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INDONESIA: A fire tore through an overcrowded Indonesian prison in the early hours of Wednesday when most inmates were asleep, killing 41 people and injuring dozens of others, an official said. Firefighters extinguished the blaze…

BRAZIL: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro upped his attacks on perceived enemies including the Supreme Court and the electoral system Tuesday, vowing to defend supporters’ “freedom” as Brazil marked its Independence Day with rival…

A Vietnamese man has been sentenced to jail for five years for flouting Covid-19 rules and spreading the virus. A court found Le Van Tri guilty of "transmitting dangerous infectious diseases" to eight people, one of whom…

American Airlines said it will end company-provided pandemic leave for unvaccinated employees who become infected with COVID-19. The Texas-based carrier told employees in a memo last week that its “pandemic leave will only be…

Singapore has warned it may need to re-impose Covid-19 restrictions if a new outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant is not contained, putting at risk the city’s shift towards living with the virus. The number of new…

The Taliban have fired shots to disperse the crowd at a large protest in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Video footage from the scene shows people running to safety, while heavy gunfire can be heard in the background. Thousands of…

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been criticised for flying to visit his children on Father’s Day while families remain separated due to lockdown orders around the country. Morrison said he was given an exemption to…

Myanmar’s military junta has released controversial Buddhist monk Ven. Ashin Wirathu Thera, known for his nationalist rhetoric. He had previously been charged for sedition against the civilian government, which has since been…

Dr. Anthony Fauci says there’s an important step adults can take to protect children who are too young to be vaccinated against Covid-19. “The way you protect children who, because of their age, cannot get vaccinated yet is to…

AFGHANISTAN: An Afghan Policewoman was shot dead by the Taliban in front of her family in Ghor province, an Afghan journalist informed in a tweet. Nigara was 6 months pregnant and was shot in front of her husband and children,…