WHO places Asia director on leave after accusations of bullying"The Regional Director for the Western Pacific Region, Dr Takeshi Kasai, is on leave," a WHO official said in emailed comments, without giv...
WHO director in Asia accused of racism, abuse put on leaveIn a statement, WHO said it was unknown how long Kasai would be away. The U.N. health agency said the investigation into him was continuing...
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reappointed to second five-year termUnder Tedros, the U.N. health agency failed to call out countries including China for blunders that WHO officials grumbled about privately,...
WHO urges Asia-Pacific to ready for Omicron-driven surge in infectionsIt has been reported in at least two dozen countries, and started gaining a foothold in Asia this week, with cases reported from Australia,...
WHO says measures against delta work for omicron variant tooMuch remains unknown about the new variant, including whether it is more contagious, as some health authorities suspect, or if it makes peo...
WHO chief says COVID-19 infection rate approaching highest of pandemic so far"Cases and deaths are continuing to increase at worrying rates," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a briefing focused on Papua New Guinea ...
Pandemic now driven by 20s, 30s, 40s group, many asymptomatic: WHOWHO officials said this month the proportion of younger people among those infected had risen globally, putting at risk vulnerable sectors ...
WHO warns lifting of coronavirus lockdowns must be gradualThe World Health Organization warned on Tuesday that any lifting of lockdowns to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus must be gradua...
WHO warns Covid-19 'far from over' in Asia and PacificUrging governments at all levels in the region to stay engaged in efforts to combat the virus, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacifi...
Epson Takes a page out of HP, tops in InkTank Printers“A key contributing factor to this success is Epson's InkTank Printers offer of lowest cost per print (CPP) with 7 paise for black and 18 p...
- On your marks: competition for Tokyo Olympics mascot starts in August
OLYMPICS-TOKYO-MASCOT:On your marks: competition for Tokyo Olympics mascot starts in August
- On your marks: competition for Tokyo Olympics mascot starts in August
OLYMPICS-TOKYO/MASCOT (PIX, TV):On your marks: competition for Tokyo Olympics mascot starts in August
Exim Bank extends two lines of credit worth $144.44 million to CongoThe bank has given $34.50 million for financing development of power distribution project in Bandundu Province, the bank said in a release.
High-speed trains to drive India's growth storyLinking India's growth to high-speed trains, chief of a Japanese rail company today said quicker movement will help India's development.
'Electrifying DFC route would make project more expensive'The JICA had suggested that the proposed Western Dedicated Freight Corridor connecting Dadri with Navi Mumbai be electrified.
- WHO warns complacency on bird flu
The World Health Organisation warned Monday against complacency in the fight against bird flu, saying another human influenza pandemic is i...
- IPI gas pipeline talks in final stage: Iran Minister
Talks on the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project are in the final stage where the technical aspects are being looked into, accor...