Flash floods unleashed by torrential rains killed 41 people on the Indonesian island of Flores on Sunday, the disaster management agency BNPB said, and at least three more were reported killed in ... ( read original story ...)
Floods and Mudslides in Eastern Indonesia Leave at Least 41 Dead
Entire neighborhoods were submerged, with some of the worst effects hitting a remote island accessible only by sea, officials said. ( read original story ...)
Two-year-old among more than 40 people killed in floods and landslides in Indonesia and East Timor
Flash floods caused by torrential rain have led to the deaths of 41 people in Indonesia, its BNPB disaster management agency has said. At least 49 families were affected on the island of Flores, BNPB ... ( read original story ...)
India Covid: Maharashtra state to see curfew and weekend lockdown
A night time curfew will be enforced and the state will be under a full lockdown on weekends. India saw its highest day of infections since mid-September on Sunday, with 93,249 new cases. More than ... ( read original story ...)
Tighter restrictions for India’s Maharashtra state
A night time curfew will be enforced and the state will be under a full lockdown on weekends. India saw its highest day of infections since mid-September on Sunday, with 93,249 new cases. More than ... ( read original story ...)
India’s richest state says to impose new COVID-19 restrictions, weekend lockdown
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India’s richest state, Maharashtra, said it would impose stringent COVID-19 restrictions from Monday as there has been a rapid rise in infections, a state minister said on Sunday ... ( read original story ...)
India recovers bodies of 20 more troops after Maoist clashes
A paramilitary soldier injured in a gunbattle with Maoist rebels on Saturday is brought for treatment at a hospital in Raipur, India, Sunday, PATNA, India — India on Sunday recovered the bodies of 20 ... ( read original story ...)
Kristofer Schipper, Influential China Scholar, Dies at 86
An altar painting of the Dutch scholar Kristofer Schipper in Xuanmiao Temple Suzhou in China. He became a Taoist priest in the course of his work.Credit...Tao Jin By Ian Johnson Early in the afternoon ... ( read original story ...)
China holds the key to stabilising Myanmar
Sadly, some world powers are ready to co-operate with the junta. Russia, Myanmar’s second biggest weapons supplier after China, sent its deputy foreign minister to the country’s Armed Forces Day late ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei remains top 10 in Islamic finance development indicators 2019
Brunei Darussalam remained in the top 10 position in the Awareness indicator, rising from third to second place for seminars – ranking the country in the top five countries for Islamic Finance ... ( read original story ...)