Tag: South Asia
Canada vs Zimbabwe: Two divergent paths of COVID vaccination
HARARE, Zimbabwe — When mother-of-three Amanda Wood heard that hundreds of coronavirus shots were available for teens, only one thing prevented her from racing...
The Latest: European agency OKs Moderna vaccine for children
LONDON — The European Medicines Agency has recommended clearing Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 17, the first time the shot has...
China, Afghanistan top Blinken agenda on India, Kuwait trip
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to India and Kuwait next week for talks on China, the coronavirus and Afghanistan, the...
Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as virus wave spreads
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Indonesia has converted nearly its entire oxygen production to medical use just to meet the demand from COVID-19 patients struggling...
Muslims mark Eid al-Adha holiday in pandemic’s shadow
CAIRO — Muslims around the world were observing Tuesday yet another major Islamic holiday in the shadow of the pandemic and amid growing concerns...
Macron among 14 heads of states on potential spyware list
BOSTON — French President Emmanuel Macron leads a list of 14 current or former heads of state who may have been targeted for hacking...
Afghanistan recalls diplomats to protest Pakistan attack
ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan has withdrawn its ambassador from Pakistan after his daughter was abducted and brutally assaulted last week.
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Medal predictions for events at the Tokyo Olympics
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Vaccine inequity: Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses
PARIS — No one disputes that the world is unfair. But no one expected a vaccine gap between the global rich and poor that...
Leaders talk peace as Afghans battle chaos and uncertainty
ISLAMABAD — Senior Afghan leaders are in the Middle Eastern state of Qatar talking peace with the Taliban, whose leader on Sunday issued a...