Wed 28 April 2021: Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala-402 could have sunk due to a strong underwater wave, Rear Admiral Iwan Isnurwanto said on Tuesday. Officers said that differences in the density of waters off Bali and in the nearby Lombok Strait may have triggered a “massive movement” strong enough to pull down the submarine in […]
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Wed 28 April 2021: The world is seeing a clearer picture of exactly how seriously Covid-19 is ravaging India. With reports and gutting images emerging from New Delhi’s overrun hospitals and cremation sites, experts say that the death toll is much greater than the 193,000 the government has reported. The country of 1.3 billion is now the global epicenter of […]
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Tue 27 April 2021: The World Health Organization chief described the situation in the world’s second-most populous country as “beyond heartbreaking”. India’s new coronavirus cases have stayed above 300,000 for a sixth consecutive day on Tuesday, while its armed forces pledged urgent medical aid to help battle the staggering spike in infections overwhelming its hospitals […]
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Tue 27 April 2021: At least 753 people have been killed so far in Myanmar’s military crackdown against anti-coup protesters, according to the latest figures released by a rights watchdog late on Monday. Two more people were killed on Sunday and the casualties were documented on Monday, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) said […]
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Tue 27 April 2021: Saudi Arabia in its latest move has come to India’s rescue by providing 80 metric tonnes liquid oxygen and high capacity cryogenic tanks as the country is running low on supplies due to an unprecedented spike in COVID-19 cases. The supply shipment is being undertaken in cooperation with the Adani group […]
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Mon 26 April 2021: Complying with the request from the central government, Twitter has withheld access to at least 52 tweets in India. These tweets were critical of the way Modi government is handling the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic which has consumed thousands of lives in days. The blocked tweets were posted by a […]
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Mon 26 April 2021: India’s daily coronavirus cases hit another global record Monday after the country registered 352,991 new infections, said the Health Ministry. The country’s total caseload rose to over 17 million while the death toll stood at 195,123, including a record 2,812 new fatalities. India has registered an exponential increase in daily cases […]
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Sun 25 April 2021: The Indonesian naval forces have discovered the missing KRI Nanggala-402 submarine and it is confirmed that all 53 crew members have died, Indonesian military chief Hadi Tjahjanto and Navy Chief of Staff Yudo Margono said on Sunday. “Based on the evidence, it can be stated that the KRI Nanggala has sunk […]
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Sun 25 April 2021: The Italian medical authorities banned entry for people who have been in India in the past 2 weeks due to an outbreak of a mutated variant of the coronavirus in this country, Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Sunday. “I have signed a new order that prohibits entry to Italy […]
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Sun 25 April 2021: Myanmar’s pro-democracy activists sharply criticised an agreement between the country’s junta chief and Southeast Asian leaders to end the nation’s violent post-coup crisis and vowed on Sunday to continue their protest campaign. Some scattered peaceful protests took place in Myanmar’s big cities on Sunday, a day after the meeting of the […]
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