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Sun, May 9, 2021 | 06:32

India hits 4,000 virus deaths in a day

India recorded more than 4,000 COVID-19 deaths in a day for the first time Friday and more states imposed lockdowns in a desperate bid to halt the devastating new surge of the coronavirus pandemic.

2021-05-08 15:52

India's battle with COVID-19: Why we will win

WHO approves emergency use of China's Sinopharm vaccine

The World Health Organization (WHO) approved a COVID-19 vaccine from China's state-owned drug maker Sinopharm for emergency use Friday, a boost to Beijing's push for a big role in inoculating the world. The vaccine, one of two main coronavirus vaccines from China that have been given to hundreds of millions of people there and elsewhere, is the first developed by a non-Wester...

2021-05-08 08:05

Hong Kong's Joshua Wong handed extra jail time for Tiananmen vigil

Jailed Hong Kong dissident Joshua Wong was handed an additional 10-month sentence on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to taking part in an "unlawful" protest last year over the Tiananmen Square crackdown.

2021-05-06 19:23

WHO experts voice 'very low confidence' in some Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine data

WHO experts have voiced “very low confidence” in data provided by Chinese state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm on its COVID-19 vaccine regarding the risk of serious side-effects in some patients, but overall confidence in its ability to prevent the disease, a document seen by Reuters shows.

2021-05-05 20:53

Indian FM to join G7 virtually after possible COVID exposure

India's foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, in Britain for G7 meetings, said on Wednesday he would hold his talks virtually after being exposed to possible coronavirus cases.

2021-05-05 20:53

India COVID-19 cases top 20 million

India halted its hugely popular cricket league on Tuesday as COVID-19 infections surged past 20 million in the world's second-most populous country and the opposition leader said a nationwide lockdown was now the only way out.

2021-05-05 09:43

Mexico City rail overpass collapses onto road, killing 20 people

Twenty people were killed, including children, and 49 were hospitalised when a railway overpass collapsed onto a busy road in Mexico City on Monday night.Rescue efforts for potential survivors were paused shortly after the accident, authorities said, because of the risk that more of the Metro overpass and train cars could slam down onto the road.

2021-05-04 16:02

Nearly 400 Koreans to return home from virus-hit India this week

Nearly 400 South Korean residents in India will return home this week via non-scheduled flights authorized by the government, health authorities here said Monday, as they plan to safely transport the nation's citizens from the coronavirus-hit country.

2021-05-03 21:21

Hong Kong ends longest recession in decades

Hong Kong's economy jumped back into growth in the first quarter of the year, official figures showed Monday, ending the city's most pronounced period of recession in its modern history.The international financial hub has been battered the last 18 months by a triple whammy of the US-China trade war, months of social unrest and then the coronavirus pandemic.

2021-05-03 20:19

India's COVID-19 cases near 20 million

India on Monday reported more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases for a 12th straight day to take its overall caseload to just shy of 20 million, as scientists predicted a peak in infections in the coming days. With 368,147 new cases over the past 24 hours, India's total infections stand at 19.93 million, while total fatalities rose by 3,417 to 218,959, according to health min...

2021-05-03 16:07

Indian PM Modi's ruling party loses crucial state election

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