Covid vaccine: Thailand decides to mix jabs as cases spike
Thailand has changed its vaccine policy to mix China’s Sinovac with the AstraZeneca vaccine in a bid to boost protection. The decision comes after hundreds...
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Taliban capture key Afghanistan-Iran border crossing
The Taliban have captured a major border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran, according to Afghan officials. Video footage appeared to show Taliban forces taking down...
Zika virus: India’s Kerala state on alert after 14 cases reported
Health authorities in the Indian state of Kerala have declared a state of alert in all districts after identifying 14 cases of Zika virus. Kerala...
US woman killed by bear that dragged her from tent in Montana
US authorities are searching for a grizzly bear that killed a woman in Montana after dragging her from her tent in the middle of the...
Jovenel Moïse: Foreign hit squad killed Haiti’s president, police say
A group of 28 foreign mercenaries, including retired Colombian soldiers, assassinated Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse earlier this week, police say. Most were detained after a...
Indonesia faces oxygen crisis amid worsening Covid surge
Indonesia’s government has ordered producers to prioritise medical oxygen amid a Covid surge and a shortage of oxygen in a number of cities. Hospitals say...
Canada heatwave: Military on standby as lightning triggers more wildfires
The Canadian military is on standby to help evacuate residents in British Columbia where wildfires linked to a record-breaking heatwave threaten to engulf communities. Emergency...
Philippines military plane crash kills at least 17 but many survive
At least 17 people have been killed in a military plane crash in the southern Philippines, but 40 were pulled alive from the burning wreckage. ...
Czech Republic: Deadly tornado sweeps through villages
A tornado has swept through several villages in the south-eastern Czech Republic, killing three people and injuring at least 60, rescuers say. Thursday’s storm blew...
Delta plus variant: Can India prevent third Covid wave?
India is beginning to reopen after a second wave of Covid-19 infections devastated the country in April and May. But now experts warn that a...
