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)
Kid loses arm, 4 others injured in Egypt shark attack
A 12-year-old boy and his mother, both Ukrainian tourists, suffered from a rare shark attack in Egypt that led to the child losing his arm. The two were immediately taken to the Sharm International Hospital where they were treated for their injuries, Ukraine’s state agency for tourism development said in a statement last Tuesday, Oct. […]...
Belarus shuts its borders, Lukashenko reshuffles officials
Belarus’ Border Control Committee said the closure of borders with Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine is intended to stem the coronavirus infection. …read more Source:: The...
The adult in the room
Americans face a stark choice this time Americans will have the privilege on Tuesday of choosing whether they want to retain their current President, Republican Donald Trump, for a further four years, or of voting in Democrat Joe Biden. It is being billed as a fight for the USA’s soul, but it is surprising the similarities between the two...
Barcelona stun Juventus 2-0 in Italy
TURIN (Agencies): Spanish football club Barcelona beat Italy’s Juventus 2-0 Wednesday in a UEFA Champions League Group G match in the Italian city of Turin. French forward Ousmane Dembele scored the opener for Barcelona in the 14th minute at Juventus Stadium. Barcelona clinched the victory near the end of the match as Argentine superstar...
G7 countries ‘alarmed’ by Ukraine rolling back anti-corruption reforms
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Airlines to Face Fine for Boarding Foreign Citizens Heading to Kazakhstan Without COVID-19 Tests
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. NUR-SULTAN – Airlines are now prohibited from boarding foreign citizens heading to Kazakhstan without administering a COVID-19 PCR test result. Violating the regulation will entail a fine of 4,444,800 tenge (US$10,319), said Kazakh chief sanitary doctor for...
At least 1,500 nurses died with COVID-19
Monitoring Desk As many nurses have died during coronavirus pandemic as during World War I, says International Council of Nurses At least 1,500 nurses in more than 40 countries have died of COVID-19, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) said Wednesday. “The figure, which includes nurses from only 44 of the world’s 195 countries, is...
Arrest made in 2008 kidnapping of journalists in Afghanistan
NEW YORK: An Afghan man has been brought to the United States to face charges in the 2008 gunpoint kidnapping of a journalist for The New York Times, an Afghan journalist and a driver in Afghanistan, federal authorities announced Wednesday. The charges against Haji Najibullah, 42, were in a six-count indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal...
Uproar as Ukraine constitutional court blocks anti-corruption laws
The court ruled that criminal punishment for putting false information on state officials’ asset declarations was “excessive”. …read more Source:: The...
U.S. unseals charges over 2008 kidnapping of American journalist
The department added that Najibullah, 44, was arrested and transferred to the United States from Ukraine where he will face trial. …read more Source:: The...
