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Myanmar imposes stay-at-home order in more townships
The Myanmar government has imposed a stay-at-home order in nine townships across the Bago and Mandalay regions due to the recent spike of Covid-19...
B'desh records highest daily deaths amid new lockdown
Bangladesh has recorded the highest-ever daily Covid-19 deaths amid the new ongoing lockdown enforced to curb a resurgence of the pandemic, the...
'Young Australians should consider AstraZeneca jab only in pressing...
The head of Australia's vaccine panel said that the younger population in the country should consider getting the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine only in...
Over 30 pc kids in Lebanon remain hungry: Unicef
The Unicef has said that more than 30 per cent of the children in Lebanon went to bed hungry and skipped meals in the past month.
Militants blow up bridge in Afghanistan
Armed insurgents blew up a bridge in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province, disconnecting the provincial capital Sharan to several other districts, a...
Australia launches permanent gun amnesty
The Australian government has launched a permanent firearms amnesty, allowing people to hand in illegal guns without repercussions.
Foreign visitors to Indonesia drops 3.85 pc in May
Indonesia recorded 155,610 foreign visitors in May this year, with a year-on-year drop of 3.85 per cent, according to the country's Central Agency of...
Australian state to boost vaccination rollout
The government of Australia's New South Wales (NSW) announced the expansion of Covid-19 vaccine facilities, as the state is continuing to witness a...