BANGKOK/JAKARTA: Fed up with the constant stream of fake news on her family WhatsApp group chats in India - ranging from a water crisis in South Africa to rumours around a Bollywood actor's death -Tarunima Prabhakar built a simple tool to tackle misi...

There were 1,616 new Covid-19 in-patients and 40 related deaths recorded last week and health officials are warning of the need to continue with protection measures while taking part in traditional kathin festivals.

The second-biggest airport in the Philippines has been closed after a Korean Air Lines Co plane overshot the runway when trying to land in poor weather.

KANCHANABURI: Government patrols arrested two groups of Myanmar job seekers, 45 in total, who illegally crossed the border into Muang district on Sunday, police said.

PHUKET: The first cruise ship to visit Phuket since the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic arrived for a brief visit on Monday.

MOSCOW: In a Moscow court, lawyer Maria Eismont is looking on stunned at a losing battle: her client, a student accused of defaming Russia's military, is being called a "liar" and part of an anti-Russian "sect".

BEIRUT: Police in Qatar have arbitrarily detained and abused members of the LGBTQ community ahead of the World Cup next month, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Monday.

PHUKET: A three-day search found no sign of a Russian woman missing from a beach since Oct 20 and she is believed to have drowned.

BEIJING: China's economy rebounded at a faster-than-expected pace in the third quarter, but strict Covid curbs, a deepening property crisis and global recession risks are challenging Beijing's efforts to foster a robust revival over the next year.

PHATTHALUNG: A man and his wife drowned after going into the water to save their daughter and son from drowning at a dyke in Khao Chai Son district of this southern province on Sunday.