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People wear protective gear outside a hospital in Beijing. China said that it would stop reporting asymptomatic COVID-19 cases since theyve become impossible to track with mass testing no longer required. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

COVID-linked deaths seen in Beijing after virus rules eased

There are fears of a surge in cases around China-'s winter holidays

18 Dec 2022 8:12 AM IST

We encourage India and China to use existing bilateral channels to discuss disputed boundaries: White House Spokesperson Ms. Karine Jean-Pierre. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

US keeps tab on clash at LAC by Sino-India

NEW DELHI: The United States on Wednesday said it was closely monitoring the situation following the recent clash...

15 Dec 2022 1:15 AM IST

A worker in protective overalls controls the line outside the fever clinic at a hospital in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Facing COVID surge, China expanding hospitals, ICUs

Beijing rolls back anti-virus controls that confined millions of people to their homes, crushed economic growth and set...

11 Dec 2022 12:28 PM IST

This photo taken on December 5, 2022 shows people shopping at a supermarket in Urumqi, in Chinas northwestern Xinjiang region, following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in the city. (Photo by CNS / AFP) / China OUT

China announces nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions

Anger over China-'s zero-Covid policy stoked unrest not seen since the 1989 pro-democracy protests

7 Dec 2022 1:07 PM IST

Pakistans newly-appointed Army chief General Asim Munir (Image credit: Twitter/

Ready for war with India if attacked: Pakistan new Army chief Munir

Munir made the remarks during his first-ever visit to troops in the frontline areas in Rakhchikri Sector of the Line of...

4 Dec 2022 11:21 AM IST

People gather to protest the Chinese governments continued continued zero-Covid policies at the University of California Berkeley campus in Berkeley, California, (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP)

China lockdown protests pause as police flood city streets

Rallies against China-'s unusually strict anti-virus measures spread to several cities over the weekend

29 Nov 2022 11:44 AM IST

A health worker takes a swab sample from a resident to be tested for Covid-19 coronavirus in Jiayuguan, in Chinas northwestern Gansu province on November 24, 2022. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT

China COVID cases hit fresh record high after weekend of protests

China has stuck with Xi-'s zero-COVID policy even as much of the world has lifted most restrictions

28 Nov 2022 10:20 AM IST

Protesters are taken away by police in a bus in Shanghai on Saturday. Protests against Chinas restrictive COVID measures appeared in a number of cities Saturday night, in displays of public defiance fanned by anger over a deadly fire in the western Xinjiang region. (AP Photo)

Protests over Chinaâ€™s COVID controls spread across country

President Xi Jinpingâ€™s government faces mounting anger at its -'zero-COVID-' policy that has shut down access to areas...

27 Nov 2022 11:32 AM IST

Counting of votes for the Nepal Parliamentary and Provincial Assembly elections underway, in Kathmandu, (PTI)

Nepal polls: PM Deuba wins from Dadeldhura; Nepali Congress ahead in...

Elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) and seven provincial assemblies were held on Sunday

23 Nov 2022 10:27 AM IST

Enjot, 45, who lost his house and few relatives, walks past the rubble of a building collapsed in Mondays earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia Tuesday. AP

162 dead as Indonesia quake topples homes, buildings, roads

Kamil said that more than 13,000 people whose homes were heavily damaged were taken to evacuation centres

22 Nov 2022 2:55 PM IST

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe (Photo: AFP)

Keen to solve Tamil community problems in Sri Lanka by next year:...

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday said that he is keen to solve all issues, including land...

19 Nov 2022 9:25 PM IST

People queueing to undergo nucleic acid tests for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Guangzhou in Chinas southern Guangdong province. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT

China eases Zero-COVID policy, removes curbs on international flights

There were no direct flights between China and India for over two years

11 Nov 2022 3:07 PM IST