Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): A team of researchers have found that an Australian developed neonatal rotavirus vaccine RV3-BB was safe and produced a robust immune response in African babies. The study has been published in the 'Lancet Infectiou...

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Beijing [China], February 4 (ANI): Iraq was the top target for China's Belt and Road (BRI) infrastructure initiative last year, receiving USD 10.5 billion in financing for several projects, a China-based study said. "China's financing and investment ...

BANGKOK -- Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Friday that it has approved the use of China's Sinovac and Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines for people 6 years of age and older. Previously, the FDA only permitted the two vaccines to be used o...

JAKARTA, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Friday confirmed 32,211 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 4,446,694, the country's Health Ministry said. According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 in the country rose by 42 t...

JAKARTA, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Three critically endangered Sumatran tiger cubs have been born in the Barumun Nagari Wildlife Sanctuary in Indonesia's North Sumatra province, the North Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) said on Friday....

As Flat Track Concept Yamaha XSR 155 is one of the raging entry-level neo-retro motorcycles across several international markets, especially in Asia. It is undoubtedly one of the best looking bikes on sale globally by the Japanese bikemaker. As we a...

Scooter Debuts - Yamaha Aerox 155 Rival Honda has launched a new power scooter called Vario 160 in Indonesia. It joins the existing Vario lineup which comprises Vario 125 and Vario 150. The latter has been sold out for the considerable future in Ind...

JAKARTA, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Thursday confirmed 27,197 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 4,414,483, the country's Health Ministry said. The ministry's senior official Siti Nadia Tarmizi said the total number of confir...

Tokyo [Japan], February 3 (ANI): Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Japan maintains order and unity. This is made possible not only by the Japanese but foreigners who have integrated themselves into the local society. Known as "Essential Foreigners," ...

New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI/TPT): On the occasion of the 74th Martyrdom Day of Mahatma Gandhi, the Gandhi Mandela Foundation hosted a digital Global Player Meet on January 30, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. as a tribute to the Father of the Nation Mahatma...

Photo: Pixabay/yiyiphotosClimate change will be having its impacts felt in a myriad of ways in coming decades and one way will involve depriving farmers in tropical countries of suitable conditions to grow important crops such as coffee, cashew nuts ...

A meta-analysis suggested mandating social distancing was ineffective during the first wave of the pandemicCompulsory social distancing measures, touted to the public as necessary to fight back the spread of Covid-19, did not have any significant eff...

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan has approved the general public conducting self-testing for COVID-19 with testing kits to be bought over the counter from pharmacies, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan said in a statement on Wednesday. According to the a...

JAKARTA, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Wednesday confirmed 17,895 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total tally of infections to 4,387,286, the country's Health Ministry said. The ministry's senior official Siti Nadia Tarmizi said on Wednesday that t...

Journalism globally faces a sustainability crisis . It largely stems from declining advertising revenue, loss of revenue to technology giants, control of news media by political actors a

JAKARTA, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The number of foreign tourist visits to Indonesia in 2021 reached about 1.56 million, a drastic drop of 61.57 percent year on year, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) said. The drop reflected the trend of change in the number of f...

CANBERRA -- The Australian government has committed new funding to prevent the rise of violent extremism. Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews on Wednesday announced a 61.7 million Australian dollars (43.9 million U.S. dollars) funding boost for count...

Hansel "BnTeT" Ferdinand is returning to TYLOO following stints with EXTREMUM and Gen.G Esports. The 26-year-old Indonesian in-game leader was previously with TYLOO from 2017-19. "It's time to get back to work again! Feels good to be back! Gonna be...

by Nurul Fitri Ramadhani JAKARTA, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia is ready to welcome more Chinese cars, including electric vehicles (EVs), to enter its automotive industry this year, after the wholesales of cars from its biggest trading partner recorde...

SUVA -- Tsunami-hit Tonga will go into a nationwide lockdown on Wednesday after two port workers in the South Pacific island nation tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. According to Tonga's news website Matangi Tonga Online, Tongan Prime Minister...

Beijing [China], February 1 (ANI): China increases its coercive diplomacy as it tests the patience of the contestant participants in the South China Sea, according to a think tank. Military exercises and increased coast guard patrols in the disputed ...

JAKARTA, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia confirmed 16,021 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest single-day rise since Aug. 26, 2021, amid the spread of the Omicron variant in the archipelagic country. With the increase, the country's tally of infec...

MANILA, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Philippine soldiers have clashed with suspected terrorists in the southern Philippines, leaving two dead, including a soldier, and two wounded, the military said on Tuesday. The military said fighting broke out on Monday mo...

Singapore, February 1 (ANI): Data from the Singapore Tourist Board (STB) shows that the number of Indian tourists to Singapore dropped drastically from 1.42 million Indian tourists visiting Singapore in 2019, pre-COVID year, to 54,000 in 2021. Notabl...

New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's YouTube channel on Tuesday crossed 1 crore subscriptions and is the highest amongst top global leaders. Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro ranks second after PM Modi on the list of glob...

© Provided by Xinhua People from various cultural backgrounds in Indonesia's capital city Jakarta are celebrating the Chinese New Year festival, locally known as Imlek.by Dames Alexander SinagaJAKARTA, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Hundre

Singapore, February 1 (ANI): Last week, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) released numbers that highlighted the dramatic impact COVID-19 had on the tourism industry in the city-state. The STB release showed that the number of Indian tourists to Singa...

TOKYO -- A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F15 fighter jet disappeared during training over the Sea of Japan on Monday, the JASDF said. The jet lost radar contact after taking off from the Komatsu Air Base in the central Japanese prefecture of I...

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 31 (ANI): Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), the new Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise on Monday revealed the logo of the side ahead of the 2022 mega auction. The franchise said that its brand identity draws insp...

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Jan. 19, 2022 - Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced that Australia's Therapeutic Goods Adminis...