Asia & Pacific – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Monsoon rains trigger floods and landslides in India leaving at least 67 dead

Posted on July 28, 2021July 28, 2021By Editor

At least 67 people have died as monsoon rainfall sparked floods and landslides, primarily in the western Indian state of Maharashtra where some areas have received 23 inches of rain in 24 hours. … Read More >Monsoon rains trigger floods and landslides in India leaving at least 67 dead

Up to 75% of new Covid cases in Singapore are in vaccinated people but getting jab lowers chances of serious illness, figures show

Posted on July 28, 2021July 28, 2021By Editor

Some 75% of people who got infected with Covid-19 in Singapore recently had been previously inoculated. None of them, however, got seriously ill, the health authorities said, encouraging further vaccinations. … Read More >Up to 75% of new Covid cases in Singapore are in vaccinated people but getting jab lowers chances of serious illness, figures show

Lockdown imposed on millions of children as Philippines battles soaring Covid cases

Posted on July 28, 2021July 28, 2021By Editor

The Philippines government has issued a stay-at-home order for millions of children aged five to 17, just weeks after Manila lifted a ban on minors at public gatherings, as the country battles soaring Covid cases. … Read More >Lockdown imposed on millions of children as Philippines battles soaring Covid cases

US slanders effort to bring criminals to justice, Beijing says, as Chinese prosecutor charged over intimidating citizens to return

Posted on July 27, 2021July 27, 2021By Editor

Washington is slandering the government’s efforts to pursue criminals overseas, Beijing has said, after a Chinese prosecutor was charged in the US over an alleged plot to bully citizens into returning to China. … Read More >US slanders effort to bring criminals to justice, Beijing says, as Chinese prosecutor charged over intimidating citizens to return

Indian govt slams ‘audacious’ study that suggested country’s Covid death toll is 10 times higher than officially reported

Posted on July 26, 2021July 26, 2021By Editor

The Indian government has sternly rebuffed a study that claimed the country’s Covid death toll is 10 times higher than officially recorded, arguing the research is an “audacious assumption” and “not based on facts.” … Read More >Indian govt slams ‘audacious’ study that suggested country’s Covid death toll is 10 times higher than officially reported

Protest against India’s new farm laws reignites in New Delhi as farmers stage sit-in near parliament

Posted on July 24, 2021July 24, 2021By Editor

Protests against India’s troubled new agricultural laws have broken out in New Delhi, as farmers staged a sit-in near parliament on Thursday, to urge the government to repeal the legislation that they claim threatens their future. … Read More >Protest against India’s new farm laws reignites in New Delhi as farmers stage sit-in near parliament

China refuses to participate in 2nd phase of WHO’s Covid origins probe, says research into lab leak theory goes against ‘science’

Posted on July 24, 2021July 24, 2021By Editor

Beijing has put the brakes on its involvement in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) investigation into the origins of Covid-19, citing its disapproval of any inquiries into the possibility that the virus came from a lab. … Read More >China refuses to participate in 2nd phase of WHO’s Covid origins probe, says research into lab leak theory goes against ‘science’

Hundreds of thousands evacuated from areas devastated by floods as China death toll rises to 33 and more rain forecast (VIDEO)

Posted on July 24, 2021July 24, 2021By Editor

Thousands of people are being evacuated from their homes in Henan province by a 76,000-strong relief force, as the meteorological office warns that storms and heavy rain is set to continue. … Read More >Hundreds of thousands evacuated from areas devastated by floods as China death toll rises to 33 and more rain forecast (VIDEO)

Data leak exposes passwords and login information of Tokyo Olympics ticket-buyers and volunteers – reports

Posted on July 23, 2021July 23, 2021By Editor

Just days before the Tokyo Olympics get underway, passwords and user login IDs of ticket-buyers and volunteers at the games have reportedly been stolen and leaked on the internet. … Read More >Data leak exposes passwords and login information of Tokyo Olympics ticket-buyers and volunteers – reports

Beijing renews its call for Fort Detrick biolab probe as 4.7 million Chinese petition WHO to search in US for Covid origins

Posted on July 22, 2021July 22, 2021By Editor

The Chinese foreign ministry has backed calls for an investigation into the Fort Detrick biolab as an origin of the Covid-19 pandemic after 4.7 million Chinese petitioned the WHO to send experts to the Maryland facility. … Read More >Beijing renews its call for Fort Detrick biolab probe as 4.7 million Chinese petition WHO to search in US for Covid origins