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Second virus surge grips India on first anniversary of lockdown
Published On: March 22, 2021 10:13 AM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Mar 22: India’s richest state, Maharashtra, reported 30,535 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, which could send the country’s overall cases to a multi-month high when national data is released later on Monday.
Myanmar activists plan new protests after weekend bloodshed
Published On: March 22, 2021 10:06 AM NPT By: Reuters
MYANMAR, March 22: Myanmar activists plan fresh protests on Monday including a call for vehicle convoys to drive through intersections honking horns with occupants raising three-finger anti-coup salutes despite reports of security forces killing more people at the weekend.
Australia to evacuate thousands as Sydney faces worst floods in 60 years
Published On: March 22, 2021 08:20 AM NPT By: Reuters
SYDNEY, March 22: Australian authorities are planning to evacuate thousands more people on Monday from flood-affected suburbs in Sydney’s west, which is set for its worst flooding in 60 years with another day of drenching rain expected.
A transgender Islamic school in Pakistan breaks barriers
Published On: March 22, 2021 07:35 AM NPT By: Reuters
ISLAMABAD, Mar 22: A long white shawl on her head, Rani Khan gives daily Koran lessons at Pakistan’s first transgender-only madrasa, or Islamic religious school, which she set up herself using her life savings.
Massive religious gathering worries India as COVID-19 cases surge
Published On: March 21, 2021 05:03 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, March 21: India’s health ministry warned on Sunday that a huge gathering of devotees for a Hindu festival could send coronavirus cases surging, as the country recorded the most new infections in nearly four months.
Hong Kong emigration wave takes toll on its least political residents - its pets
Published On: March 21, 2021 03:58 PM NPT By: Reuters
Aircraft mechanic Don Yip is one of many thousands leaving Hong Kong after the imposition of a new security law last year and 2019’s pro-democracy protests. Unlike many others, he won’t leave without his pets
Dozens of Thai protesters injured after rally near king's palace
Published On: March 21, 2021 03:05 PM NPT By: Reuters
BANGKOK, March 21: More than 30 civilians and police were injured in anti-government protests in Thailand, an emergency medical centre said on Sunday after police used water cannon, teargas and rubber bullets to disperse the rally the night before.
With traditional fabrics, Nigerian designers fashion a new aesthetic
Published On: March 21, 2021 01:49 PM NPT By: Reuters
Weaving contemporary designs into a traditional West African fabric, Nigerian Tsemaye Binitie is creating fashion he hopes can also bridge the gap between luxury and the everyday.
AstraZeneca counters Indonesian Muslim concerns over COVID-19 vaccine
Published On: March 21, 2021 12:11 PM NPT By: Reuters
JAKARTA, March 21: AstraZeneca said on Sunday its COVID-19 vaccine contains no pork-derived ingredients, countering an assertion in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, that the drug violates Islamic law.
Heavy rains in Australia's east bring worst floods in 50 years
Published On: March 21, 2021 10:45 AM NPT By: Reuters
MELBOURNE, March 21: Heavy rains along Australia’s east coast over the weekend have brought the worst flooding in half a century in some areas, authorities said on Sunday, forcing thousands to evacuate and damaging hundreds of houses.
Greece to hand out self-testing kits as COVID-19 cases stay high
Published On: March 21, 2021 10:24 AM NPT By: Reuters
ATHENS, March 21: Greece will start distributing free do-it-yourself COVID-19 tests next month, the government said on Saturday, as it seeks to alleviate pressure on a healthcare system facing a stubbornly high level of new infections.
India coronavirus cases surge to four-month high, some lockdowns return
Published On: March 21, 2021 07:08 AM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Mar 21: India reported 40,953 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the biggest daily jump in nearly four months, with its richest state and economic backbone Maharashtra accounting for more than half the infections.
India coronavirus cases surge to four-month high, some lockdowns return
Published On: March 20, 2021 08:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, March 20: India reported 40,953 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the biggest daily jump in nearly four months, with its richest state and economic backbone Maharashtra accounting for more than half the infections.
Pakistan PM Khan tests COVID-19 positive: health minister
Published On: March 20, 2021 03:38 PM NPT By: Reuters
ISLAMABAD, March 20: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for COVID-19, the country’s health minister said on Saturday, two days after the premier got his vaccination.
Nepal becomes third country to give emergency nod to Indian vaccine COVAXIN
Published On: March 20, 2021 08:16 AM NPT By: Reuters
KATHMANDU, Mar 20: Nepal on Friday gave emergency authorisation to India’s COVID-19 vaccine COVAXIN, becoming only the third country to approve the shot, developed by Bharat Biotech and a state research institute.
Recycling flowers: One man's mission to clean up the Ganges
Published On: March 19, 2021 07:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
Sitting at plain wooden tables, women in face masks roll a brown paste into thin cylinders - helping to recycle some of the millions of tonnes of flowers that Hindu worshippers throw into the Ganges.
Myanmar security forces kill nine as Indonesia, envoys call for end to violence
Published On: March 19, 2021 06:55 PM NPT By: Reuters
MYANMAR, March 19: Security forces killed at least nine opponents of Myanmar’s Feb. 1 coup on Friday, a funeral service and media said, as Indonesia urged an end to violence and Western ambassadors condemned what they called the military’s immoral, indefensible actions.
Tourism-starved Europe charts course for summer travel
Published On: March 19, 2021 05:07 PM NPT By: Reuters
The European Union will unveil on Wednesday plans to reopen summer travel with a new coronavirus pass intended to help revive the bloc’s multi-billion tourism and leisure industries that have been pulverised by the pandemic.
Once called crazy, Indonesian eco-warrior turns arid hills green
Published On: March 19, 2021 03:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
Once considered crazy by fellow villagers, Indonesian eco-warrior Sadiman has turned barren hills green after 24 years of effort, making water resources available in the drought-prone mountainous region where he lives.
Gunmen kill 13 police in daytime ambush in central Mexico
Published On: March 19, 2021 11:25 AM NPT By: Reuters
MEXICO CITY, March 19: Gunmen killed at least 13 Mexican police in an ambush a short distance outside the capital on Thursday, local authorities said, in one of the worst mass slayings of security forces to rock the country in recent years.
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