UN wants to ‘make sure’ Myanmar coup fails: Guterres
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday (Feb 3) he would do everything in his power to pressure Myanmar and "make sure that this...
Myanmar protests resume, West condemns security response
Protesters returned to the streets of Myanmar on Wednesday after the most violent day yet in demonstrations against a coup that halted a tentative...
WHO says ’extremely unlikely’ virus leaked from lab in China
International experts investigating the origins of Covid-19 have all but dismissed a theory that the virus came from a laboratory in China.
Peter Ben Embarek,...
Singapore businessman to end army-linked Myanmar investment
A prominent Singapore businessman has said he will exit his investment in a tobacco firm linked to the Myanmar military, after the army deposed...
WHO warns against dismissing AstraZeneca vaccine after setbacks
The World Health Organization and its Covax partners cautioned today against dismissing AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine after several setbacks, insisting it remains an important, life-saving...
South Africa suspends AstraZeneca vaccine drive
South Africa will put on hold use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shot in its vaccination programme, after data showed it gave minimal protection against mild-to-moderate...
Himalayan glacier breaks in India, up to 150 feared dead in...
Dozens of people are feared dead in India after a Himalayan glacier broke apart and crashed into a hydroelectric dam, with people hurriedly being...
Thousands rally again in Myanmar against military coup
Thousands rallied against the Myanmar coup in Yangon on Sunday (Feb 7), as an Internet blackout failed to quash outrage over the military's power grab from elected leader...
WHO to release recommendation for two versions of AstraZeneca vaccines
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on more pharmaceutical companies on Friday to share manufacturing facilities to help ramp up the production...
Wuhan residents remember coronavirus ‘whistleblower’ doctor a year after his death
A year after his death from COVID-19, residents in the Chinese city of Wuhan say they remain grateful to the “whistleblower” doctor who first...
