Singapore may send back unvaccinated foreign travellers
Singapore may start turning back foreign visitors who do not have required vaccinations, authorities said, in a bid to protect…
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Sweltering Europe loses its fizz as Co2 shortage hits drinkers
It’s peak season for bars and barbecues in Europe as a summer heatwave coincides with the World Cup on TV.…
Jackson 5 patriarch Joe Jackson dead at 89: family
Joe Jackson, the father of Michael Jackson who created the Jackson 5 music family with iron will, died Wednesday, family…
UN starts registering Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
NAYAPARA REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh: The United Nations and the Bangladesh government have started formally registering hundreds of thousands of Rohingya…
US court upholds Trump’s travel ban
WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban targeting Muslim-majority nations, but the president’s ‘zero…
Unofficial counts show regional polls favouring Widodo
DEPOK, Indonesia: Unofficial counts in Indonesia’s regional elections yesterday put candidates favouring President Joko Widodo ahead in three provinces on…
Tokyo passes strict anti-smoking laws
TOKYO: Tokyo’s city government yesterday passed strict new anti-smoking rules ahead of the 2020 Olympics, leapfrogging national legislation on lighting…
China reports outbreak of H5N1 bird flu at farm
BEIJING/PARIS: China reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu at a farm in its northwest Qinghai province, the…