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India to give free vaccines to citizens over 18 in COVID fight
Prime Minister Narendra Modi promises to ramp up vaccine procurement to try to vaccinate 75 per cent of Indians sooner than in two years.
- by Bibhudatta Pradhan
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‘Australia was my dream’: family of toddler in India pleads for help
The Kangs are considering moving to Canada in the hopes of reuniting with their little boy after 15 months apart.
- by Latika Bourke
Train barrels into another in Pakistan, killing dozens
An express train crashed into another that had derailed in Pakistan before dawn, killing at least 45 people, authorities said.
- by Muhammad Farooq and Asim Tanveer
Testing time for Morrison ahead of leaders’ meeting in Singapore
The Prime Minister will have to clear a COVID-19 test on arrival at Changi airport on Thursday before a fly-in-fly-out visit to the city-state in lockdown.
- by Chris Barrett
The disgraced priest, the children’s shelter and a fight for justice in East Timor
In a remote corner of East Timor, a scandal of enormous proportions has shaken an almost universally Catholic country and brought powerful forces into play.
- by Chris Barrett
US promises vaccines for Taiwan amid China row
The US will give Taiwan 750,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, part of President Joe Biden’s move to share tens of millions of jabs globally, three American senators said on Sunday, after the self-ruled island complained that China is hindering its efforts to secure vaccines as it battles an outbreak.
- by Taijing Wu and Zen Soo
Women’s choice could be main obstacle to China’s three-child policy
Facing a demographic crisis of its own invention, China scrambles to turn back the clock. But is it too late?
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Dozens killed by Myanmar forces in Ayeyarwady delta, media reports
At least 20 people were killed by Myanmar’s security forces in the Ayeyarwady river delta region on Saturday after villagers armed with catapults and crossbows fought back against troops searching for weapons, local media and residents said.
- by Reuters
Cambodia’s land-mine sniffing hero rat retires after five years
African pouched rat Magawa is the most successful rodent trained to detect land mines in Cambodia’s fields, sniffing out 141,000 square metres.
- by Sopheng Cheang
Trapped at sea for 113 days, Rohingya boat survivors finally ran aground
Refused entry at every port, 90 refugees languished at sea for three months. Indonesian villagers discovered the survivors on a deserted island.
- by Ruma Paul
COVID wave sweeps across south-east Asia with jabs in short supply
The nations to Australia’s north are enduring their worst outbreaks of the pandemic, but experts say that will continue until they get enough vaccines.
- by Chris Barrett