Myanmar’s ousted leader Suu Kyi sentenced to four years in prison
MYANMAR’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to four years in jail on Monday on charges of incitement and breaching coronavirus restrictions, a source familiar with the proceedings said, in a case critics dismissed as a farce.
Bad weather hampers rescue efforts at Indonesian volcano
SUMBERWULUH, Indonesia — Indonesia’s Mt. Semeru volcano continued to spew hot clouds of ash on Monday, days after a powerful eruption killed 15 people and left dozens more missing.
COVID shots are finally arriving, but Africa can’t get them all into people’s arms
SEKENANI, Kenya — When a group arrived at the Sekenani health clinic in rural Kenya for their COVID-19 vaccines recently, staff told them there were no doses left and that they should come back soon.
‘Extreme’ vaccine discrimination risks leaving Africa behind — report
LONDON — Africa has little chance of overcoming the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic unless 70% of its population is vaccinated by end-2022, yet “extreme vaccine discrimination” is leaving the continent behind, a report published on Monday said.
Bob Dole, war hero, longtime US senator, presidential candidate, dies at 98
WASHINGTON — Bob Dole, who overcame grievous World War Two combat wounds to become a pre-eminent figure in US politics as a longtime Republican senator from Kansas and his party’s unsuccessful 1996 presidential nominee, died on Sunday. He was 98.
Omicron variant found in nearly one-third of US states
WASHINGTON — The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has spread to about one-third of US states, but the Delta version remains the majority of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections as cases rise nationwide, US health officials said on Sunday.
Pope calls migrant crisis ‘shipwreck of civilization’
LESBOS, Greece — Pope Francis condemned the exploitation of migrants for political purposes on Sunday during a visit to the Greek island of Lesbos, branding the global indifference to their plight the “shipwreck of civilization.”
COVID-19 curbs China’s power in Indo-Pacific, risks of war ‘significant’ — report
MELBOURNE — The coronavirus pandemic has weakened China’s power in the Indo-Pacific, and the region’s deepening security uncertainties present a “significant” risk of war,...
Indonesia Semeru volcanic eruption kills 13
JAKARTA — Ten people trapped after Indonesia’s Semeru volcano erupted have been evacuated to safety, the country’s disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said on Sunday, as the death toll from the disaster climbed to at least 13 and with dozens injured.
Britain tightens testing for inbound travelers
LONDON — Britain will require all inbound travelers to take a pre-departure COVID-19 test and arrivals from Nigeria will have to quarantine in hotels to slow the spread of the Omicron variant, health minister Sajid Javid said on Saturday.
Biden and Putin set to talk about Ukraine in video call on Tuesday
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW — US President Joseph R. Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a video call on Tuesday, with the two leaders set to discuss the tense situation in Ukraine.
Singapore regulator suspends cryptocurrency exchange in BTS dispute
SINGAPORE’s regulator has suspended Bitget, a crypto exchange that got into a dispute after promoting the digital currency Army Coin, named after the South Korean boy band BTS’s followers, the Financial Times (FT) reported.