NEW DELHI– India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 40,085,116 today, as 285,914 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, across the country, according to the federal health ministry’s latest data.Meanwhile, 665 deaths, due to…
Most countries have made little to no progress in bringing down corruption levels over the past decade, and authorities' response to the COVID-19 pandemic in many places has weighed on accountability, a closely watched study…
SINGAPORE– Singapore reported 3,002 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 316,774. Of the new cases, 1,365 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 1,637 through antigen…
SUVA– Samoa extended, yesterday, its nationwide lockdown by 72 hours, after five new COVID-19 positive cases were reported in the Pacific island country. According to a report by the newspaper, Samoa Observer, Samoan Prime…
WASHINGTON— Seven US Navy sailors were hurt on Monday when an F-35C warplane had a “landing mishap” on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea and the pilot…
JAKARTA– Nineteen people were found dead in a nightclub, which caught fire, following a clash between two community groups, in Sorong city of Indonesia’s West Papua province earlier today, a police spokesman said. Provincial…
SEOUL– South Korea’s daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a new record high, owing to the spread of the Omicron variant, the health authorities said today. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention…
Malaysia has today received 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine contributed by the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The shipment of the vaccines was received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, the…
