South Korea reported 355 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Saturday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 78,205. The daily caseload fell below 400 in five days due ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar Military Denies Coup Threats Over Vote Fraud Claims
Myanmar’s military has denied its chief was threatening to stage a coup over complaints of election fraud, saying the media had misinterpreted his words. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar urged to ‘adhere to democratic norms’ amid coup talk
More than a dozen embassies, including the US, join the UN in a chorus of international concern about a possible coup. ( read original story ...)
Japan: Whale killed after getting trapped in fishing nets
Japanese fishermen have killed a minke whale by drowning after he got trapped in their nets. Activists say it took around 20 minutes for the young animal to suffocate. Whale killed after getting ... ( read original story ...)
Grand-slam Hadleigh Parkes wills on Wales from Japan
When Ireland most recently came to Cardiff for a Six Nations match it was a try by Hadleigh Parkes that led to their downfall and earned Wales the third grand slam of the Warren Gatland era.Two years ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Pakistan set to get AstraZeneca, Sinopharm shots
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s planning minister says the country will receive 17 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine under the WHO’s COVAX Facility, out of which up to 7 million would arrive ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan battles tsunami of Covid-19 patients with few vaccines in sight
For many countries struggling in the Western world as winter cases surge, the arrival of Covid-19 vaccines has provided hope. But places like Pakistan don't have that luxury. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan seeks review of acquittals in Daniel Pearl murder case
Government petition comes after supreme court orders release of four men convicted of killing journalist ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia records 13,802 new COVID-19 cases
Indonesia on Friday reported 13,802 additional COVID-19 cases, 10,138 recoveries, and 187 deaths over a single day. With this, the total tally of cases has ... ( read original story ...)
India Knight on why we should go back to beauty basics
I keep reading about how lockdown is a really good time to experiment with a new look, which is entirely reasonable in theory but surely lolz to the point of hysteria in practice. What are you going ... ( read original story ...)