COVID

Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura has cancelled Olympic Torch relay runs on public streets

With imported doses still in short supply the country has a rapidly ageing population totalling 126 million

Available data shows Chinese vaccines lag behind others including Pfizer and Moderna in terms of efficacy

Surpassing Nolan’s Tenet, 'Godzilla vs. Kong' picked up $13.4 million in its second weekend of release.

The South Asian country reported a record 168,912 infections overnight bringing the overall tally to 13.53 million

The updated figures take the country’s total Covid death tally to 209,212, the fourth-highest in the world

With less than 0.5% of Pakistan’s population immunised

Led by India's record daily infections, the region accounts for 11% of global cases and almost 6% of deaths

Iran’s Covid cases surpassed 2 million with a new daily average of over 20,000 infections over the past week

At least 15,329 people have fallen prey to the pandemic in the country