Asia
China steps up COVID-19 vaccination, considers differentiated visa policies
World
March 21, 2021
China steps up COVID-19 vaccination, considers differentiated visa policies
BEIJING (Reuters) – China had administered 74.96 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Saturday, health commission spokesman Mi Feng…
Spectators from abroad to be barred from Tokyo Olympics
World
March 20, 2021
Spectators from abroad to be barred from Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — At last it’s official after countless unsourced news reports and rumors: spectators from abroad will be barred…
UN official: Myanmar people want UN sanctions, peacekeepers
World
March 20, 2021
UN official: Myanmar people want UN sanctions, peacekeepers
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The people of Myanmar have huge expectations from the United Nations and the international community following…
UN says no international staff left in North Korea
World
March 20, 2021
UN says no international staff left in North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A UN spokesman said the world body in North Korea has been left with no…
Top US officials weigh North Korea options in talks in Seoul
World
March 17, 2021
Top US officials weigh North Korea options in talks in Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Fresh off a stop in Tokyo, President Joe Biden’s top diplomat and defense chief traveled…
N Korea warns US not to ‘cause a stink’ before Seoul meeting
World
March 16, 2021
N Korea warns US not to ‘cause a stink’ before Seoul meeting
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In North Korea’s first comments directed at the Biden administration, Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister…
Funerals for slain Myanmar activists as violence escalates
World
March 16, 2021
Funerals for slain Myanmar activists as violence escalates
(Reuters) – The families of dozens of people killed in clashes between Myanmar security forces and anti-coup protesters prepared to…
Thailand PM gets AstraZeneca jab, 1 Asian country suspends
World
March 16, 2021
Thailand PM gets AstraZeneca jab, 1 Asian country suspends
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s prime minister received a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca on Tuesday, as much…
Japan, US to share China worry as ministers meet in Tokyo
World
March 16, 2021
Japan, US to share China worry as ministers meet in Tokyo
TOKYO (AP) — Defense and foreign ministers from the United States and Japan met Tuesday to discuss their shared worry…
Indonesia becomes 7th country to suspend AstraZeneca vaccine due to blood clots
Health & Fitness
March 15, 2021
Indonesia becomes 7th country to suspend AstraZeneca vaccine due to blood clots
Indonesia became the seventh country globally to officially suspend the AstraZeneca vaccine, following reports indicating dangerous complications such as thrombosis…