Aljazeera says Deaths in the Philippines due to the COVID-19 pandemic may be double the health department’s official numbers.
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WTX News reports on breaking news, features and reports from across the continent of Asia. From politics to sport to Asian celebrities, we’ll keep you up to date with the latest.
Asia is Earth’s largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres. It shares the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe, and the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa and Europe.
The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population,[8] was the site of many of the first civilizations. Its 4.7 billion people[9] constitute roughly 60% of the world’s population.
How many countries are in Asia list?
According to the United Nations, Asia has 49 countries.
The Guardian says The Philippine government has defended a controversial ban that prevents unvaccinated people from using public transport.
The Guardian says a Russian-led military bloc will start withdrawing its troops from Kazakhstan in two days’ time.
Aljazeera says North Korea fired what may have been a ballistic missile on Tuesday morning, Japan and South Korea said, less than a week after Pyongyang tested what it said was a hypersonic weapon.
The Independent says at least 164 people were killed during protests that erupted in Kazakhstan this week, the country’s health ministry has said.
France24 says Kazakhstan’s largest city was back online and appeared to be returning to normal on Monday, as the nation observed a day of mourning.
Aljazeera says A military-run court in Myanmar has found civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was overthrown in last February’s coup.
The Guardian says Kazakhstan’s president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has claimed constitutional order has mostly been restored.
The Metro says fresh violence and looting erupted in Kazakhstan on Thursday, as it emerged that two police officers had been beheaded in an escalating revolt.
The Guardian says Russian paratroopers have arrived in Kazakhstan as part of a “peacekeeping” mission by a Moscow-led military alliance.
Arab News says Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has distributed more than 185 tons of food relief in Yemen’s Abyan province.
Aljazeera says The new year has got off to a wet start on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia after torrential rains displaced some more than 30,000 people.
Kazakhstan has declared a state of emergency in the capital and parts of the country after President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev accepted the government’s resignation.
France24 says Turkey’s annual inflation rate surged to its highest level since 2002 propelled by a currency crisis linked to President Erdogan’s unconventional economic approach.
India is vaccinating teens aged 15-18 from Monday after restrictions in big cities to avoid a repeat of last year’s Covid outbreak.
Aljazeera says Dozens of jade miners who remain missing on Thursday following a landslide in Myanmar’s Kachin State have “very little chance of survival.”
Arab News says Hundreds of people braved sub-zero temperatures in Afghanistan’s capital to queue outside the passport office early Sunday.
France24 says At least 27 people were feared dead after a fire broke out in a commercial building in a shopping district in Osaka.
Aljazeera says Weather bureau says ‘very destructive typhoon-force winds’ likely as International Red Cross warns residents to brace for one of the strongest storms of the year.
TRT World says Taliban militants in Pakistan declared an end to a month-long ceasefire arranged with the aid of the Afghan Taliban.
Arab News says Myanmar troops raided a small northwestern village, rounding up civilians, binding their hands and then burning them alive.
TRT World says Social media giant faces compensation claims worth nearly $200 billion in a coordinated suit in US and UK.
The Daily Express says MYANMAR’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four years in prison, reports show.
France24 says Indonesia’s Mount Semeru spewed more ash on Monday, forcing rescuers to suspend the search for survivors.
The Guardian says China has attacked the Women’s Tennis Association’s boycott in response to the treatment of Peng Shuai.