Rescuers searched for dozens of people missing in remote islands of southeast Indonesia on Tuesday while expecting more casualties in the aftermath of a tropical cyclone that has killed at least 128. ( read original story ...)
Landslides destroy houses after Indonesia cyclone
Tropical cyclone Seroja brought strong winds and heavy rains that triggered flash floods and landslides on the island, home to the Mount Ile Lewotolok volcano.Amateur video obtained by Reuters showed ... ( read original story ...)
Tropical cyclone Seroja: Rescuers hunt for survivors in Indonesia
Rescuers searched for dozens of people missing in remote islands of southeast Indonesia on Tuesday while expecting more casualties in the aftermath of a tropical cyclone that has killed at least 128. ( read original story ...)
Flooding, Landslides In Indonesia And E. Timor Kill More Than 110 People
Cyclone-triggered rains on islands in southeast Indonesia and East Timor have caused flooding and landslides that have killed more than 110 people, officials said, as the search was on for many others ... ( read original story ...)
Crocodile spotted in Indonesia floodwaters as rescue operations continue – video
Rescue operations underway in Indonesia and Timor-Leste following floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Seroja ... ( read original story ...)
India health official says next four weeks ‘very, very critical’ in COVID-19 battle
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's fight against COVID-19 over the next four weeks will be "very, very critical" as its faces a faster second surge in infections, senior government health official Vinod ... ( read original story ...)
‘Much, much worse’: India’s richest state swamped by pandemic’s second wave
Hospitals in Maharashtra are running short of beds, piped oxygen and a key anti-viral drug as a second wave of coronavirus infections has swamped India's richest state, doctors and patients' families ... ( read original story ...)
India court dismisses ByteDance’s plea to unblock bank accounts
An Indian tax intelligence agency in mid-March ordered HSBC and Citibank in Mumbai to freeze accounts of ByteDance India as it probed some of the firm's financial dealings. ByteDance challenged the ... ( read original story ...)
Russia, India discuss Russian military manufacturing in India
Russia and India are discussing the possibility of "additional" production of Russian military equipment in India, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a news conference on Tuesday while on ... ( read original story ...)
How Will China Vaccinate 560 Million People? Start With Free Ice Cream
China’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign got off to a slow start. It is now trying to catch up, through a mixture of freebies and the occasional threat. ( read original story ...)