It will not import "early doses" of the AstraZeneca vaccine from Europe as previously planned.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Thailand spends RM2.7 mln per day on mass testing in Samut Sakhon
BANGKOK, Feb 4 – Thailand spends about 20 million baht (RM2.7 million) per day to test about 10,000 people daily in Samut Sakhon province, in a bid to break the chain of COVID-19 transmission. Deputy ... ( read original story ...)
In first for Europe, Iran envoy sentenced to 20-year prison term over bomb plot
Lawyer Rik Vanreusel, representing The National Council Of Resistance Of Iran (NCRI), arrives at the court building in Antwerp, Belgium 4, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey dismisses criticism of response to university protests
Turkey's foreign ministry on Thursday dismissed international criticism of its response to the month-long protests at one of the country's top universities, warning that such criticism could encourage ... ( read original story ...)
Gulf States Extend a Hand to Turkey in Wary Move to Ease Tensions
The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are holding out the possibility of better ties with Turkey that could benefit trade and security in a volatile region, according to people familiar with the ... ( read original story ...)
Democracy ‘very much alive’ in Philippines despite slip in global ranking —Palace
Malacañang on Thursday downplayed the report of a London-based think tank that the Philippines remained under a “flawed” democracy. ( read original story ...)
Japan struggling to cope with virus surge as Olympics loom
Hospitals across Japan are struggling to cope with the country's worst surge in Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began. The Prime Minister has apologized for the government's insufficient medical ... ( read original story ...)
Anti-China Activists in Japan Call for Boycott of Beijing 2022 Games
A group of anti-China activists campaigning for human rights in Tibet and support for ethnic Uighurs called on Thursday for a boycott of the 2022 winter Olympics in Beijing, saying the Games would ... ( read original story ...)
Serum Institute of India delays vaccines for private sale in Bangladesh; focus on state campaigns
Bangladesh's Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd said on Thursday the Serum Institute of India (SII) had delayed the first supplies of a COVID-19 vaccine for private sale, instead prioritising government ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: New deaths 13, cases 485
Thirteen more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 8,175. ( read original story ...)