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Darwin, Australia | Sat, May 15, 2021 A plane carrying more than 70 Australians escaping a virus outbreak in India landed in the country’s north on Saturday, the first since a contentious ban on arrivals was lifted. After 48 passengers tested positive for Covid-19 and others were considered similar contacts, the plane landed in Darwin […]

Tokyo, Japan | Wed, April 28, 2021 On Wednesday, the Japanese government agreed in principle to screen all competitors competing in the Tokyo Olympics for the novel coronavirus on a regular basis. Japanese officials decided on the policy just hours before a high-level online meeting with the International Olympic Committee and other organizers to strengthen

Thailand | Sun, April 18, 2021 | 06:16 pm Myanmar’s military chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, will attend an ASEAN summit on April 24, according to the Thai foreign ministry. The representatives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will meet ad hoc to address the situation in Myanmar, where demonstrations against the military’s

London  |  Sun, April 4, 2021  |  07:35 pm The UK government announced on Friday that four countries would be added to its so-called “red list,” which will prohibit incoming travel to England beginning next week, citing coronavirus “variants of concern.” The ban on tourists from Kenya, Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Pakistan, according to the

Sydney, Australia | Mon, March 22, 2021 | 08:52 pm Torrential rain hit Australia’s southeast again on Monday, exacerbating once-in-a-generation flooding that has caused 18,000 people to flee their homes and forced the closure of hundreds of schools. Coastal areas of New South Wales, the country’s most populous state, have been flooded, including parts of

Switzerland  |  Wed, March 10, 2021  |  08:13 pm The Red Cross warned Wednesday of a glaring gap in the plans to roll out Covid-19 vaccines around the world, saying remote communities risked missing out. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies aims to assist in the vaccination of 500 million people.

Hong Kong, China | Saturday, February 27, 2021 | 06:45 pm Hong Kong and South Korea kicked off coronavirus vaccination drives on Friday, as momentum builds for inoculation rollouts across the Asia-Pacific region. In seven months, South Korea expects to vaccinate 70% of its population, while Hong Kong intends to vaccinate all adults by the

Japan | Sat, February 6, 2021 | 07:38 pm Chinese coast guard vessels on Saturday entered Japan’s territorial waters near the China-claimed Senkaku Islands for the first time since its new coast guard law took effect this month, Japanese officials said. Around 4:45 a.m., two Chinese coast guard boats entered Japanese waters near the uninhabited

Sydney, Australia | Sun, January 31, 2021 | 09:13 pm Australia will invite pharmacies this week to join a government-funded rollout of COVID-19 vaccine, the federal government said on Sunday, as the country approached 14 consecutive days without a locally acquired case. The government would ask approximately 5,800 community pharmacies in the country to apply

United States | Mon, January 25, 2021 | 09:23 pm President Joe Biden will announce he is re-imposing a Covid-19 travel ban on most non-US citizens who have been in Britain, Brazil, Ireland and much of Europe, a White House official said Sunday, as the new administration ramps up its pandemic response. In the midst