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Death-row inmates of Sri Lanka's Welikada prison protest holding banners from the roof of the prison in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, June 25, 2021. About 150 death-row inmates in Sri Lanka began a hunger strike to demand their sentences be commuted, prison officials said, after the nation's president pardoned a former lawmaker who had been condemned for an election-related killing. Banners read "Treat all inmates equally," "Grant bail on appeal applications," "Minister! Stop bogus promises," "Grant pardon to us like you did to terrorists and notorious politicians." (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Death row inmates in Sri Lanka protest ex-lawmaker's pardon

By Bharatha Mallawarachi Jun. 25, 2021 03:15 AM EDT

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a media briefing in Downing Street, London, Monday, June 14, 2021. Johnson has confirmed that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England will be delayed by four weeks until July 19 as a result of the spread of the delta variant. In a press briefing Monday, Johnson said he is “confident that we won’t need more than four weeks” as millions more people get fully vaccinated against the virus, which could save thousands of lives. (Jonathan Buckmaster/Pool Photo via AP)
The Latest: Nevada to disburse $5 million in vaccine effort

By The Associated Press Jun. 17, 2021 02:27 AM EDT

People socialize and drink at a cafe terrace in Paris, France, Saturday, June 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)
The Latest: County death toll falls with methodology change

By The Associated Press Jun. 06, 2021 10:04 AM EDT

San Pedro High School students hold vaccination signs at a school-based COVID-19 vaccination event for students 12 and older in San Pedro, Calif., Monday, May 24, 2021. Schools are turning to mascots, prizes and contests to entice youth ages 12 and up to get vaccinated against the coronavirus before summer break. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
The Latest: Sri Lanka gets 2nd vaccine donation from China

By The Associated Press May. 25, 2021 03:38 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2018, file photo, a Chinese construction worker stands on land that was reclaimed from the Indian Ocean for the Colombo Port City project, initiated as part of China's ambitious One Belt One Road initiative, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s top court , Tuesday, May 18, 2021, has ordered that some provisions of a legislation to set up a powerful economic commission in a Chinese-built port city violate the constitution and require approval by a public referendum to become law. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)
Court: China-built Port City commission needs public assent

By Krishan Francis May. 18, 2021 07:36 AM EDT

Relatives mourn near a coffin containing the body of a person who died of COVID-19 in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, April 25, 2021. India’s crematoriums and burial grounds are being overwhelmed by the devastating new surge of infections tearing through the populous country with terrifying speed, depleting the supply of life-saving oxygen to critical levels and leaving patients to die while waiting in line to see doctors. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
The Latest: Biden says US set on helping India with pandemic

By The Associated Press Apr. 25, 2021 12:25 AM EDT

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan inspects a Guard of Honor upon his arrival in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. Khan is in Sri Lanka for a two day official visit. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Imran Khan visits Sri Lanka as Muslims demand burial rights

By Bharatha Mallawarachi Feb. 23, 2021 08:05 AM EST

A mortuary worker prepares a coffin carrying the body of a person who died of COVID-19 during a funeral at Memora mortuary in Girona, Spain, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Spain's health ministry said Wednesday that the southern European nation has surpassed 60,000 fatalities from COVID-19. The ministry reported 565 new deaths in the previous 24 hours, taking the total death count since the start of pandemic to 60,370. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
The Latest: Sri Lankan officials say vaccinations advancing

By The Associated Press Feb. 05, 2021 03:19 AM EST

A worker gives final touches to a graffiti that tributes to Malaysian workers on the frontline against the COVID-19 pandemic outside a hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. Malaysian authorities imposed tighter restrictions on movement to try to halt the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Asia Today: Sri Lanka vaccinates 1st health workers, troops

Jan. 28, 2021 11:50 PM EST

A Sri Lankan health services worker takes a selfie as others unload a consignment of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine donated by the Indian government at a medical warehouse next to a plain clothed police officer standing guard in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Sri Lanka's president on Thursday welcomed the first 500,000 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine from India, which has donated the shots to eight countries in the region. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
India donates first 500,000 doses of vaccine to Sri Lanka

By Bharatha Mallawarachi Jan. 28, 2021 02:56 AM EST

Security officers wearing face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus walk on patrol at a pedestrian shopping street in Beijing, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Asia Today: Sri Lanka minister who drank potion is positive

Jan. 23, 2021 02:57 AM EST

A Sri Lankan airport worker stands next to a thermal scanner inside a terminal at the Katunayake International Airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Sri Lanka's tourism minister said that the airports in the country will be reopened for tourists according to health guidelines from Jan.21. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Asia Today: Sri Lanka reopens to tourists after 10 months

Jan. 21, 2021 01:14 AM EST

A man wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus falls while skiing near walls images depicting various Winter Olympics events at a shopping mall in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. China's Hebei province is enforcing stricter control measures following a further rise in coronavirus cases in the province, which is adjacent to the capital Beijing and is due to host events for next year's Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Asia Today: Tokyo cases hit record as gov't mulls emergency

Jan. 06, 2021 12:32 AM EST

Medical workers wearing protective gears prepare to take sample at a coronavirus testing site in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Asia Today: Sri Lanka locks down 3 towns as spread persists

Dec. 24, 2020 07:04 AM EST

A man wearing a face mask looks at a park, which is taped off for the social distancing measures and a precaution against the coronavirus in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Asia Today: South Korea, Tokyo see record highs in new cases

Dec. 15, 2020 10:18 PM EST

A family member of an inmate cries demanding the authorities reveal the condition of her relative as others console her outside the Mahara prison complex following an overnight unrest in Mahara, outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Sri Lankan officials say six inmates were killed and 35 others were injured when guards opened fire to control a riot at a prison on the outskirts of the capital. Two guards were critically injured. Pandemic-related unrest has been growing in Sri Lanka's overcrowded prisons. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Asia Today: 8 dead in pandemic unrest at Sri Lanka prison

Nov. 30, 2020 02:27 AM EST

Sri Lankan inmates of the Mahara prison come out from a damaged building following an overnight unrest in Mahara, outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Sri Lankan officials say six inmates were killed and 35 others were injured when guards opened fire to control a riot at a prison on the outskirts of the capital. Two guards were critically injured. Pandemic-related unrest has been growing in Sri Lanka's overcrowded prisons. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Sri Lankan prison riot leaves 8 inmates dead, 59 injured

By Bharatha Mallawarachi Nov. 29, 2020 01:57 PM EST

Security workers in protective suit prepare for administering COVID-19 testings for workers at the parking lot of the Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. Chinese authorities are testing millions of people, imposing lockdowns and shutting down schools after multiple locally transmitted coronavirus cases were discovered in three cities across the country last week. (AP Photo)
Asia Today: South Korea capital announces new virus controls

Nov. 23, 2020 02:57 AM EST

A nun walks in an empty Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples, southern Italy, on the first day after being declared a red zone, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. The regions of Italy that include the cities of Naples and Florence were declared coronavirus red zones, the latest signals of the dire condition of Italian hospitals struggling with a surge of new admissions. (Alessandro Pone/LaPresse via AP)
The Latest: India registers over 30,000 new virus cases

By The Associated Press Nov. 15, 2020 12:38 AM EST

A woman without a mask walks in a crowded market selling toys in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Authorities in New Delhi have banned firecrackers and are appealing to people to celebrate the Hindu festival of lights at home. Coronavirus infections have been rising in the capital and authorities are worried large festival crowds will worsen the virus situation. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Asia Today: India virus surge continues in New Delhi

Nov. 14, 2020 12:11 AM EST