Section: Asia
- Afghanistan (54)
- Armenia (2,395)
- Azerbaijan (1,400)
- Bangladesh (459)
- China (1,817)
- India (3,608)
- Indonesia (807)
- Japan (1,436)
- Kazakhstan (682)
- Kyrgyzstan (667)
- Laos (3)
- Malaysia (6,377)
- Myanmar (25)
- Nepal (712)
- Pakistan (3,592)
- Philippines (1,081)
- Singapore (4,460)
- South Korea (305)
- Taiwan (190)
- Tajikistan (42)
- Thailand (1,124)
- Uzbekistan (33)
- Vietnam (614)
WHO warns second year of pandemic ‘could even be tougher’
Medical workers transfer a Covid-19 patient to a hospital in Lviv, Western Ukraine on Jan 4. (AP pic)GENEVA: The second year of the Covid-19 pandemic may be tougher than the first given how the new coronavirus is spreading, especially in the northern hemisphere as more infectious variants circulate, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on...
Emotions run high as US House begins debate on impeaching Trump
WASHINGTON: A week after President Donald Trump‘s supporters stormed the US Capitol, the House of Representatives began debate on Wednesday as lawmakers considered impeaching him for his role in an assault on American democracy that stunned the nation and left five dead. At least five Republicans have said they would join Democrats in voting for...
Pakistan reports 55 more corona deaths, 2,123 infections in a single day
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 55 deaths and 2,123 new infections throughout the country during the last 24 hours (Tuesday), showed figures released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Wednesday morning. With the addition of 2,123 fresh infections, the number of positive cases has surged to 508,824. The nationwide...
U.S. warns European companies of the sanctions on Nord Stream 2 pipeline
Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department this month told European companies which it suspects are helping to build Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that they face the risk of sanctions as the outgoing Trump administration prepares a final round of punitive measures against the project, two sources said on Tuesday....
Republicans join Democrats to press forward impeachment vote
WASHINGTON, Jan 12: With at least five Republicans joining their push to impeach President Donald Trump over the storming of the U.S. Capitol, Democrats in the House of Representatives stood poised for a history-making vote to try to remove the president from office.With eight days remaining in Trump’s term, the House will vote on Wednesday...
Democrats step up Trump impeachment drive after Capitol riot
A police munition explodes as Trump supporters gather in front of the US Capitol last week. (Reuters pic)WASHINGTON: Democrats will give President Donald Trump one last chance on Tuesday to leave office days before his term expires or face an unprecedented second impeachment over his supporters’ deadly Jan 6 assault on the US Capitol. The...
Democrats barreling toward impeaching Trump in wake of Capitol siege
WASHINGTON: Democrats in the US House of Representatives plan to impeach Donald Trump on Wednesday unless he steps down or is removed before then, after drawing up charges accusing him of inciting insurrection ahead of last week’s siege of the Capitol. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told his fellow Democrats the chamber would take up...
U.S imposed sanctions on 7 individuals, 4 entities over Russian links
F.P Report WASHINGTON: Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State announced on January 11th that the United States is imposing sanctions on seven individuals and four entities that are part of a Russia-linked foreign influence network associated with Andrii Derkach. He added that he was designated on September 10, 2020, pursuant to Executive Order...
Pelosi says she’s ready to start impeaching Trump once again
Pelosi has said that Trump ‘represents an imminent threat’ to the Constitution and ‘our Democracy’. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday she would push ahead with efforts to remove President Donald Trump from office during the final days of his administration after his supporters’ violent attack on the...
Russia remains unwilling to end seven-year Ukraine war
Oleksii Reznikov With the seventh anniversary of the outbreak of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine now approaching, many people have recently asked me, “What’s next?” As a negotiator in the Trilateral Contact Group formed to end the conflict in Ukraine, and as Ukraine’s minister in charge of the reintegration of the temporarily...
