Indonesia, Malaysia further ease Covid curbs on foreign visitors
Officials in Indonesia said on Saturday that they are exploring a quarantine waiver for foreign tourists to Bali starting next week, while Malaysia announced...
Australia declares Japanese Encephalitis Virus outbreak
The developing Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) epidemic in Queensland was recently named a Communicable Disease Incident of National Significance by Australia's government.Queensland officials confirmed...
EU removes Vanuatu from Visa Waiver list, who to blame?
In a major development, the European Council has expelled Vanuatu from the EU’s Visa Waiver List.
Flash floods: 50 million people get evacuation orders in Australia
Authorities in Australia issued further orders for people to leave their homes after heavy rain caused flash floods in the country's largest metropolis, with...
Ukraine invasion: Australia freezes $33 million funds in Russian accounts
As a result of additional sanctions imposed in reaction to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, 45 million Australian dollars (USD 33 million) have been frozen...
Ship carrying 4,000 luxury cars sinks 2 weeks after catching fire
Nearly two weeks after catching fire, a cargo ship carrying thousands of luxury cars sank off the coast of the Portuguese Azores archipelago.Around 4,000...
Ukrainian city Mariupol ‘near to humanitarian catastrophe’
The major Ukrainian port city of Mariupol was "on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe" on Wednesday, according to the city's deputy mayor, following...
Open borders to Africans fleeing Ukraine: UN urges nations
According to UNHCR, authorities in countries bordering Ukraine have been asked to open their borders to African residents fleeing the war there, despite allegations...
Russia imposes fine on Google, Meta as deadline passes to open local offices
Google (GOOGL.O) and Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) are among the internet corporations facing possible sanctions in Russia for failing to build local...