Category: World

MANILA, Philippines (AP): The governor of an island province in the central Philippines said Sunday at least 72 people died in the devastation wrought by Typhoon Rai in more than half of the towns that managed to contact him, bringing the death toll in the strongest typhoon to batter the country this year to at… Continue reading Typhoon deaths in Philippines top 100, mayors plead for food

Kathmandu: A two-week restraining order has been issued in Mumbai after seven people were found to be infected with Omicron in a single day. Seven people were confirmed infected with the Omicron variant in Mumbai on Wednesday. A restraining order has been issued from Thursday to December 31, according to Mumbai Police. According to Indian… Continue reading Prohibition in Mumbai due to increasing in Omicron infection

(BBC): It’s a frantic time at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in the western city of Pune, India’s oldest genome sequencing facility. As the country tries to contain the spread of the Omicron variant, laboratories like the NIV are working round the clock to identify people who might be infected by it. Every day… Continue reading Omicron spread to 8 states of IndiaOmicron: India aims to avoid ‘pandemic roulette’

(BBC): The government has said that all 11 countries will be removed from the UK’s travel red list from 4am on Wednesday. Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe are on the list. The red list was reintroduced in late November as a precaution after the emergence of the… Continue reading UK removes all 11 countries from red list

LONDON (AP): Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Sunday that Britain faces a “tidal wave” of infections from the omicron coronavirus variant, and announced a huge increase in booster vaccinations to strengthen defenses against it. In a televised statement, Johnson said everyone age 18 and older will be offered a third shot of vaccine by the… Continue reading Boris Johnson: UK faces ‘tidal wave’ of omicron cases

NEW DELHI (AP): India’s military chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat, and 12 others were killed Wednesday in a helicopter crash in southern Tamil Nadu state, the air force said. It said in a tweet that the helicopter “met with a tragic accident.” The dead included Rawat’s wife. The air force said one officer, Group Capt. Varun… Continue reading India’s military chief, 12 others killed in helicopter crash

BANGKOK (AP): Aung San Suu Kyi, the civilian leader of Myanmar who was ousted in a de facto coup this year, was convicted on two charges Monday and handed a four-year sentence that was quickly cut in half — in proceedings widely criticized as a further effort by the country’s military rulers to roll back… Continue reading Myanmar’s Suu Kyi convicted in further blow to democracy

(BBC): One person has died and 41 suffered burns after a volcano erupted on Indonesia’s Java island, officials said on Saturday. Residents were filmed fleeing a giant ash cloud from Mt Semeru. Witnesses described nearby villages covered in debris, and thick smoke blotting out the sun, leaving them in pitch darkness. Airlines have been warned… Continue reading Indonesia volcano: Dozens injured as residents flee huge ash cloud from Mt Semeru

SEOUL, South Korea (AP): South Korea again broke its daily records for coronavirus infections and deaths and confirmed three more cases of the new omicron variant as officials scramble to tighten social distancing and border controls. The 5,352 new cases reported by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on Saturday marked the third time… Continue reading SKorea sets daily records for new coronavirus cases, deaths

(BBC): Two men in the southern Indian state of Karnataka have tested positive for the Omicron coronavirus variant. One of them, a 66-year-old South African national, had travelled from there and has already left India, officials said. The second – a 46-year-old doctor in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru – has no travel history.… Continue reading India reports first cases of new Covid variant