Sun 09 May 2021: India again reported over 4,000 COVID-19 fatalities in a single day, taking the country’s death toll to 242,362, according to the data released by the Health Ministry on Sunday. New Delhi has struggled to contain the outbreak, which has overwhelmed its healthcare system, and many experts suspect the official death and case numbers […]
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Sat 08 May 2021: Multiple blasts targeted a school in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killing at least 40 people and wounding dozens more, mostly students, a senior interior ministry official said. The official told Reuters on condition of anonymity that most of the casualties were students coming out of the Sayed ul Shuhada […]
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Sat 08 May 2021: Maldives police have arrested two people over an assassination attempt on former president Mohamed Nasheed who has been taken off life support, officials and relatives said Saturday. President Ibrahim Solih described the explosion outside Mr Nasheed’s home on Thursday night as “an attack on Maldives’ democracy and economy”. The Indian Ocean […]
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Sat 08 May 2021: A day after reporting the world’s highest daily surge, India today saw more than 4,187 deaths linked to Covid in a day for the first time and 401,078 new cases in the last 24 hours. The government yesterday said a third Covid wave may not happen if strong measures are taken. […]
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Fri 07 May 2021: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has started a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, a traditional ally but with whom relations have been strained recently. Khan’s arrival in Riyadh on Friday after an invitation from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman holds much significance, analysts say. While Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have historically […]
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Fri 07 May 2021: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, urging him to “scientifically track the virus and its mutations” and cautioning him against allowing mutated versions of the SARS-CoV2 virus from spreading unchecked through the country. Mr Gandhi reminded the Prime Minister of the population size and genetic […]
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Fri 07 May 2021: While thousands in the country are mourning the loss of loved ones falling victim to the coronavirus pandemic, and communities are coming forward to help one another amid the unprecedented health crisis, media in India continue to demonize the Muslim community. On Tuesday, Financial Times, in its article titled “Is a new […]
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Thu 06 May 2021: Maldivian parliament speaker Mohamed Nasheed, who is also the country’s former president, has been injured in an explosion that took place in Male, local police said on Thursday. “Following an explosion on Neeloafaru Magu in Male, Speaker of Parliament President Mohamed Nasheed has sustained injuries and is currently receiving treatment at […]
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Thu 06 May 2021: The Health Ministry reported 412,262 new cases, taking the country’s total number of infections to over 21 million. With a record 3,980 new fatalities, the death toll reached 230,168. It marked the second time that the country’s daily cases surpassed 400,000. Last Saturday, India registered 401,993 daily infections. Many experts also […]
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Wed 05 May 2021: Reeling from the COVID-19 slump, Indonesia’s economy shrank for the fourth quarter in a row in the first three months of this year. The economy shrank 0.7% in the first quarter, compared to the same period in 2020, the Central Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday. “We’re seeing signs of economic […]
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