Over 80,000 tourists trapped in ‘China’s Hawaii’ after Covid outbreak
BSS :Over 80,000 tourists are stranded in a resort city popularly known as “China’s Hawaii” after a Covid flare-up led authorities to impose strict travel...
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Libyan armed groups clash in Tripoli: Reports
BSS :Clashes between armed groups erupted overnight in Tripoli, according to local media reports, the latest violence to hit the Libyan capital. An AFP journalist...
Top Taiwan missile official found dead in hotel: Institute
BSS :A top official involved in Taiwan’s missile production died of heart problems on Saturday, the army-owned institute where he worked said, as China conducts...
11 dead in Polish bus crash in Croatia
BSS :Eleven people died on Saturday and several others were injured when a Polish bus bound for Zagreb veered off the highway in northern Croatia,...
North Korea slams Pelosi over visit to DMZ
BSS :North Korea on Saturday slammed US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her recent visit to the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone, calling her the “worst...
Rare flooding traps 1,000 people in US Death Valley
BSS :Major flooding in California’s Death Valley on Friday stranded approximately 1,000 people, buried cars and shut down all roads into and out of the...
Head of Amnesty Ukraine resigns over a rights report
BSS :The head of Amnesty International’s Ukraine office has resigned, accusing the rights organisation of parroting Kremlin propaganda in a controversial report that criticised the...
Taiwan defence ministry says China simulating attack on its main island
BSS :Taiwan’s military said it observed “multiple” Chinese planes and ships operating in the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, believing them to be simulating an attack...
S. Korea reports 110,666 new COVID-19 cases
BSS :South Korea reported 110,666 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight on Friday compared with 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to...
Lightning strike near White House kills three people
BSS :Three people, including an elderly couple celebrating their 56th wedding anniversary, were pronounced dead on Friday after being struck by lightning in a park...
Three more grain ships leave Ukraine: Turkey
BSS :Three more ships loaded with grain sailed from Ukraine on Friday under a UN-backed deal lifting Russia’s blockade of the Black Sea, Turkey’s defence...
Pelosi says US will ‘not allow’ China to isolate Taiwan
BSS :US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that the United States would “not allow” China to isolate Taiwan, after her visit to the...