into effect from the 1st of Ramadan, only those who have received coronavirus vaccines will be allowed to enter the holy mosques, Geo News reported citing the country’s […]
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Colombia reports 10,190 new Covid-19 cases
Colombia registered 10,190 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking its nationwide tally to 2,456,409, the ministry of health and social protection said Monday. The country also reported 199 more deaths, raising the national death toll to 64,293, said the ministry. According to the ministry, a total of 2,408,085 citizens have been […]
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US: Supreme Court Justice suggests more regulations for social media platforms like Twitter
A US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has said that Congress should consider whether laws should be updated to better regulate social media platforms that have “unbridled control” over “unprecedented” amounts of speech. According to CNN, the provocative and controversial opinion comes as Twitter banned former President Donald Trump from its platform for violating its rules on incitement of violence. Some […]
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Top leaders of US, Russia to hold parleys in New Delhi today
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and US special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry both landed in the national capital on Monday evening. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, on a two-day visit to India is set to hold talks with his External Affairs minister S Jaishankar today. Detailed talks are expected on the […]
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Russia reports 8,646 new Covid-19 cases, 343 deaths
Russia today reported 8,646 new Covid-19 cases, including 1,876 in Moscow, taking the official national tally to 4,589,540. The government coronavirus taskforce said 343 people had died in the past 24 hours, pushing its death toll to 100,717. The statistics agency has kept a separate count and reported a much […]
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Turkey detains 10 retired admirals over open letter
Turkey today detained 10 retired admirals after a letter signed by more than 100 of them warned against a possible threat to a treaty governing the use of Turkey’s key waterways. Turkey’s approval last month of plans to develop a shipping canal in Istanbul comparable to the Panama or Suez […]
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Myanmar protesters defy military as internet curbs test resolve
Demonstrators in Myanmar held protests demanding the restoration of Aung San Suu Kyi government today and called for more coordinated nationwide dissent, defying the military’s moves to suppress attempts to rally opposition to its two-month rule. Six people were killed at the weekend, according to activists, as police and soldiers […]