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Iraq arrests suspect in 2016 attack that killed over 320: PM
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» BAGHDAD - Iraq announced on Monday the arrest outside the country of the suspect behind a 2016 attack claimed by the Islamic State group that killed more than 320 in Baghdad.
14 hours to collect a corpse in Jakarta as Covid toll mounts
Reuters, Published on 23/06/2021
» JAKARTA: It took almost 14 hours to collect a Covid-19 corpse in Jakarta this week, police said, as the Indonesian capital scrambles to deal with a surge in coronavirus cases and deaths.
Beta variant sweeps through the South
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/06/2021
» The Beta strain of Covid-19 first identified in South Africa is now sweeping through the South after initially being diagnosed in a cluster at a Muslim school on June 9, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported on Monday.
Hundreds of vaccinated Indonesian health workers infected
Reuters, Published on 17/06/2021
» JAKARTA: More than 350 doctors and healthcare workers have caught Covid-19 in Indonesia despite being vaccinated with Sinovac and dozens have been hospitalised, officials said, as concerns grow about the efficacy of some vaccines against more infectious variants.
Indonesia city revs up Covid vaccine buses
Reuters, Published on 13/06/2021
» PEKANBARU, Indonesia: An Indonesian city is bringing Covid-19 vaccines to its people with a growing fleet of inoculation buses, as the country faces a spike in infections after a major religious festival.
Indonesia races to vaccinate 1m daily as cases spike
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/06/2021
» President Joko Widodo ordered the acceleration of vaccine rollouts as Indonesia faces a new surge in Covid-19 infections.
US to hand Bagram base to Afghan forces in 20 days, says official
AFP, Published on 02/06/2021
» KABUL - The US military will hand over its main Bagram Air Base to Afghan forces in about 20 days, an official said Tuesday, as Washington carries out its final withdrawal after nearly two decades of war.
Malaysia imposes lockdown as Southeast Asia battles virus surge
AFP, Published on 01/06/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia imposed a tough nationwide lockdown on Tuesday to battle a worsening coronavirus outbreak, as countries across Southeast Asia struggled with a resurgence in cases driven by infectious variants.
Life slowly resumes in ravaged Gaza after ceasefire
AFP, Published on 22/05/2021
» GAZA CITY: Cafes reopened, fishermen set out to sea and shopkeepers dusted off shelves Saturday as Gazans slowly resumed their daily lives after a deadly 11-day conflict between Hamas and Israel.
Malaysia mulls shutdown of richest state amid Covid-19 surge
Published on 17/05/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's health ministry on Monday said it may push for a total lockdown of the country's most industrialised state if current coronavirus curbs are unable to rein in a spike in new cases.