South Asia
26 May 2020
The coronavirus death toll in the United States hit 100,000 yesterday. According to renowned data website Worldmeters, the toll hit the mark at about 6:00 p.m. Nigerian time.
1 May 2020
Singapore is moving migrant workers who have recovered from the coronavirus on to two cruise ships as part of efforts to reduce the spread of the disease within the workers' dormitories,
17 Oct 2019
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has given reasons why more than one billion people worldwide are living with vision impairment. According to the first World report on vision issued by the (WHO), the reasons are because they do not get the care they need for conditions like short and farsightedness, glaucoma and cataract.
16 Jul 2019
Torrential monsoon rains swept away homes and triggered landslides across South Asia, affecting millions of people and claiming at least 180 lives, officials said Tuesday.
15 Jul 2019
At least 12 people were killed when a house collapsed in northern India following heavy monsoon rain which has left more than 100 dead across South Asia, officials said Monday.