The easterlies as well as localized thunderstorms are expected to bring partly cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms over Metro Manila and the rest of the country on Friday, PAGASA …
58% of Pakistan’s COVID-19 cases locally transmitted
Around 58 per cent of Pakistan total coronavirus cases are locally transmitted, data released by the National Command and Operation Centre revealed on Thursday.
Nearly 400 Rohingya Rescued From Boat Near Bangladesh After 2 Months Adrift
Bangladesh’s coast guard said Thursday that it rescued hundreds of starving Rohingya refugees from a fishing trawler that had been drifting at sea, but a survivor said at least 28 others died during a …
Indonesia May Reach Peak of Coronavirus Infections in Early May, Says Government Adviser
Reach Peak of Coronavirus Infections in Early May, Says Government Adviser The novel coronavirus has killed 469 people and infected 5,136 others in the Southeast Asian country as of Wednesday, while …
Raincoats And Donations: Indonesia’s Doctors Battle Virus Surge
Reduced to sharing goggles and cheap raincoats, Indonesia’s under-equipped doctors are battling a tide of coronavirus infections that is overwhelming its creaky health-care system — and killing their …
Indonesia reports 380 new coronavirus infections, 27 deaths
Indonesia confirmed on Thursday 380 new infections, taking the total in the Southeast Asian country to 5,516, said a health ministry official Achmad Yurianto. Yurianto reported 27 new deaths, taking …
Tabhlighi Jamat: India arrests religious leader over Covid-19 outbreak
Indian authorities have arrested the head of the Tablighi Jamaat, Muhammad Saad Khandalvi, after a gathering held by the organisation in Delhi spawned Covid-19 clusters across India. Police say the …
Hit by Sharp Ad Decline, India’s Newspapers Cut Jobs and Salaries
India’s vibrant newspaper industry that reaches tens of millions of readers daily has been ravaged by declining advertising revenues due to a nationwide lockdown to fight the coronavirus, pushing …
Gail India sells U.S. LNG cargo loading from Cove Point in May: sources
GAIL (India) has sold a liquefi (LNG) cargo for loading from the Cove Point terminal in Maryland in the United States in May, three industry sources said on Wednesday. It sold the cargo on a …
Deep Connection: Virus Takes India’s Spiritual Retreats Online
Religious rituals are being performed behind closed doors worldwide, with mosques, churches and other spiritual sites closed and the Pope even live-streaming his Easter blessing. Along the sacred …