This May 14, 2017 photo shows Nepal's President Bidya Devi Bhandari addresses the closing ceremony of an international Buddhist Conference at The Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, some 116 km from Colombo, Sri Lanka. (LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI / AFP) HANOI / MANILA / SINGAPORE / KATHMANDU – Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari, who had been undergoing treatment at a […]
In this photo provided by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea government, a worker in protective gear stands on an empty sidewalk in Pyongyang, the DPRK on May 17, 2022. (KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY / KOREA NEWS SERVICE VIA AP) SEOUL / JAKARTA / SINGAPORE / KUALA LUMPUR / WELLINGTON – The Democratic People's Republic of Korea said […]
A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccine clinic bus at the Grand Bazaar of Tehran, Iran on Jan 22, 2022. (VAHID SALEMI / AP) SINGAPORE / TEHRAN / DHAKA / HANOI – Iran's daily COVID-19 cases on Monday surpassed 1,000 for the first time since April 27, according to the Iranian Health Ministry's website. A […]
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to the media during a press conference on COVID-19 restrictions at Parliament in Wellington on March 23, 2022. (MARTY MELVILLE / AFP) UNITED NATIONS / JAKARTA – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tested positive for COVID-19 with moderate symptoms, her office said in a statement on Saturday. […]
Hong Kong Olympic alpine skier Audrey King has tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in Beijing and has been arranged to self-isolate in a hotel. That’s according to a statement issued by the the Hong Kong Sports Federation and Olympic Committee on Monday. The committee said King tested positive for Covid after arriving at the […]
Nick Kyrgios said Monday that he has tested positive for Covid-19, casting major doubt over whether he can play at next week’s Australian Open. The Australian was due to play his first match of the season at the Sydney Classic but pulled out just hours before his evening clash with Italian Fabio Fognini. “Hey everyone, […]
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will miss his side’s crucial Premier League clash at Chelsea on Sunday after a suspected positive coronavirus test. Klopp’s assistant Pep Lijnders will take charge for the fixture at Stamford Bridge as third placed Liverpool try to keep pace with leaders Manchester City. As well as Klopp’s test result, three other […]
The Premier League has revealed a record 103 players and staff tested positive for the coronavirus in the period from December 20 to 26. Just a week ago, the English top-flight set a new high since testing began in 2020 with 90 positive cases. That mark has now been beaten as the Omicron variant takes […]
A female US gymnast has tested positive for coronavirus at an Olympic training camp and another athlete is self-isolating, team chiefs and Japanese officials said on Monday. The gymnast was named by her father as 18-year-old Kara Eaker who is in Japan as a reserve on the squad led by superstar Simone Biles. Eaker is […]
2021-03-30 HKT 19:19″ title=”Poland beat Andorra 3-0 in their previous World Cup qualifying match. File photo: Reuters”> Poland beat Andorra 3-0 in their previous World Cup qualifying match. File photo: Reuters Two more Poland players have tested positive for Covid-19 bringing the total to four, the Polish Football Association said on Tuesday, on the eve […]