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Health, police and fire services staff are among the 533 infected cases.

More than 15,000 personnel have been deployed for the inauguration.

She urged the use of diplomacy and economic links to build ties in the Indo-Pacific region.

Two suspects were being interrogated by federal investigators after a tailor was killed in Udaipur.

Q1 2022 GDP growth has surpassed pre-pandemic levels as investments pour in and businesses gradually reopen with the easing of Covid-19 restrictions. 

Leaders from Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand attend a Nato summit for the first time.

SEOUL - The leaders of the United States, Japan and South Korea have agreed that boosting trilateral cooperation is crucial in resolving issues in the region, including the growing threat posed by North Korea's expanding nuclear and missile capability.

A "save electricity" advisory is in place in the east, while the west is facing water shortage.

The funds amount to about $12 billion.

BANGKOK - Asean special envoy Prak Sokhonn travelled to Myanmar on Wednesday (June 29) for the second time in three months as part of the bloc's effort to tackle the country's political crisis.

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This will allow peaceful protests without affecting national stability and public safety, says Bangkok governor.

A special team that includes finance and economy ministers has also been set up to tame price pressures.

They include photographs of the south pole, where almost all of the planet's water resources are locked.

BEIJING (REUTERS) - Online searches for air tickets on international routes with China surged after Beijing unexpectedly said it would slash Covid-19 quarantine norms, travel platforms said on Wednesday (June 29), a sign of pent-up demand after two years of tough curbs.

The island says it had the right to do so and always issues a warning of its exercises.

BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) - The Covid Zero policy is the most "economic and effective" for China and the country is capable of achieving the goal of stamping out infection, President Xi Jinping said on a visit to Wuhan, the city where the virus was first detected in late 2019.

Essential workers like doctors and nurses say they struggle to find fuel to get to work.

All restaurant staff must undergo daily Covid-19 testing, while diners have to show proof of a test taken within three days.

The rush may gain further momentum with end of a pre-travel registration and insurance requirement from July 1.