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Thailand starts tighter coronavirus lockdown around Bangkok

More than 10 million people were placed under fresh COVID-19 restrictions and a curfew in...

Afghan women's worst fears realised as Taliban returns

As the Taliban and government battle for control of Afghanistan, residents of areas seized recently...

South Korea's new COVID-19 cases top 1,000 for 7th straight day

South Korea reported 1,150 new coronavirus cases for Monday (Jul 12), the day it implemented...

Biden backs Trump rejection of China's South China Sea claim

The Biden administration on Sunday (Jul 11) upheld a Trump-era rejection of nearly all of...

Singapore sends second shipment of medical supplies to Indonesia as COVID-19 cases surge 

Singapore has sent a second shipment of emergency oxygen supplies and equipment to Indonesia amid...

Taiwan's Foxconn, TSMC confirm US$350 million COVID-19 vaccine deal with BioNTech

Taiwan's Foxconn and TSMC said on Monday (Jul 12) they had reached deals to buy...

South Korea reports 1,100 new COVID-19 cases, toughest curbs in force in Seoul

South Korea reported 1,100 new coronavirus cases for Sunday (Jul 11), the Korea Disease Control...

South Korea's new COVID-19 cases dip from record high

South Korea reported 1,324 new coronavirus cases as of midnight on Saturday (Jul 10), the...

Taliban claim to control most of Afghanistan

A Taliban official said on Friday that the insurgents have seized of 85 per cent...

COVID-19 variants threaten global recovery, G20 warns

An upsurge in new coronavirus variants and poor access to vaccines in developing countries threaten...

Leaders of China and North Korea vow to strengthen ties: KCNA

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have vowed to bring...

South Korea reports third consecutive record high new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

South Korea posted its highest-ever number of new daily COVID-19 infections in the last 24...

Chinese Communist Party emerges from shadows during Hong Kong crackdown

China's Communist Party has abandoned its tradition of working from the shadows in Hong Kong...

Pakistani authorities recommend banning air travel for unvaccinated against COVID-19

Pakistan's top body overseeing the pandemic response recommended on Friday (Jul 9) that anyone who...

Bangkok and 9 provinces in lockdown from Jul 12 as COVID-19 cases surge, curfew imposed from 9pm onwards

Bangkok and nine provinces will go into lockdown from Monday (Jul 12) as COVID-19 cases...

Stay-at-home orders in Myanmar's Yangon as COVID-19 cases spike

Myanmar authorities announced stay-at-home measures in parts of commercial capital Yangon on Wednesday (Jul 7),...