Malaysia reports 11,994 Covid-19 cases, 36 deaths

April 8, 2022, 8:00 am Kuala Lumpur, April 8 ( /Xinhua) Malaysia recorded 11,994 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the total tally to 4,292,585, the country’s health ministry informed on Friday. The newly reported infections are 25 imported cases and 11,969 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 36 deaths have been … Read more

Taiwan jolted by 5.3-magnitude quake

April 8, 2022, 6:40 am Beijing, April 8 ( /Xinhua) A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted waters near Pingtung County in Taiwan at 7:36 am Friday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 21.67 degrees north latitude and 121.00 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 10 km, the … Read more

Chinese mainland reports 1,540 Covid-19 cases

April 8, 2022, 7:35 am Beijing, April 8 ( /Xinhua) The Chinese mainland reported 1,540 new locally-transmitted confirmed Covid-19 cases on Thursday, the National Health Commission said Friday. Of the local confirmed cases reported Thursday, 824 were in Shanghai, 617 in Jilin, 20 in Fujian, and 13 in Jiangsu. The rest were reported in 16 … Read more

French presidential election race tightens

April 7, 2022, 4:01 pm Paris, April 7 : As the French presidential election nears, the race between Emmanuel Macron, Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon has tightened. According to The Telegraph, Macron’s lead has dwindled over the past few weeks, as opponents from both the far-Right and far-Left see an eleventh hour rise in … Read more