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'Pandemic pushed 75-80 mn more people in Asia-Pacific into extreme...
The Covid-19 pandemic pushed an estimated 75 million to 80 million more people in developing Asia and the Pacific into extreme poverty in 2020,...
Amid COVID surge, some Sri Lankans opt for cardboard coffins when...
At a factory in Sri Lanka's Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia city, workers use staples and glue to assemble long cardboard boxes, which will be used as coffins...
Vietnam says Cuba to supply COVID-19 vaccine, transfer technology
Cuba will supply large quantities of its home-grown COVID-19 vaccine, Abdala, to Vietnam and also transfer the production technology to the Southeast...
Israel's COVID-19 vaccine boosters show signs of taming Delta
Less than a month into a COVID-19 vaccine booster drive, Israel is seeing signs of an impact on the country's high infection and severe illness rates...
Taliban takeover prompts fears of a resurgent al-Qaida
The lightning-fast changes in Afghanistan are forcing the Biden administration to confront the prospect of a resurgent al-Qaida, the group that...
New Zealand has highest jump in COVID-19 cases since April 2020
New Zealand on Tuesday recorded its highest increase in COVID-19 cases since April 2020, but authorities said the numbers were not rising...
'They are hungry': Haiti quake survivors fear for children's future
Many survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 2,200 people in southern Haiti are worried about providing for their children, with more than...
G7 to meet on Afghanistan deadline, Taliban recognition
Leaders of the Group of Seven countries were set to discuss on Tuesday whether to seek an extension to a Aug. 31 deadline for the evacuation of...