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Sat, May 15, 2021 | 11:15

Daily record of more than 893,000 Covid cases worldwide: AFP count

A daily record of more than 893,000 Covid-19 cases has been recorded worldwide, mainly due to a surge of the virus in India, according to an AFP count on Saturday. The total for cases recorded throughout Friday is based on official figures at 1000 GMT on Saturday. The previous daily high was some 819,000 cases on January 8.

2021-04-25 10:05

India coronavirus cases set new global record, US readies help

Rescuers find debris thought to be from sunken Indonesian submarine

A missing Indonesian submarine carrying 53 people is believed to have sunk in the Bali Sea after search teams found debris floating around the vessel's last location, a navy official said. "With the evidence we found believed to be from the submarine, we have now moved from the 'sub missing' phase to 'sub sunk'", Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff Yudo Margono told reporters, acc...

2021-04-25 09:07

Sunken missing Indonesian submarine found cracked open by rescuers

ASEAN leaders meet Myanmar coup leader amid killings

Southeast Asian leaders met Myanmar's top general and coup leader in an emergency summit in Indonesia Saturday, and are expected to press calls for an end to violence by security forces that has left hundreds of protesters dead as well as the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political detainees.

2021-04-25 08:43

Myanmar people slam ASEAN-junta consensus to end violence, but no immediate protests

India posts global record of 315,000 daily COVID-19 cases

India posted a global record of almost 315,000 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday as hospitals in New Delhi sent out desperate warnings that patients could die without fresh oxygen supplies.

2021-04-22 14:43

Australia ends 'Belt and Road' deals with China

Australia has cancelled two Chinese ``Belt and Road'' infrastructure building initiative deals with a state government, provoking an angry response from Beijing.

2021-04-22 14:28

Indonesian military says submarine missing with 53 on board

The Indonesian navy is searching for a submarine that went missing near the resort island of Bali with 53 people on board, the military said Wednesday. Military chief Hadi Tjahjanto said the KRI Nanggala 402 was participating in a training exercise when it missed a scheduled reporting call.

2021-04-21 21:28

Japan's Suga makes offering at war shrine but doesn't visit

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday donated a religious offering to a Tokyo shrine viewed by China and both Koreas as a symbol of wartime aggression, though he avoided a visit. Suga's offering of “masakaki” leaves at Yasukuni Shrine was his second since taking office in September.

2021-04-21 21:12

Xi to attend Biden's climate change summit in first meeting of two leaders

China's President Xi Jinping will attend a U.S.-led climate change summit on Thursday at the invitation of President Joe Biden, in the first meeting between the two leaders since the advent of the new U.S. administration. Biden has invited dozens of world leaders to join the two-day virtual summit starting on Thursday, after bringing the United States back into the 2015 Paris...

2021-04-21 11:02

EU sanctions 10 Myanmar junta officials

The EU on Monday announced sanctions on 10 Myanmar junta officials and two conglomerates linked to the military over the coup and bloody crackdown on protesters in their country. The military has ramped up its attempts to crush dissent following mass demonstrations against its ousting of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, with at least 737 civilians killed and the press increa...

2021-04-20 10:57

Myanmar shadow government wants ASEAN crisis talks invite

Myanmar's shadow government on Sunday urged Southeast Asian leaders to give it a seat at the table during crisis talks next week, and not to recognize the military regime that seized power in a February coup.

2021-04-18 20:31

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