Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, May 6
COLOMBO– Sri Lankan Health Minister Channa Jayasumana on Friday said that health authorities decided to roll out the fourth dose COVID-19 vaccination for those above the age of 60.. In addition, some 300 houses were destroyed and 2,000 houses were partially destroyed by the floods on Tuesday and Wednesday in 11 provinces of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, the…
COLOMBO — Sri Lankan Health Minister Channa Jayasumana on Friday said that health authorities decided to roll out the fourth dose COVID-19 vaccination for those above the age of 60.
The decision was taken by the expert committee on COVID-19 attached to the health ministry, Jayasumana said. (Sri Lanka-4th Dose-Vaccine)
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KABUL — At least nine people were killed, 10 others injured and three went missing in recent floods triggered by heavy rains in Afghanistan, authorities said Friday.
In addition, some 300 houses were destroyed and 2,000 houses were partially destroyed by the floods on Tuesday and Wednesday in 11 provinces of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, the State Ministry for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs wrote on Twitter. (Afghanistan-Floods-Death)
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SYDNEY — After a three-year-old child was forgotten in her preschool bus for more than six hours in the Australian state of Queensland, disbelief and widespread calls for investigation have permeated the nation.
The young girl was found unconscious in a bus parked outside her preschool on a hot summer day in Rockhampton in Central Queensland, where temperatures topped out at just under 30 degrees centigrade. (Australia-Child -School Bus)
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SEOUL — South Korea’s finance ministry said Friday that preemptive measures would be necessary to tackle the financial market volatility following the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike.
Vice Minister of Economy and Finance Lee Eog-weon told a meeting with economy and finance officials that external uncertainties continued to run high and it raised the possibility of higher volatility in the financial and foreign exchange markets. (South Korea-Monetary policy) Enditem