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China's Covid infection at alarming rise March 15, 2022 China posted a steep jump in daily COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, with new cases more than doubling from a day earlier to hit a two-year hi...
Harsher rules in Japan as infections surge January 19, 2022 Japan’s government is preparing social restrictions in Tokyo and other regions as the omicron variant of the coronavirus infects more people...
Pandemic adds to Turkey's sinking economy April 28, 2021 Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Monday that a “full lockdown” would begin Thursday and last until May 17 but did not a...
Qatar's migrant workers in death camps December 01, 2020 Despite Qatar passing laws aimed at safeguarding the rights of migrant workers – who make up about 90 per cent of the population on the smal...