International
Germany lifts ban on foreign tourists to control COVID-19
BERLIN: JULY 6 – The travel ban imposed by Germany on British, Portuguese, Russian,...
Japan searches for 24 unaccounted for in mudslide; 4 dead
JAPAN: JULY 6 – Rescue workers dug through sludge and debris Monday looking for...
1 killed, over 20 injured in chemical factory explosion in Thailand
BANGKOK: JULY 5 – An explosion and the ensuing fire killed one person and...
New Zealand hospitals overwhelmed by influenza-like winter illness
NEW ZEALAND: JULY 5 – Hospitals and healthcare providers across New Zealand have been...
America is undergoing seismic changes, but its politics barely budge
AMERICA: JULY 5 – Over a period of weeks, the coronavirus death rate plunged...
Airstrikes kill 15 militants in Afghanistan as Taliban attempts to capture Kunduz city
KUNDUZ, AFGHANISTAN: JULY 5 – A total of 15 Taliban militants have been killed...
Over 1.3 bln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China
BEIJING: JULY 5 – More than 1.3 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been...
Philippines’ plane crash kills 50, wounds 49
PHILIPPINES: JULY 5 – Philippine troops found the last five dead from the crash...
Rescuers fight time, weather in Japan landslide; some 80 missing
TOKYO: JULY 5 – More than a thousand Japanese rescuers combed through crumbled houses...
Collapsed Florida condo demolished ahead of storm, search to resume
SURFSIDE, FLORIDA: JULY 5 – The partially collapsed Miami-area condo where 24 people are...