The United States neared six million coronavirus cases on Sunday, nearly a quarter of the planet's total, as nations around the world battle to contain the raging pandemic.
Powerful typhoon Maysak is expected to approach the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa and the Amami region in Kagoshima Prefecture between Monday night and Tuesday.
India on Sunday set a coronavirus record when it reported 78,761 new infections in 24 hours -- the world's highest single-day rise -- even as it continued to open up the economy.
At least 30 villages were inundated on Sunday in Jhang district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province amid fears of monsoon-triggered flash floods as water level significantly increased in rivers in the country, local media and officials said.
Japan will lift a re-entry ban on foreigners from next month, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday, as the country looks to rebuild an economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
