Philippines police threaten to cane social-distancing violators

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SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand - Thai researchers have unearthed a rare partially fossilised skeleton belonging to a Bryde’s whale believed to...

Tokyo Games postponement to cost $3.8b: Organisers

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TOKYO - The postponement of the Tokyo Games until next year because of the novel coronavirus pandemic will cost 294...

Death of senior doctor rings alarms bells in pandemic-struck Indonesia

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JAKARTA - Dr Sardjono Utomo, a senior Indonesian doctor, admitted himself to his local hospital in East Java late Tuesday...

South Korea weighs tougher curbs as coronavirus cases hit 9-month high

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SEOUL - South Koreans were urged to cancel Christmas and New Year parties on Friday as daily coronavirus cases hit...

Bangladesh ships Rohingya refugees to remote island despite protests

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DHAKA - More than 1,600 Rohingya refugees sailed on Friday (Dec 4) from Bangladesh's southern port of Chittagong for the...

Japanese PM Suga to hold news conference amid third coronavirus wave

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TOKYO - Japan's prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, is set to hold a news conference to provide an update on the country's...

Sweden says no need for face masks as Covid-19 deaths top 7,000

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STOCKHOLM - Sweden has not needed face masks yet, a top health official said on Thursday, as deaths from the...

Tokyo zoo unveils first elephant born there in 138 years

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TOKYO - Japan’s oldest zoo unveiled the first baby elephant to be born there since its founding more than a...

WHO looks at possible ‘e-vaccination certificates’ for travel