Tag Archives: Pacific Asia

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) – Muslims in many parts of the world marked the start of Ramadan on Tuesday, but an increase in coronavirus cases in several countries once again put a …

Confusion and complacency in addressing COVID-19 mean the pandemic is far from over, but can be controlled in months with proven public health measures, the head of the World Health Organization said. …

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – By the third day of being confined to his Australian hotel room for quarantine, David Marriott was getting bored. He had seen a few seasons of “The …

LEMBATA, Indonesia (AP) – The death toll from landslides in eastern Indonesia rose to 126 and scores are still missing, authorities said Wednesday, as rain continued to hit the region and make …

WASHINGTON (AP) – The US military is warning that China is likely accelerating its schedule to seize control of Taiwan, the democratic island that has been the main source of tension between …

MOSCOW (AP) – They are not leaders for life, at least technically. But in political reality, it appears that the powerful mandates of China’s Xi Jinping and, starting this week, Russia’s Vladimir …

* MSCI ex-Japan reverses initial gains, falls from 3-week high * China and Hong Kong stocks down, CSI300 down 1% * The dollar softens to two-week lows. * Crude oil prices rise …

(Reuters) – Myanmar troops fired on anti-coup protesters on Wednesday, killing at least seven people and wounding several, media said, when a Chinese-owned factory was set ablaze in the commercial capital of …

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s once-a-decade census is expected to show a further decline in the percentage of young people in its rapidly aging population, as high costs of living and aversion to …

GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization does not endorse the requirement for vaccination passports for travel due to uncertainty about whether inoculation prevents transmission of the virus, as well as equity …