South Korea granted its first approval of a COVID-19 vaccine to AstraZeneca on Wednesday, allowing the two-shot regimen to be administered to all adults, including the elderly. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: South Korea approves Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine for all adults
UK minister defends hotel quarantine policy due to risk from Covid-19 variants. Heineken to cut 8,000 jobs as brewer counts cost of bar closures. Melbourne quarantine hotel closed down as Australia ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea unemployment at 21-year high as a million jobs lost
A job seeker looks at an information booklets at a job fair in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, April 4, 2019. While employment growth accelerated for the second straight month in South Korea, the ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar coup: Woman shot at protest fights for life
A woman who was severely injured while protesting against Myanmar's military coup is in a critical condition. She was hurt at a protest on Tuesday in the capital Nay Pyi Taw, which saw police trying ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar’s military has a history of using deceptive tactics against protesters. Now it has social media, too.
First, military regimes tried to frame protesters as “rioters” by spreading allegations about violence. Many residents recalled how Myanmar’s state-owned media became a rumo ... ( read original story ...)
Anti-Coup Protests in Myanmar Continue Wednesday Despite Increasing Use of Force
Nationwide demonstrations against last week’s military overthrow of Myanmar’s civilian government entered its fifth consecutive day Wednesday, despite the military’s increasing use of force against ... ( read original story ...)
Woman, 19, fights for life after being shot in the head during Myanmar coup demonstrations as military fire live ammo at protesters
The woman shot in the head is in critical condition in an intensive care unit on Myanmar, following protests on the fifth consecutive day of nationwide demonstrations against the coup. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar coup: Pools and princesses as protesters go all out
Frontier Myanmar tweeted this video of the protesters in action: One of the protesting "princesses" told Frontier Myanmar that they wanted to "show that young girls are also participating" in protests ... ( read original story ...)
Protests rock Myanmar for fifth day, West condemns security response
A demonstrator holds a placard during a rally against the military coup and to demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer ... ( read original story ...)
Protesters Are Back on the Streets of Myanmar Despite Police Violence
Fresh protests were reported in Yangon and Mandalay, the country’s two biggest cities, as well as the capital Naypyitaw ... ( read original story ...)