In this file photo taken on Aug 25, 2021, people wait to receive COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine doses at a make-shift vaccination center at a shopping mall in Iraq's capital Baghdad. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP) BAGHDAD / ISLAMABAD / WELLINGTON – The Iraqi health ministry on Friday warned of the possible fifth wave of COVID-19 pandemic […]
A woman receives a dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine during the first rollout of vaccinations in Australia at the Castle Hill Medical Centre in Sydney on Feb 21, 2021. (STEVEN SAPHORE / AFP) CANBERRA / DHAKA / BEIRUT / NEW DELHI / WELLINGTON / KUALA LUMPUR – The Australian government announced a new campaign on Wednesday to encourage people […]
Staff check a client at a drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia on Jan 8, 2022. (MARK BAKER / AP) MANILA / HANOI / SINGAPORE / YANGON / YEREVAN / JERUSALEM / BAGHDAD / RIYADH / DHAKA / KUALA LUMPUR / WELLINGTON / SUVA / SEOUL / CANBERRA – Australians' confidence in the country's healthcare system has fallen, a […]
A people takes a dose of the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine inside the holy shrine of Imam Abbas in Karbala, Iraq, Aug 15, 2021. (ANMAR KHALIL / AP) BAGHDAD – The Iraqi health ministry on Friday warned of the possibility of new COVID-19 spread in the country, calling on the public to follow health measures […]
This picture taken on June 15, 2022 and released from Democratic People's Republic of Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on June 16, 2022 shows DPRK leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol ju send medicines prepared by his family to the Haeju city, South Hwanghae province as regards the outbreak of an acute […]
A man wearing a face mask to protect against COVID-19 walks around Wat Pho temple in Bangkok on Feb 24, 2022. (JACK TAYLOR / AFP) BANGKOK / RIYADH / JAKARTA / HANOI / YANGON / WELLINGTON / KUALA LUMPUR / NEW DELHI / SYDNEY / SEOUL / SUVA – Thailand on Monday reported 1,801 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest […]
ISLAMABAD / KUALA LUMPUR / SEOUL / YANGON – Myanmar has been administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged five to 12 years old at basic education schools across the country since June 2, the state-run television channel MRTV reported on Friday. In Nay Pyi Taw, 109,682 school children aged 5 to 12 from 842 schools will […]
Passengers head to a COVID-19 quarantine station for clearance following their arrival at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on June 1, 2022. (KAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP) CANBERRA / NEW DELHI / SEOUL / SINGAPORE / HANOI / BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN / TOKYO – Japan reopened its borders to some foreign tourists for the first time in around two years on […]
A passenger walks with her suitcase at the arrivals hall at Tokyo's Haneda International Airport on Feb 18, 2022, after Japan's government announced plans to ease virus border rules for workers and students. (PHILIP FONG / AFP) SEOUL / TOKYO / BAKU / SINGAPORE / HANOI / YANGON / PHNOM PENH / KUALA LUMPUR / CANBERRA / WELLINGTON / ISLAMABAD / […]
This picture taken on May 17, 2022 and released from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on May 18 shows residents being checked to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 in Pyongyang. (STR / KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) SEOUL / KUALA LUMPUR / SINGAPORE / NEW DELHI / WELLINGTON – The Democratic People's […]
In this photo taken on March 9, 2021, Denise Fogasavaii, left, receives a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Auckland, New Zealand. (PHOTO / AP) CANBERRA / BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN / NEW DELHI / WELLINGTON – New Zealand reported its first case of the Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 in a community case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, […]
This picture taken on October 10, 2021 and released by the DPRK's official Korean Central News Agency on October 11 shows DPRK top leader Kim Jong-un giving a speech to mark the 76th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. (STR / KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) SEOUL / VIENTIANE / SINGAPORE / SUVA / PYONGYANG […]
Staff check a client at a drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia on Jan 8, 2022. (MARK BAKER / AP) CANBERRA / JERUSALEM / YANGON / SEOUL / KUALA LUMPUR / WELLINGTON / NEW DELHI / SUVA – A leading expert has warned of a COVID-19 reinfection surge across Australia in the lead-up to winter. […]
This picture shows a general view of the West Bank town of Jenin on April 12, 2022. (ABBAS MOMANI / AFP) Israel’s new rules to tighten foreigners’ visits to the West Bank areas that it occupies could threaten the sustenance of some 2 million people who need humanitarian assistance, experts said. The new rules target […]
Passengers and loved ones reunite at the arrivals hall on the first day of New Zealanders returning from Australia after the border reopened for travelers observing home self-isolation rules, at the Auckland international airport on Feb 28, 2022. (DAVID ROWLAND / AFP) WELLINGTON / SEOUL ? KUALA LUMPUR – New Zealand reported its first case […]
In this file photo taken on Feb 28, 2022, passengers and loved ones reunite at the arrivals hall on the first day of New Zealanders returning from Australia after the border reopened for travelers observing home self-isolation rules, at the Auckland international airport.(DAVID ROWLAND / AFP) CANBERRA / HANOI / SINGAPORE – Australia's Prime Minister […]
A health worker gives the first-time dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a woman, part of the 65 years and older tier, in a school being used as a vaccination site in Yangon, Myanmar on Feb 5, 2021. (STR / AFP) YANGON / SINGAPORE / BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN / HANOI / WELLINGTON / SEOUL / NEW DELHI / ULAN […]
A woman carries an infant upon arrival from Jakarta after landing at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA 2), as Malaysia reopened its borders for travelers fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, in Sepang on April 1, 2022. (MOHD RASFAN / AFP) HANOI / BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN / YANGON / SINGAPORE / SEOUL / WELLINGTON / KUALA LUMPUR / […]
People wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk on the street in snow on Feb 10, 2022, in Tokyo. (EUGENE HOSHIKO / AP) SYDNEY / HO CHI MINH CITY / BANGKOK / SINGAPORE / JAKARTA / WELLINGTON / KUALA LUMPUR / SEOUL / TOKYO / COLOMBO – The Japanese government is considering appointing its […]
A volunteer wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as a precaution against the spread of bird flu observes an injured rescued bird at a temporary shelter in Ahmedabad on January 13, 2021. (SAM PANTHAKY / AFP) PARIS – India reported an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus on a poultry research farm in […]
Staff check a client at a drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia on Jan 8, 2022. (MARK BAKER / AP) ANKARA / SINGAPORE / HANOI / YANGON / SEOUL / TOKYO / WELLINGTON / RAMALLAH / GAZA / KUALA LUMPUR / NEW DELHI / ISLAMABAD / SYDNEY / VIENTIANE – New data released by the […]
Police arrest people protesting against coronavirus mandates at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand on Feb 10, 2022. (MARK MITCHEEL / NZ HERALD VIA AP) BANGKOK / COLOMBO / DHAKA / HANOI / JAKARTA / TOKYO / BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN / SINGAPORE / ANKARA / AMMAN / WELLINGTON / SYDNEY / SEOUL / KUALA LUMPUR / NEW DELHI / ISLAMABAD / ULAN BATOR / PHNOM […]
A health worker administers COVID-19 vaccination to a girl, in New Delhi, India, Jan 28, 2022. (MANISH SWARUP / AP) BANGKOK / JERUSALEM / NEW DELHI / SEOUL / SINGAPORE / VIENTIANE – India's COVID-19 tally rose to 42,080,664 on Saturday as 127,952 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, […]
This handout aerial photo taken and released on Jan 27, 2022 by the Australian Defence Force shows the HMAS Adelaide sitting alongside Nuku'alofa to deliver humanitarian stores and medical supplies following the eruption of undersea volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai on 15 January and the subsequent tsunami. (POIS CHRISTOPHER SZUMLANSKI / AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE / AFP) […]
Traffic marshalls direct cars at a drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Jan 8, 2022. (MARK BAKER / FILE/ AP) JERUSALEM / BEIRUT / YANGON / BAGHDAD / JAKARTA / SINGAPORE / ANKARA / SYDNEY / SEOUL / GAZA / WELLINGTON / SUVA / NEW DELHI / MANILA – Australia reported fewer COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, […]
People walk past signage for an Australian university in Melbourne's central business district on June 10, 2020. (WILLIAM WEST / AFP) CANBERRA – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday said the government would rebate visa fees for international students and backpackers to support the workforce challenge amid surging COVID-19 cases nationwide. Those include international […]
Indian teens wait to receive their vaccination for COVID-19 at a government school, in New Delhi, India on Jan 3, 2022. (MANISH SWARUP / AP) JERUSALEM / ISTANBUL / NEW DELHI / SYDNEY / JAKARTA / DAMASCUS / SUVA / WELLINGTON / KUALA LUMPUR / KUWAIT CITY / BANGKOK / TOKYO / ISLAMABAD / MANILA – Authorities in Delhi on […]
HONG KONG, Dec 29, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – ESPRIT HOLDINGS LIMITED (“Esprit”, “the Company” or “the Group”; HKEx: 00330) is pleased to announce that it has several exciting developments in the pipeline, which clearly hints at the return of the “Esprit” brand to the Asian market. After relocating its headquarters back to […]
A security guard patrols around the Opera House on Oct 11, 2021, as Sydney ended their lockdown against the COVID-19 coronavirus after 106 days. (SAEED KHAN / AFP) MELBOURNE / WELLINGTON / NEW DELHI / TOKYO – Australia reported record high new COVID-19 cases on Saturday for a third day, with outbreaks growing in the two most […]
A clinician prepares a dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a temporary vaccination center set up inside St John's Church in west London on Dec 4, 2021. (DANIEL LEAL / AFP) ANKARA / PHNOM PENH / RAMALLAH / SEOUL / SYDNEY / TEHRAN / TOKYO / ULAN BATOR / WELLINGTON – Japanese Prime Minister […]