India
India hits 2 mn cases as health volunteers strike
World
August 7, 2020
India hits 2 mn cases as health volunteers strike
NEW DELHI (AP) — As India hit another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, crossing two million cases…
Virus lockdown shuts Kashmir year after autonomy is stripped
World
August 5, 2020
Virus lockdown shuts Kashmir year after autonomy is stripped
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Authorities enforced security restrictions in many parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday, a year after New…
Indian PM lays foundation of temple at razed mosque site
World
August 5, 2020
Indian PM lays foundation of temple at razed mosque site
AYODHYA, India (AP) — Despite the coronavirus restricting a large crowd, Hindus rejoiced as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke…
India’s residency law in Kashmir amplifies demographic fears
World
August 4, 2020
India’s residency law in Kashmir amplifies demographic fears
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — For almost a century, no outsider was allowed to buy land and property in Indian-controlled Kashmir.…
Kuwait bans flights to 31 ‘high risk’ countries due to coronavirus
Middle East
August 1, 2020
Kuwait bans flights to 31 ‘high risk’ countries due to coronavirus
DUBAI (Reuters) – Kuwait has banned until further notice commercial flights to 31 countries it said that it regarded as…
Mexico 3rd in global pandemic deaths, Vietnam struggles anew
World
August 1, 2020
Mexico 3rd in global pandemic deaths, Vietnam struggles anew
PARIS (AP) — Mexico now has the third most COVID-19 deaths in the world, behind the United States and Brazil,…
Global coronavirus cases exceed 15 million: Reuters tally
World
July 22, 2020
Global coronavirus cases exceed 15 million: Reuters tally
SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) – Global coronavirus infections surged past 15 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pandemic…
Virus deaths top 600,000 as cases rise in India, SAfrica
World
July 19, 2020
Virus deaths top 600,000 as cases rise in India, SAfrica
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Countries from the U.S. to South Africa to India were struggling to hold down rising rates of…
Struggling India crosses 1 mn coronavirus cases
World
July 17, 2020
Struggling India crosses 1 mn coronavirus cases
NEW DELHI (AP) — India crossed one million coronavirus cases on Friday, third only to the United States and Brazil,…
Monsoon floods, landslides kill at least 221 in South Asia
World
July 17, 2020
Monsoon floods, landslides kill at least 221 in South Asia
NEW DELHI (AP) — Floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 221 people across South…