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Indonesia temporarily closes entry of nationals from 14 countries
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has temporarily closed the entry of foreign nationals from 14 countries in a bid...
Read moreFear sweeps Rohingya camps as BD razes thousands of ‘illegal’ shops
DHAKA: Rohingya refugees said on Wednesday they had lost their sources of income and daily necessities in Cox’s Bazar, the...
Read moreUS forces in Japan ordered to wear masks as COVID-19 cases jump
TOKYO: The US military on Thursday ordered personnel stationed in Japan to wear masks when going off base to curb...
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Service member of the Ukrainian armed forces stands guard in a trench at combat positions nearthe...
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President Joe Biden urges concern but not alarm as omicron rises
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden urged concern but not alarm as the United States set records for daily reported COVID-19 cases...
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Indonesia House Speaker calls for free booster vaccines
Jakarta (ANTARA) - House Speaker Puan Maharani has expressed the hope that COVID-19 booster vaccines will be provided to the...
Read moreNorth Korea starts New Year with apparent ballistic missile launch
SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, underscoring leader Kim Jong Un’s New...
Read morePhilippines cancels ‘Black Nazarene’ parade again on COVID-19 concerns
MANILA: Philippine authorities have canceled an annual procession, which normally draws millions of Catholic devotees accompanying a black wooden statue...
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Indonesia Full vaccination coverage reaches 114.5 million
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The number of Indonesians who have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine has reached 114.5 million,...
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Tempers fraying in Australia as COVID-19 cases hit new highs
SYDNEY: Australia’s daily COVID-19 cases hit a record high for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, further straining hospital resources...
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Kazakh President satisfied with results of talks with Putin
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signified satisfaction following the lengthy face-to-face talks with President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Sochi, the Facebook account of the President’s press secretary Ruslan Zheldibay reads. During the talks the parties debated a wide range of issues concerning trade and economic, investment, humanitarian cooperation, cooperation of the two nations in the […]Read More »