Family members reunite in China after 3-year Covid separation
Reuters :Chu Wenhong would fly back to Shanghai and visit her parents at least once a year after she moved to Singapore in 1994.But she hasn’t been able to do so in the past...
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Thousands march in Peru capital demanding president step down
Reuters :Thousands took to the streets of Peru’s capital Lima on Thursday in a peaceful protest against the new government and president, after weeks of bloody clashes triggered by the ousting of former President...
China FM urges greater African voice in global governance
AFP :Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Wednesday that Africa should have a greater voice in the UN Security Council and other international bodies, long a demand of the continent’s leaders. Qin made...
US border plan undermining basic human rights: UN
AFP :The UN rights chief warned Wednesday that a new US border enforcement plan risks undermining the basic foundations of international human rights and refugee law.“The right to seek asylum is a human right,...
Six wounded in Paris Railway Station stabbing attack
AFP :The Gare du Nord is a busy commuter hub which also serves as a departure point for trains to northern France, London and northern Europe.Police were treating the stabbings as attempted murder, not...
South Korea, US plan February nuclear tabletop drills to deter North
Reuters :South Korea and the United States will hold tabletop exercises next month as the allies move to better counter the North’s nuclear threats, South Korea’s defence minister said on Wednesday.Nuclear-armed North Korea launched...
Myanmar jails 112 Rohingya for travelling without documents
AFP :Myanmar authorities have sentenced 112 Rohingya, including a dozen children, to between two and five years in prison for attempting to travel to Malaysia “without legal documents”, state media reported Tuesday. The group...
Over 7,000 nurses go on strike in New York City
Reuters :Thousands of nurses at two New York City hospitals went on strike on Monday after contract negotiations stalled over pay and staffing levels, a move that caused one of the facilities to postpone...
Prince Harry says memoirs written to combat ‘spin and distortion’
AFP :Prince Harry said Sunday he decided to publish his memoirs to defend himself against years of tabloid spin, as British television aired his first interview on the book’s explosive revelations.“Thirty-eight years. 38 years...
Biden arrives in Mexico for North American leaders’ summit
AFP :US President Joe Biden arrived in Mexico on Sunday for talks on migration and drug trafficking as well as a North American leaders’ summit.Biden arrived at Mexico City’s new international airport, Felipe Angeles,...
California storm leaves thousands without power, another ‘atmospheric river’ looms
Reuters :Utility crews in northern California worked to restore power to tens of thousands of homes on Friday following two days of fierce winds and torrential rain, even as the region braced for another...
29 killed in arrest of Mexico drug kingpins son
Agency :Ten soldiers and 19 suspected criminals were killed in an operation to arrest a son of jailed drug trafficker Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Mexico’s government said Friday, with a dramatic shootout sowing terror...