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Nepal’s female soldiers break taboos to tackle COVID crisis
KATHMANDU: Four women wearing protective gear lift the body of a coronavirus victim at the Pashupati crematorium in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, and hand it over to crematory workers – a scene unimaginable in the conservative country in recent years. Women
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India COVID-19 cases top 9.4 million
MUMBAI: India’s novel coronavirus cases rose by 38,772, the health ministry said on Monday, making it the 23rd straight day that daily cases have stayed below the 50,000 mark. The country now has 9.43 million cases, the second-highest in the
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Global shares rest after ‘awesome’ month, China factories speed up
SYDNEY: World shares paused to assess a record-busting month on Monday as the prospect of a vaccine-driven economic recovery next year and yet more free money from central banks eclipsed immediate concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. Helping sentiment was a
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Ringgit opens slightly higher on continued US dollar weakness
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened slightly firmer against the US dollar today, benefiting from the continued greenback weakness and potential extension of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (OPEC) output cut. At 9.01am, the local note was traded at
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Indonesian minister to resign over bribery case
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s minister for marine affairs and fisheries announced Thursday he would step down after being named a suspect in an alleged graft case, Anadolu Agency reported. Edhy Prabowo was arrested on Wednesday by the country’s anti-corruption agency in connection with a violation of lobster
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Cyclone Nivar tears down power lines, trees in India; no casualties
CHENNAI: A severe cyclone slammed into India’s southern coast early on Thursday, uprooting trees and power lines but there were no immediate reports of loss of life or extensive damage to property. Cyclone Nivar made landfall near the city of
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Global coronavirus cases surpass 60 million: Johns Hopkins
WASHINGTON: The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide surpassed the 60 million mark Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reported according to Johns Hopkins University. The US-based university has recorded 60,186,902 infections and 1,417,319 deaths since the virus first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan
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S. Korea: Mastermind of sex abuse ring sentenced to 40 years in prison
SEOUL: A Seoul court on Thursday sentenced the mastermind of one of the country’s largest online sex trafficking rings to 40 years in prison, Yonhap News Agency reported. The Seoul Central District Court found Cho Ju-bin guilty of violating laws
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Indian state criminalizes ‘forced’ religious conversions by marriage
LUCKNOW: India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party approved a decree in the country’s most populous state on Tuesday laying out prison terms for anyone compelling others to convert their faith or luring them into these conversions through marriage, officials said. The
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ASEAN Summit statements reaffirm support for Korea peace efforts
SEOUL: Chair statements of this month’s virtual summits involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have reaffirmed international support for efforts to foster lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, the South Korean foreign ministry said Monday. The three statements
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