Portugal’s monkeypox cases rise to 770
Lisbon, Aug 12 :Portugal has registered a total of 770 confirmed monkeypox cases since the first case reported in May, said the Portuguese Directorate-General for Health (DGS). The Portuguese health authorities said 60 new cases were confirmed last week, indicating “a decreasing trend in the number of new cases.” Cases were detected in the Capital […]
400 private schools close in Afghanistan
Kabul, Aug 11 : More than 400 private schools have closed their doors due to various reasons including economic problems, reported a local television channel the Tolonews on Thursday. Tolonews quoted Zabihullah Furqani, a member of the Union of Private Schools, as saying that many students gave up school due to poverty, while girls from […]
Japanese PM reshuffles cabinet
Tokyo, Aug 10 :Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his cabinet and the executive line-up of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Wednesday as the administration faces slipping public support. According to the line-up, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno remained in their posts as Kishida […]
8 dead in Seoul amid heavy rain
Seoul, Aug 9 : At least eight people have died, six are missing and 14 others injured as flooding caused by worst downpour in 80 years hit parts of South Korean capital Seoul. Heavy rain lashed Seoul and adjoining areas on Monday night submerging roads, flooding metro stations and causing blackouts across the city and […]
China being highly provocative: Taiwan minister
Taipei, Aug 5 : Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu while hailing the visit by US Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, as extremely significant, condemned the military exercises launched by China in response to the America’s third highest leader’s visit. He called it “highly provocative and a threat to peace and stability in Asia” while speaking to the […]
After Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, China gears up for military drills
Beijing, Aug 4:Chinese authorities are gearing up for military exercises in the seas around Taiwan after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to the island, despite China’s warning against it, BBC reported on Thursday. Ms Pelosi left Taiwan on Wednesday after a brief but controversial visit to the island, which China regards as a breakaway […]
Japan approves smallpox vaccine to prevent monkeypox
Tokyo, Aug 3 :Japan’s health ministry has approved the use of a smallpox vaccine believed to be effective against monkeypox. The smallpox vaccine approved by the ministry is thought to be 85 per cent effective against monkeypox, health officials said. The move came after Japan confirmed two cases of the disease in late July in […]
Ex-US prez candidate Yang launches centrist Forward Party
Washington, Aug 1 : Former Democrat and US presidential candidate Andrew Yang has launched his centrist ‘Forward Party’, and asserted it will be the biggest one outside of the long-dominant Democrat and Republican behemoths. Yang, an entrepreneur who experienced a surprise surge in popularity during his bid to become the Democratic candidate in the 2020 […]
Spain reports first monkeypox death
Madrid, July 30 : After Brazil Spain has become the second country outside of Africa to report its first death from monkeypox, Al Jazeera reported on Saturday. Spain is also one of the world’s worst-hit countries, with 4,298 cases of the monkeypox virus, according to the health ministry’s emergency and alert coordination centre. “Of the […]
Flash floods hit Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi, killing 3, leaving 4 missing
Jakarta, July 29 :Three people were killed and four others went missing as flash floods struck Indonesia’s province of Central Sulawesi, and a search operation for the missing is underway, a senior local disaster agency officer said on Friday. Heavy downpours triggered the natural disaster that submerged all the houses in the Torue village of […]