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N. Korea makes own PCR equipment for Covid-19 tests
News Source : Reuters
SEOUL: North Korea has developed its own Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment to conduct coronavirus tests, state media said today, as...
Death toll since Myanmar coup tops 1,000, says activist group
News Source : Reuters
YANGON: The death toll as a result of Myanmar’s Feb 1 coup topped 1,000 today, according to an official of the...
Japanese regions see record Covid infections as Delta spreads
News Source : Reuters
TOKYO: Record Covid-19 cases sprang up across Japan today, media said a day after the government expanded emergency measures to fight...
Taliban go door-to-door in Afghanistan telling residents to work
News Source : Reuters
KABUL: Armed Taliban members knocked on doors in cities across Afghanistan yesterday, witnesses said, telling fearful residents to return to their...
Iran upped uranium enrichment to 60%, says UN watchdog
News Source : AFP
VIENNA: Iran has established a process to accelerate production of highly enriched uranium, the UN nuclear watchdog said yesterday, with talks...
UK announces ‘long term’ resettlement of up to 20,000 Afghans
News Source : AFP
LONDON: Britain yesterday announced a resettlement scheme for Afghans fleeing the Taliban after their return to power, offering an initial 5,000...
Ivory Coast starts Ebola jabs after first case in decades
News Source : AFP
ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast was set to roll out vaccinations against Ebola on Monday after the country recorded its first known case...
China slams ‘hurried’ US withdrawal from Afghanistan
Written By : Reuters
WASHINGTON: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday that the hasty pullout of US...
Singapore considers allowing entry to vaccinated travellers
News Source : Bloomberg
SINGAPORE: Singapore is considering pilot programmes to allow groups of vaccinated travelers to enter the country on carefully controlled itineraries as...
Haiti struggles to treat thousands injured in violent quake
News Source : AFP
LES CAYES: Hunched on benches, curled up in chairs or even lying on the floor, those injured in the powerful earthquake...