Suu Kyi faces new criminal charges
YANGON: Myanmar’s detained government leader Aung San Suu Kyi asked a court on Monday to be allowed to meet her lawyers in person when she appeared at a hearing via video link to face charges brought by the military junta that could see her jailed for years. As Suu Kyi appeared, her supporters called for […]
China Admits That Its Covid-19 Vaccines ‘Don’t Have High Protection Rates’
In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country’s top disease control official says their effectiveness is low and the government is considering mixing them to get a boost. Chinese vaccines “don’t have very high protection rates,” said the director of the China Centres for Disease Control, Gao Fu, at a […]
WHO slams vaccine imbalance between rich, poor nations
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation on Friday condemned the chasm between rich and poor nations in accessing coronavirus vaccines, saying more than a dozen countries were still completely unprotected. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus — a fierce critic of wealthy countries buying up vaccine supply for themselves — blasted the scarcity of doses available for […]
SEARCH Violence rocks N. Ireland as unionists clash with nationalists
BELFAST: Leaders in Northern Ireland came together on Thursday to condemn days of violent unrest stemming from the territory’s pro-UK community, including a petrol-bomb attack on a moving bus. The British and Irish governments also denounced the latest unrest, which has erupted amid anger over apparent economic dislocation as a result of Brexit and existing […]
New Zealand Bans Entry Of Travelers From India Amid Surge In Covid Cases
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday announced a temporary suspension of travellers, including its citizens, from India for about two weeks from April 11 to combat the surge in Covid-19 cases among visitors to the island country. The ban will begin on Sunday and will remain in place until April 28, she said. […]
Death toll from floods in Indonesia, East Timor tops 110
LEMBATA: Tropical cyclone Seroja pounded Indonesia and East Timor on Monday after torrential rains triggered floods and landslides that have killed at least 113 people and left dozens more missing. Packing heavy winds and rain, the storm heaped more misery on the Southeast Asian nations after Sunday’s disaster turned small communities into wastelands of mud, […]
Jordan’s Prince Hamzah says he will disobey army orders, won’t keep silent
Jordan’s estranged Prince Hamzah, in a voice recording released on Monday, said that he would disobey orders by the army not to communicate with outside world after he was put under house arrest. The half-brother of King Abdullah and former heir to the throne said in the recording, released by the country’s opposition, that he […]
WHO team urges patience after 1st look for origin of virus
Gevena: An international team behind a long-awaited study of the possible origins of COVID-19 with Chinese colleagues on Tuesday called it a first start, while the United States and allies expressed concerns about the findings and China trumpeted its cooperation. Team leader Peter Ben Embarek of the World Health Organization presented the team’s first-phase look […]
Airstrikes In Myanmar, Thousand Flee To Neighbouring Thailand
Thai authorities along the country’s northwestern border braced themselves on Monday for a possible influx of more ethnic Karen villagers fleeing new airstrikes from the Myanmar military. Myanmar military aircraft carried out three strikes overnight on Sunday into Monday, according to Free Burma Rangers, a humanitarian relief agency that delivers medical and other assistance to […]
Over 20 Injured In Dhaka As Police Fire Rubber Bullets, Tear Gas At Protestors Over PM Modi Visit
Bangladesh police Thursday fired rubber bullets and tear gas at hundreds of demonstrators who were protesting against a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. More than 20 people have been injured, reported Dhaka Tribune. Police told AFP that the protest got out of hand as demonstrators marched in the capital Dhaka, with many throwing rocks […]
