Asia Pacific
Thousands of Australians return to ‘uninhabitable’ homes as floods recede
Thousands of Australians returned to their homes on Thursday after torrential rains eased and floodwaters receded as authorities ramped up clean-up efforts ...North Korea resumes missile tests with first launch in a month
North Korea fired what could be a ballistic missile on Sunday, military officials in South Korea and Japan said, in what would ...Quake rattles Indonesia’s Sumatra island killing at least 2 people
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck inland near the western coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Friday, killing at least two people and ...From Tokyo to New York, thousands protest against invasion of Ukraine
Protesters turned out on public squares and outside Russian embassies in cities from Tokyo to Tel Aviv and New York on Thursday ...COVID vaccine supply for global programme outstrips demand for first time
The global project to share COVID-19 vaccines is struggling to place more than 300 million doses in the latest sign the problem ...Australia’s border reopens to international visitors
Australia on Monday fully reopened its international borders to travellers vaccinated against the coronavirus after nearly two years of pandemic-related closings as ...Australia reopens borders for all vaccinated travellers
Australia will welcome international tourists on Monday after nearly two years of sealing its borders, relying on high COVID-19 vaccination rates to ...Vietnam to end COVID curbs on international flights from Feb 15
Vietnam will remove its COVID-19 restrictions on international passenger flights with all markets starting Feb. 15, with no limitation on the number ...New Zealand protesters occupy parliament grounds for fourth day
More people arrived outside New Zealand’s parliament on Friday, as protesters calling for an end to a vaccine mandate and tough COVID-19 ...Belarusian skier flees country after ban for political views
A Belarusian cross-country skier has fled the country with her family because of fears of reprisals by authorities after she was barred ...














