Tag: South Asia
Australian leader says Quad meeting will anchor stability
CANBERRA, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday his first-ever meeting with President Joe Biden as well as the leaders of...
Journalists’ group: 65 media workers killed in 2020
BRUSSELS — A total of 65 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2020 while doing their jobs, according to the International Federation...
US, Indo-Pacific allies to expand India’s vaccine production
President Joe Biden and fellow leaders of the Indo-Pacific alliance known as the Quad are set to announce a plan to expand coronavirus vaccine...
Pakistani court bans China’s TikTok over profanity claims
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's media regulatory agency on Thursday again blocked the Chinese video service TikTok after two lawyers approached a court in the northwest...
AP Interview: Karzai says US plan catalyst for Afghan peace
KABUL, Afghanistan — A recently floated U.S. draft for a deal between the Taliban and the Afghan government is the best chance to accelerate...
Indian activist’s arrest spotlights crackdown on dissent
NEW DELHI — To her friends, Disha Ravi, a 22-year-old Indian climate activist, was most concerned about her future in a world of rising...
Russia scores points with vaccine diplomacy, but snags arise
MOSCOW — Russia's boast in August that it was the first country to authorize a coronavirus vaccine led to skepticism at the time because...
Six cities to host games as IPL returns to India
NEW DELHI — The IPL will return to India after nearly two years with six cities chosen to host the world’s lucrative Twenty20 competition.
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World Cup qualifying revised in Asia again amid pandemic
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Australia’s World Cup qualifying match against Nepal on March 30 has been postponed, leaving only three games to be played...
2 more foreign cricketers positive for virus in Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan — Two more foreign cricketers and one staffer tested positive for the coronavirus in the Pakistan Super League on Tuesday.
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