India newborn twins named Corona and Covid after virus
Parents wanted names to be ‘memorable and unique’ after boy and girl born during nationwide lockdown. A couple in India’s central state of Chhattisgarh have named their newborn twins Corona…
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Korean company starts animal trial of coronavirus vaccine
A major South Korean conglomerate has started an animal trial for a COVID-19 novel coronavirus vaccine. SK Bioscience, an affiliate of SK Group, announced Monday that it will be testing…
China lionizes Xi Jinping while touting economic recovery
China staged a press conference on Monday featuring a local package deliveryman amid rising concerns the economy may not be able to withstand the impact of the new strain of…
Hotel in China holding coronavirus victims in quarantine collapses as emergency service scramble to reach 70 trapped in the rubble
Around 70 people were trapped after a hotel collapsed in China‘s eastern Fujian province on Saturday evening, officials said. Xinjia Hotel in Quanzhou City collapsed around 7:30 pm (11:30 GMT) and…
At least 27 killed in attack on Kabul ceremony
More than two dozen people were killed in Afghanistan Friday at a ceremony in Kabul that included some of the nation’s political elite, authorities said. Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat…
Death toll from Delhi riots climbs to 38; violence begins to subside
The death toll from violence in Delhi’s northeast district climbed to 38 Thursday, though officials there said rioting began to subside. Religious clashes began Sunday over India’s controversial citizenship law,…
U.S., Afghan forces attacked in eastern Afghanistan
U.S. and Afghan forces came under direct fire during an operation in the Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, U.S. military officials said. Few details were available, but Col.…
Wuhan mayor expects 1,000 more cases of coronavirus in China
Wuhan Mayor Zhou Xianwang estimated that 45 percent of the 2,800 who are suspected to be infected with the virus will turn into confirmed cases, causing the total to rise…
Dozens dead after severe snowfall, cold and avalanches in Pakistan
Heavy snow, bitter cold temperatures and snow slides have killed dozens of people in Pakistan in recent days, authorities said Tuesday. At least 86 people have died nationwide since Saturday…
Musharraf challenges death sentence as unconstitutional, immoral
Attorneys for former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf filed a challenge Friday to the death sentence given him on treason charges, saying a special court rushed to judgement at trial. Musharraf,…
