Thailand shelves ‘travel bubble’ plan
Thailand has delayed plans for a "travel bubble" agreement with select countries as new daily coronavirus cases rise in parts of Asia, putting pressure on its vital tourism industry and…
Singapore monitoring spate of suicides among migrants
Singapore is monitoring a recent spate of suicides and attempted suicides involving migrants which have heightened concerns over the mental health of thousands of low-paid workers confined to their dormitories…
India’s Chinese culture enthusiasts to suffer ‘decoupling’ brunt amid Confucius institutes review: observer
India's education ministry decided to review the establishment of China's Confucius institutes in association with seven local colleges and universities after intelligence agencies raised security concerns over cooperation, the Hindustan…
Friendly NGOs strive to boost people-to-people exchanges to ease tensions
Border clashes in June and the subsequent Indian government ban on several Chinese mobile apps have cast a shroud of uncertainty over China-India relations, but some nongovernmental organizations in the…
Huge explosions rock Beirut
78 killed, 4,000 injured in enormous blasts at vital port Rescuers worked through the night into Wednesday after two enormous explosions ripped through Beirut's port, killing at least 78 people…
Global virus cases top 18m
Milestones broken as COVID-19 continues deadly march The number of coronavirus cases recorded worldwide topped 18 million on Monday with the illness continuing its march, after Australia's second-largest city imposed…
US ends search for 7 missing Marines, sailor, says presumed dead
The US military said Sunday it has called off a search for seven Marines and a sailor missing at sea for days, saying they were presumed dead. The military personnel…
India’s COVID-19 cases surpass 1.8 million
India's health ministry announced on Monday that the country's COVID-19 cases have surpassed 1.8 million, reaching 1,803,695. As many as 52,972 fresh cases were added to the tally in the…
Aboriginals tout end to ‘racist’ names of landmarks
Like many indigenous Australians, Pat Dudgeon grew up in the shadow of a mountain range that made her feel inferior and "conquered" on her own traditional lands. The King Leopold…
Threat to Florida eases as Isaias slated to remain tropical storm
Isaias roared closer to the Florida coast Sunday, threatening to bring strong winds, flash flooding and storm surges but no longer expected to regain hurricane strength. The tropical storm was…