184 countries and economies have joined Covax: WHO chief
GENEVA, Oct 20 — A total of 184 countries and economies have now joined Covax, an international initiative co-led by the World Health Organisation (WHO)...
Europe, North America should learn from Asia on Covid-19: WHO expert
GENEVA, Oct 20 — Europe and North America should follow the example of Asian states by persevering with anti-Covid measures and quarantining anyone who comes...
Eight positive in latest Premier League Covid-19 tests
REUTERS, Oct 20 — The Premier League said on Monday that eight people had returned positive results in its latest round of Covid-19 tests conducted...
OPEC+ Oil Ministers to discuss oil cuts on Monday amid looming Covid-19 second wave
MOSCOW, Oct. 19 — The energy ministers of the OPEC+ countries will convene on Monday to discuss compliance with the oil cuts agreement and the...
British billionaire Dyson sells Singapore’s priciest penthouse
SINGAPORE, Oct 19 — British billionaire James Dyson, the inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, and his wife are selling their three-storey Singapore penthouse about...
APEC ACTWG meeting to discuss Covid-19 fund governance transparency
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 19 — Issues on corruption and transparency in the governance of Covid-19 funds are among the agenda of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec)...
China’s third-quarter GDP grows 4.9 per cent year-on-year, misses expectations
BEIJING, Oct 19 — China’s economic recovery disappointed in the third-quarter, growing 4.9 per cent from a year earlier and missing analyst expectations, data from...
New Zealand’s next parliament is set to be the most diverse ever
WELLINGTON, Oct 19 — New Zealand’s next parliament is set to be the most inclusive ever, with several people of colour, members from the rainbow...
Defiant protesters take over Bangkok streets, PM seeks talks
BANGKOK, Oct 19 — Thousands of anti-government protesters took over key intersections in Bangkok on Sunday, defying a ban on protests for the fourth day...
Tens of thousands rally to demand Pakistan PM Imran Khan resign
KARACHI, Oct 19 — Tens of thousands of opposition supporters rallied on Sunday in the city of Karachi as part of a campaign to oust...
New Zealand’s Ardern wins ‘historic’ re-election for crushing Covid-19
WELLINGTON, Oct 19 — Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delivered the biggest election victory for her centre-left Labour Party in half a century on Saturday as...
55 dead, 7 missing in central Vietnam’s natural disasters
HANOI, Oct 16 — Floods and other natural disasters triggered by heavy downpours have killed 55 people and left seven others missing in central Vietnam...