Tag: South Asia
Vietnam finds new virus variant, hybrid of India, UK strains
HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam has discovered a new coronavirus variant that’s a hybrid of strains first found in India and the U.K., the Vietnamese...
Virus fails to deter hundreds of climbers on Mount Everest
KATHMANDU, Nepal — A year after Mount Everest was closed to climbers as the pandemic swept across the globe, hundreds are making the final...
In time for summer, Europe sees dramatic fall in virus cases
ROME — When Italy won the Eurovision Song Contest with an over-the-top glam-rock performance, the victory signaled more than just a psychological boost for...
UK authorizes use of J&J vaccine as virus cases edge up
LONDON — Regulators on Friday authorized another coronavirus vaccine for use in the U.K. amid concerns about rising COVID-19 cases as a variant of...
AP source: Biden picks LA mayor, envoy for ambassador posts
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to announce he is nominating former senior State Department official Nicholas Burns to serve as his ambassador...
Twitter urges Indian gov’t to respect freedom of expression
NEW DELHI — Twitter on Thursday said it is worried about the safety of its staff in India and called for the government to...
Vaccine inequality in India sends many falling through gaps
NEW DELHI — As the coronavirus tears through India, night watchman Sagar Kumar thinks constantly about getting vaccines for himself and his family of...
Jofra Archer has elbow surgery, to be evaluated in 4 weeks
LONDON — Jofra Archer has had surgery on a long-standing right elbow injury, England said Wednesday, and is unlikely to play for the national...
WhatsApp sues Indian government over new internet rules
NEW DELHI — The messaging app WhatsApp has sued the Indian government seeking to defend its users’ privacy and stop new rules that would...
France to introduce tougher mandatory quarantine for UK
PARIS — France will impose a mandatory quarantine on visitors from Britain to prevent the spread of a worrying virus variant first detected in...