Turkey has vaccinated more than 1 million people in the first week of its nationwide rollout of COVID-19 shots developed by China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd, health ministry data showed on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Philippines Sees ‘close and Friendly’ Ties With Biden Administration
The Philippines will maintain "close and friendly" relations with the United States under President-elect Joe Biden, a top Philippine official said on Wednesday, amid a period of strain in their ... ( read original story ...)
How COVID-19 Is Straining Human Rights in Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines
Stay-home orders in the Philippines didn’t work for lower-class people who rely on short term jobs for family income. They went out in 2020 despite the pandemic and despite the rules. Eventually tens ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines’ COVID-19 caseload hits 505,939 as death toll tops 10,000
The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines hit 505,939 on Wednesday after the Department of Health (DOH) announced 1,862 new infections as two laboratories failed to ... ( read original story ...)
Five Indian Weapons That Pakistan Fears
India alleged a series of ceasefire violations—in the form of automatic weapons fire—by Pakistan on the border between the two countries. According to India, it was the sixth attack in just five days. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan Announces Successful Test of Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile
Pakistan said Wednesday that it had successfully test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile into the Arabian Sea, aimed at “revalidating” the weapon’s operational and technical parameters. The ... ( read original story ...)
IndiGo tightens grip in India and targets growth abroad
India's IndiGo has emerged as one of the world's biggest airlines by capacity, aided by a swift recovery in the domestic aviation market to nearly 80% of pre-pandemic levels and the financial strength ... ( read original story ...)
Review: In ‘The White Tiger,’ an epic for modern-day India
American filmmaker, started out small, with the simple story of a pushcart vendor, a Pakistani immigrant selling coffee and doughnuts in New York, in 2005’s “Man ... ( read original story ...)
Brazil lacks timeline on when coronavirus vaccines will arrive from India and China
Brazil's foreign minister, Ernesto Araujo, said on Wednesday he still could not provide a timeline when new coronavirus vaccine doses would arrive from India and China, raising concern in a country ... ( read original story ...)
Marjorie Taylor Greene Faces Backlash Online for Calling Biden President of ‘Communist China’
On the day of President Joe Biden's inauguration, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted that "Communist China has their President ... China Joe." ... ( read original story ...)