India to give adults free COVID shots; Christian humanitarian organisation warns of long-term effects of COVID crisis
New Delhi, India Reuters India will provide free COVID-19 vaccines to all adults, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, in an effort to rein in a pandemic that has killed hundreds of thousands and led to the world’s second-highest tally of infections. Modi’s announcement on national television came after weeks of criticism of a bungled […]
Sri Lanka flooding “worst” natural disaster since Asian flooding
ASSIST News Service At least 20 people are confirmed dead and hundreds of thousands are homeless as a result of flooding on the island nation of Sri Lanka. “This is the worst flooding to hit the country since the Asian tsunami devastated Sri Lanka in 2004,” said Gospel for Asia president Dr K P Yohannan. […]