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1st LD Writethru: Magnitude 5.5 earthquake rattles Philippines
december 13, 2021by
MANILA, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 struck Occidental Mindoro province on Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology...
Philippines logs 360 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 2,836,803
december 13, 2021by
MANILA, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 360 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in...
Pakistan reports first confirmed Omicron case through gene-sequencing
december 13, 2021by
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 13 (ANI): Pakistan has detected the first confirmed case of the Omicron variant in a patient belonging to Karachi, local media reported on...
Jan Jagran Abhiyan: Rahul, Priyanka to participate in Amethi padyatra on Dec 18
december 13, 2021by
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi will be participating in a Padyatra in Amethi on December 18 as a part of Congress...
African nations being forced to hand over national assets to China
december 13, 2021by
Kampala [Uganda], December 13 (ANI): Some African nations are being forced to hand over national assets to China due to certain agreements they signed with Beijing years...
Indonesia to start vaccinating children aged 6-11 against COVID-19: Health official
december 13, 2021by
Jakarta [Indonesia] December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Indonesia will begin to vaccinate children between the ages of 6 and 11 against COVID-19 from Tuesday, the acting...
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, Dec. 13
december 13, 2021by
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia on Monday received another batch of 300,000 doses of Chinese-made Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX Facility, a senior health...
Asian Champions Trophy: Indian hockey team to face South Korea in opening match
december 13, 2021by
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 13 (ANI): India men’s hockey team will return to action for the first time since their historic Olympic bronze-medal winning campaign...
Pakistan: Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif appears before Lahore Court in money laundering case
december 13, 2021by
Lahore [Pakistan], December 13 (ANI): Pakistan’s Opposition Leader in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif appeared before Lahore Court on Monday for a money...
Lao officials, businesses mull plans for COVID-19-safe tourism
december 13, 2021by
VIENTIANE, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — Lao government officials and business operators have been discussing plans to reopen the country to tourists next month with special...
