KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported a record 6,976 new coronavirus cases on Sunday amid a recent surge in infections, raising the total count in the country since the pandemic began to 512,091.

Nine villages in Tak Bai district, where the first cases of the South African variant of Covid-19 were detected on Saturday, remained closed to prevent the malignant strain from spreading to other areas in Narathiwat, a senior Public Health Ministry ...

HANOI: Mask-wearing Vietnamese went to the polls on Sunday, with tens of millions expected to select a largely rubber-stamp legislature amid a rapidly spreading Covid-19 outbreak.

LONDON: A former BBC chief who was criticised for his "woefully ineffective" probe into Martin Bashir's deception in securing a bombshell interview with Princess Diana on Saturday resigned as chair of Britain's National Gallery.

KHON KAEN: Two men were arrested for stealing power and communications transmission cables in Muang district early on Sunday.

KHON KAEN: The Khon Kaen Zoo in Khao Suan Kwang district of this northeastern province has invited animal lovers to visit the zoo or see it via social media to see various kinds of animals, particularly its new member - a female pygmy hippotamus.

HANAU, Germany: It's well before midday but chemical technician trainer Ralf Scharf is already heading to the company canteen. And lunch is the last thing on his mind.

A majority of people are willing to accept vaccines against Covid-19 as provided by the government, regardless of the manufacturer, although the Pfizer vaccine is preferable to others, according to an opinion survey by the Suan Dusit Rajabhat Univers...

BEIJING: Twenty people were killed and one remains missing after hail, freezing rain and high winds hit runners taking part in a 100-kilometre cross-country mountain race in China, local officials said Sunday.

LONDON: Liverpool, Chelsea and Leicester will stage a thrilling battle to finish in the Premier League's top four as the English top-flight season comes to a dramatic conclusion on Sunday.