Asia’s Covid ‘winners’ struggle with exit strategies
BBC News :Australia. New Zealand. Singapore. Vietnam. Japan. Hong Kong. South Korea and Taiwan.These Countries in the Asia Pacific region have all been praised for...
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China launches first to its astronauts to new space station
Al Jazeera :China has successfully launched the Shenzhou-12 – its first manned mission in five years – further accelerating its space programme to rival the...
Morocco’s king congratulates Israel’s new prime minister
BBC :Israel’s new leader has received “warm greetings” in a letter from Morocco’s king as Hamas’ political chief Ismail Haniyeh visited the country for discussions...
Kim Jong-un admits North Korea facing a ‘tense’ food shortage
BBC :North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has formally acknowledged that his country is facing food shortages. Addressing a meeting of senior leaders, Mr Kim said:...
‘Fight or flight’: Indians mull moving abroad amid COVID crisis
BBC :For the last couple of years, Shaily Agrawal, a 25-year-old digital communication specialist based in New Delhi, has felt out of place in her...
Covid-19: How vaccines work against the Delta variant
AFP :Recent studies have analyzed the efficacy of the current vaccines with the new variants, particularly how they are still importantThe Delta variant of the...
Peru: Leftist Castillo wins popular vote in presidential race
BBC Online :Leftist candidate Pedro Castillo has won the most votes in Peru’s close-run presidential run-off election.With all ballots now counted, Mr Castillo has just...
Mustafa al-Darwish: Saudi man executed for crimes committed as a minor
BBC Online :Saudi Arabia has executed a man for offences that rights groups say he committed while aged 17, despite the kingdom’s assurance that it...
Yemen rebels publicly execute 3 men for rape, murder
AFP :Yemeni rebels publicly shot three convicts in the central Tahrir (Liberation) Square Hundreds of people gathered in Yemen’s rebel-held capital Wednesday to watch the...
Iran to elect president amid nuclear talks, sanctions
Reuters :The country of 83 million, blocked by the US from selling its oil to and trading with much of the world, was plunged into...
Spanish man jailed for killing and eating his mother
BBC Online :A Spanish man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after killing his mother and eating her remains. Alberto Sánchez Gómez, 28,...
Taiwan reports ‘record number’ of Chinese jets in its air defence zone
BBC Online :Some 28 Chinese military aircraft flew into Taiwan’s air defence zone on Tuesday, said its defence ministry, the largest reported incursion so far.Fighters...