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- Bangladesh (459)
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- Indonesia (807)
- Japan (1,436)
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- Malaysia (6,377)
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- 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)
Global measles cases three times higher than last year: WHO
GENEVA: Every region in the world, except the Americas, is experiencing an increase in the number of cases of measles, a vaccine-preventable disease that can kill or disable children, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. The WHO’s Kate O’Brien put the blame on weak health systems and misinformation about vaccines, and...
Four European states lose measles eradication status as cases soar: WHO
COPENHAGEN: Measles cases are skyrocketing in Europe and the disease is surging in four countries previously considered to have eliminated it, including the UK, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday, urging countries to step up vaccination efforts.“Re-establishment of measles transmission is concerning. If high immunisation coverage...
Death toll in Ukraine building collapse rises to eight: emergency services
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Ukraine’s new parliament set for marathon first session
KIEV: Ukraine’s new parliament will meet for the first time on Thursday, dominated by the party of ex-comedian President Volodymyr Zelensky who has an unprecedented chance to fulfil his political ambition of “breaking the system”.The 41-year-old won a landslide election in April and his young Servant of the People party gained an absolute...
Tajik Foreign Minister receives Ambassadors of Iran and Ukraine
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Trump adviser John Bolton tells Ukraine: Beware Chinese influence
August 29, 2019 11:43 AMKIEV (REUTERS) – US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser told Ukraine on Wednesday (Aug 28) to avoid being lured into China’s orbit by what he called Beijing’s “debt diplomacy” amid a Chinese move to buy a Ukrainian aerospace giant. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Trump advisor Bolton stresses Ukraine’s ‘territorial integrity’
US national security advisor John Bolton. (Reuters pic)KIEV: White House national security advisor John Bolton on Wednesday stressed US commitment to Ukraine’s “territorial integrity” during talks with the country’s new president, part of a regional tour in Russia’s traditional field of influence. The security advisor said he...
Ukrainian court frees Russian journalist Kirill Vyshinskiy
Vyshinskiy, the Kyiv bureau chief for the Russian State RIA-Novosti news agency, had been in custody since his arrest on treason charges in May 2018 …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine frees jailed Russian journalist Vyshinsky on bail: TASS
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At least one killed in gas explosion in Ukraine
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