Yangon under strain as Myanmar coronavirus cases surge
Al Jazeera News :Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon, has rapidly built new quarantine centres as it scrambles to contain the commercial hub’s first significant coronavirus outbreak,...
International
Former Union minister Jaswant Singh dies
Zee News :Former Union minister Jaswant Singh passed away on Sunday (September 27) morning. He was 82.“Jaswant Singh was admitted on 25 June and was...
Switzerland voters reject curbs on EU immigration
Al Jazeera News :A large majority of Swiss voters have rejected by a 63-37 percent margin a right-wing party’s proposal to annul a pact with...
Palestinians say Egyptian fire killed two Gaza fishermen
Reuters, Gaza :The bodies of two Palestinian fishermen who Palestinian officials say were shot dead by Egyptian naval forces were returned to Gaza on Saturday,...
South Korea’s domestic coronavirus cases fall to lowest in 44 days
Reuters, Seoul :South Korea on Saturday reported 49 new domestic coronavirus cases, the smallest number of locally transmitted cases in 44 days in a sign...
Attackers kill 15 people in western Ethiopia
Al Jazeera News :Armed attackers have killed at least 15 people in western Ethiopia, according to the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).Four of the victims...
Poland’s ruling nationalists cement new coalition deal
Reuters, Warsaw :Poland’s ruling nationalists signed a new coalition agreement on Saturday, ending weeks of in-fighting in the three-party alliance over how it will govern...
Lebanon PM-designate steps down
Al Jazeera News :Lebanon’s prime minister-designate Mustapha Adib has announced his resignation after his efforts to line up a non-partisan cabinet ran into trouble, particularly...
South Korea’s domestic coronavirus cases fall to lowest in 44 days
Reuters, Seoul :South Korea on Saturday reported 49 new domestic coronavirus cases, the smallest number of locally transmitted cases in 44 days in a sign...
Attackers kill 15 people in western Ethiopia
Al Jazeera News :Armed attackers have killed at least 15 people in western Ethiopia, according to the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC).Four of the victims...
‘Masks up, emissions down’ as climate demos restart
AFP :Thousands of young people across Europe joined a global day of climate protests on Friday, many wearing masks and keeping their distance against the...
Taiwan’s armed forces strain in undeclared war of attrition with China
Reuters, Kaohsiung :Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen visited a low-key but critical maintenance base for fighter jet engines on Saturday, offering encouragement as the Chinese-claimed island’s...