China's Sinovac Biotech has committed to provide up to 40 million coronavirus vaccine doses to Indonesia's government between November and March, a minister said, as the Southeast Asian nation seeks ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: India cases inch closer to 3M, spread in south
NEW DELHI — India has recorded another 24-hour jump in coronavirus infections as the disease spreads across the country’s southern states after plateauing in the capital and the financial ... ( read original story ...)
AP PHOTOS: Northeast India recalls ‘Stalingrad of the East’
To Kuozeu Vizo, the landscape was as spellbinding as a rice field, golden and ripe for harvest, but it was her village burned black. “I still wonder how they even ... ( read original story ...)
India COVID-19 Cases Near 3 Million as Mumbai Festival Approaches
A jump in coronavirus infections on Friday pushed India closer to the 3 million mark, piling pressure on authorities to prevent huge gatherings this weekend as Mumbai celebrates the Hindu ... ( read original story ...)
India power plant fire: Nine reported dead in major blaze in Telangana
Nine people have reportedly died after a fire broke out at a hydro-electric power plant in the Indian state of Telangana. The bodies were found during a search for employees working underground at the ... ( read original story ...)
India parliamentary panel to question Facebook on content controversy
An Indian parliamentary committee will question Facebook executives on how the social media giant regulates political content in the country, a panel member told Reuters on Friday, following ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea, China hold highest-level talks since coronavirus outbreak
Yang Jiechi, a member of the Communist Party Politburo, was meeting South Korea's new national security advisor, Suh Hoon, in the southern port city of Busan to discuss coronavirus cooperation, ... ( read original story ...)
PNG demands China explain COVID-19 vaccine trial on miners
Papua New Guinea says it has halted the arrival of Chinese workers after a Chinese mining company claimed to have immunized employees against COVID-19 in an apparent vaccination trial ... ( read original story ...)
China reports 22 coronavirus cases, sixth day without local transmission
China reported 22 cases of the new coronavirus in the mainland for Aug. 21, same as a day earlier, the health commission said on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Fresh Gaza projectile at Israel as exchanges of fire continue
Gaza militants fired a projectile at Israel late Friday, the army said, as the exchanges of fire between the Palestinian enclave and Jewish state continued with no end in sight. ( read original story ...)