B’desh launches COVID vaccination drive
Dhaka: Bangladesh on Wednesday launched its nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive with AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine Covishield, a week after the first vaccines were delivered by India.
Bus crash in Cameroon kills over 50 passengers
Yaounde: At least 53 people have died and 21 others were injured in Cameroon when a bus collided with a truck early on Wednesday in a village in the western part of the country, officials said.
Indonesian volcano unleashes river of lava
Yogyakarta: Indonesia’s most active volcano erupted on Wednesday with a river of lava and searing gas clouds flowing 3,000 meters (nearly 10,000 feet) down its slopes. No casualties were reported.