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Indonesia starts Covid vaccination drive using China’s Sinovac

Indonesian President Joko Widodo received the first shot of a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday after the government authorized it for emergency use and...

China expands restrictions to province near Beijing to contain Covid

China on Tuesday expanded restrictions for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to a province near the capital Beijing after a spike in infections, according...

Moves to impeach Trump gaining momentum

A House resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke constitutional authority to remove President Donald Trump from office was blocked on Monday...

World Covid deaths double in 3 months to 1.9 million; cases surge to 90 million

More than one year after coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) first surfaced in China, the pandemic has been accelerating worldwide to more than 1.9 million deaths and...

Japan reports 7,851 Covid cases on Saturday

Japan reported a record number of single-day coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases for the fourth-straight day on Saturday. The country reported 7,851 new COVID-19 cases on...

62 feared dead as Indonesian plane goes missing

A Sriwijaya Air passenger jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers on Saturday, minutes after taking off from Indonesia’s capital on...

South Korean court orders Japan to compensate 12 ‘comfort women’

A South Korean court ordered Japan to pay compensation to 12 so-called comfort women who were used as sex slaves during World War 2...

Impeachment move vs Trump looms

Democrats began discussing on Friday whether to move forward with the quick impeachment of President Donald Trump if his Cabinet doesn’t try to remove...

Indonesia’s Islamic body gives ‘religious approval’ for Chinese Covid vaccine

Indonesia’s highest Islamic body on Friday gave its religious approval to China’s Sinovac vaccine, paving the way for its distribution in the world’s most...