Tag Archives: South Asia

(Add details, background) GENEVA, April 6 (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 …

ATLANTA (AP) – For Asian Americans, 2020 was a year of political success and new influence. But it was also a time of vulnerability to racist attacks.. That painful dichotomy will show …

By Francesco Guarascio, John Chalmers * Export movement may hamper AstraZeneca’s plans to fill the EU supply gap * Talks continue between the EU and the US on vaccines: official * EU …

By Anushree Fadnavis, Zeba Siddiqui NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian farmers began rallying on Saturday to block a six-lane highway on the outskirts of New Delhi to mark the 100th day of …

By Anushree Fadnavis, Zeba Siddiqui NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian farmers began rallying on Saturday to block a six-lane highway on the outskirts of New Delhi to mark the 100th day of …

Sri Lankan police say they arrested two people in connection with the death of a 9-year-old girl who was repeatedly beaten during a ritual they believed would drive away an evil spirit. …

By Krishna N. Das, Anuron Kumar Mitra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is struggling to convince its healthcare and frontline workers to take a controversially approved homegrown COVID-19 vaccine with no late-stage …

Protesters holding placards against the coup shouting slogans through megaphones in the court building. Kaung Zaw Hein | Images SOPA | LightRocket | fake images Large crowds marched in Myanmar on Sunday …

Feb 18 (Reuters) – Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp said on Thursday that it will go ahead with the controversial update to its privacy policy, but will allow users to read it “at their …

A Pakistani Taliban militant who allegedly shot Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai threatened a second assassination attempt and said in a tweet that next time “there would be no mistake.” For KATHY GANNON …