TOKYO: Countries in Asia were stepping up their fight against the coronavirus again on Thursday in a fresh effort to suppress an illness they had previously tamed, joining Europe in imposing new curbs.

NEW YORK: The New York Stock Exchange reversed course again on Wednesday, saying it would delist three Chinese telecom equities from trading due to new US government guidance.

Drink-driving accounted for 95% of cases during the 2021 New Year safety campaign from Dec 29 to Jan 4, according to the Probation Department.

HONG KONG: Jailed dissident Joshua Wong Thursday joined the ranks of Hong Kong democracy figures charged under a new security law, as the United States threatened fresh sanctions in response to Beijing's mounting crackdown in the finance hub.

The government on Thursday reported 305 new Covid-19 cases - 193 local infections, 109 from active testing and three arrivals - raising the total to 9,636, and one more death lifted the fatality toll to 67.

TANGHDAR, India: Shells and bullets are hurtling thicker and faster than ever between Indian and Pakistani forces across Kashmir's ceasefire line, killing and maiming at a rate not seen in the entrenched conflict for two decades.

NEW YORK: For weeks, President Donald Trump and his supporters had been proclaiming Jan 6, 2021, as a day of reckoning. A day to gather in Washington to “save America” and “stop the steal” of the election he had decisively lost, but which he ...

SHANGHAI: Tears fill Gui Yuna's eyes as she describes losing her right leg in a road accident aged seven and school bullies kicking away her crutch to make her fall.

Online food delivery has seen at least a 30-40% surge in orders following the fresh pandemic wave compared with the normal period, particularly from strictly controlled provinces, according to the segment's players.

WASHINGTON: Members of US President Donald Trump's cabinet on Wednesday discussed the possibility of removing Trump from office after his supporters stormed the Capitol, three US news channels reported.