India's COVID-19 tally rose to 30,362,848 on Wednesday, as 45,951 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours.

President of Maldives Ibrahim Solih has said that his country will reopen borders to arrivals from South Asian countries.

Eighty-nine per cent of the population has access to the internet in the country.

Traffic has resumed on Myagde road section of Tanahun district along Prithvi highway.

Boeing and United Airlines on Tuesday announced the carrier will expand its 737 order book by purchasing an additional 200 737 MAX jets.

Asia-Pacific countries recorded surging COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, as India's total tally rose to 30,316,897 with 37,566 new cases.

Tourism spending in Canada dropped a further 2.6 percent in the first quarter of 2021 after a 48.8 percent year-over-year drop in 2020.

The government is forging ahead with a program known as the “Phuket sandbox” to reopen the island to fully vaccinated visitors.

The picturesque seaside village of Kokkari on the Greek island of Samos is unusually quiet for this time of year.

The country has witnessed a total of 2,626 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours.