Japan eases border restrictions for workers, students

2 years ago

TOKYO, Feb 18: Japan will ease its strict virus border rules to allow students and businesspeople into the country from March, but tourists will still be barred, Prime Minister Fumio...

Death toll from Brazil landslides, floods climbs to 78

2 years ago

SAO PAULO, Feb. 17: The death toll from landslides and floods in the Brazilian city of Petropolis in Rio de Janeiro state rose to 78, including six children, local authorities...

13 dead after falling into well in Kushinagar

2 years ago

FEB 17: Police said the victims - all women and children - were sitting on a metal slab covering the well when it collapsed under their weight. Two more people...

Russian claim of troop withdrawal false, says US

2 years ago

FEB 17: The official also said that Russia could launch a "false" pretext to invade Ukraine "at any moment". Moscow says it is moving troops away from the Ukra...

Noticeable increase in U.S. air activity near Russia's borders: Russian Security Council

2 years ago

MOSCOW, Feb. 17: The United States has intensified its military air activity significantly, with U.S. strategic bombers conducting more flights near Russian borders, Deputy Secretary of Russia's Security Council Mi...

Russian attack still a possibility - Biden

2 years ago

FEB 16: In remarks televised nationally, he said the US was ready to respond decisively to such a move. The US president said Russia had now massed some 150,000...

Russia pulls some troops back from border

2 years ago

FEB 15: The defence ministry said that large-scale drills continued but that some units were returning to their bases. It did not say how many are leaving and it...

Indonesian teacher who raped 13 female students jailed for life

2 years ago

Feb 15: Herry Wirawan's abuse of the girls aged 11-16 has shocked Indonesians since his case emerged last year. Wirawan, who was also a religious teacher, had raped the...

Canadian PM declares public order emergency to end truck blockades

2 years ago

OTTAWA, Feb. 15: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday declared a public order emergency to support provinces in ending the ongoing blockades caused by truck convoy protests. ...

Ukraine seeks meeting with Russia within 48 hours to discuss build-up

2 years ago

FEB 14: Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Russia had ignored formal requests to explain the build-up of troops. He said the "next step" was requesting a meeting within ...

Countries tell their citizens to leave Ukraine

2 years ago

FEB 13: The US, UK and Germany are among those who told their nationals to leave. Moscow has amassed an estimated 100,000 troops along Ukraine's border but denies any...

Ukraine tensions: Joe Biden says US citizens should leave Ukraine now

2 years ago

FEB 11: Mr Biden said he would not send troops to rescue Americans if Moscow invades Ukraine. He warned that "things could go crazy quickly" in the region. ...

Ukraine tensions: Russia to begin military drills with Belarus

2 years ago

Feb 10: Nato says the joint drills mark Russia's biggest deployment to ex-Soviet Belarus since the Cold War. The White House called the drills an "escalatory" action ...

UN chief joins world leaders in calling for investment to end pandemic this year

2 years ago

UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 10: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday joined world leaders in calling for urgent investment to end the COVID-19 pandemic this year. ...

Global COVID-19 cases surpass 400 mln: Johns Hopkins University

2 years ago

NEW YORK, Feb. 9: Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 400 million on Tuesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The global case count amounted to 400,244,031, with 5,76 ...