South Asia
Virus deaths approach 400,000 as oil producers extend output cuts
The global death toll from the coronavirus neared 400,000 on Sunday with fatalities accelerating in Latin America, as oil-producing countries agreed to ...India overtakes Italy’s coronavirus tally as lockdown easing looms
India reported a record 9,887 new coronavirus cases in one day on Saturday and overtook Italy as the world’s sixth-biggest outbreak, two ...Virus deaths reach 375,000 as Latin America struggles
The global death toll from the coronavirus topped 375,000 on Tuesday as the disease continued to tear through Latin America, but in ...World virus cases top 6 mln as leaders disagree on pandemic response
The number of coronavirus cases worldwide topped six million Sunday, with Brazil registering another record surge in daily infections as divisions deepened ...India announces major easing of coronavirus lockdown
India said Saturday it would begin a major relaxation of the world’s biggest coronavirus lockdown from early June, even as the country ...Virus misinformation fuels panic in Asia
False alerts about a man shot dead at a coronavirus checkpoint, old footage of a supermarket stampede in reports of panic buying, ...Virus lockdowns stifle Eid celebrations as infections rise
Muslims around the world began marking a sombre Eid al-Fitr Sunday, many under coronavirus lockdown, but lax restrictions offer respite to worshippers ...Pakistan International Airlines domestic flight crashes, leaves at least 100 dead
A domestic Pakistan International Airlines flight with 107 people on board crashed Friday near the southern port city of Karachi, Abdul Sattar ...India reports biggest 24-hour rise in virus cases as lockdown eases
India registered some 6,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, the country’s biggest jump in 24 hours, as New Delhi ...Afghan cyclist in ‘door-to-door’ campaign to curb virus
Afghan cyclist Idrees Syawash is determined to help curb the spread of the coronavirus so he pedals across rural areas encouraging people ...














