Hong Kong ex-lawmaker convicted for protest assault with loudhailer
HONG KONG: A former Hong Kong lawmaker was convicted on Monday (Apr 6) of using…
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Pakistan police clash with doctors protesting lack of virus protection gear
QUETTA, Pakistan: Riot police wielding batons used force to break up a protest by Pakistani…
Indonesia announces biggest daily rise in COVID-19 cases, 24 doctors now dead
JAKARTA: Indonesia announced its biggest daily increase in novel coronavirus cases on Monday (Apr 6) and…
Mumbai hospital shut after surge in COVID-19 cases among staff
MUMBAI: A major private hospital in Mumbai was shut to new patients and declared a…
China rights lawyer released after five years in jail
BEIJING: A leading Chinese human rights lawyer has been released from prison after almost five…
Drive-by blessings in virus-hit Philippines
MANILA: Priests delivered blessings from the back of trucks and motorised tricycles in the Philippine…
Malaysia reports 179 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Sunday (Apr 5) reported 179 new coronavirus cases, raising the cumulative…
India curbs diagnostic testing kit exports as COVID-19 spreads
NEW DELHI: India is restricting the export of most diagnostic testing kits, as COVID-19 cases…
Jump in Jakarta funerals raises fears of unreported COVID-19 deaths
JAKARTA: The number of funerals in Jakarta rose sharply in March, a development the governor…
Chile’s president sparks outrage with visit to quarantined protest square
SANTIAGO: Embattled Chilean President Sebastian Pinera sparked outrage on Friday (Apr 3) by posing for…
Four acquitted in Daniel Pearl murder rearrested pending appeal
ISLAMABAD: Four men acquitted in the kidnapping and killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl in…
Malaysia reports 4 more COVID-19 deaths, more cases linked to religious gathering
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Saturday (Apr 4) recorded four more COVID-19 deaths and reported 150…