US, Japan warn China on ‘coercion, destabilizing behaviour’
AFP :The US and Japan warned Beijing against “coercion and destabilizing behaviour” on Tuesday after top-level diplomatic and defence talks aimed at bolstering their alliance...
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New Delhi world’s most polluted capital for third straight year
Reuters :New Delhi was the world’s most polluted capital for the third straight year in 2020, according to IQAir, a Swiss group that measures air...
UN calls to combat violence against women
AFP :UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday to combat violence against women, at the start of the annual Commission on the Status of Women,...
HK’s tough Covid rules see babies isolated, families cramped in tiny spaces
Reuters :Families in Asia’s financial hub of Hong Kong are suffering isolation and trauma after strict coronavirus rules have led to babies being separated from...
Major European nations suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine
A cascading number of European countries — including Germany, France, Italy and Spain — suspended use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine Monday over reports of dangerous...
Gaza woman elected to Hamas political bureau in first
AFP :Hamas elected a woman to its political bureau for the first time ever, the Palestinian Islamist movement that rules the Gaza Strip said on...
Merkel party in crisis after defeat in regional polls
AFP :German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party was in crisis mode on Monday after suffering heavy losses in two regional polls, seen as a rebuke...
Libya’s new interim PM set to take office
AFP :Libya’s new interim prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah will be sworn-in on Monday to lead the war-torn country’s transition to elections in December, after...
Women across Australia march against sexual violence, inequality
AFP :Tens of thousands of women protested across Australia against sexual violence and gender inequality on Monday, as outrage grew over rape allegations that have...
London police face backlash after dragging mourners from vigil for murdered woman
Reuters :London police faced a backlash from the public on Sunday and an official inquiry into their actions after using heavy-handed tactics to break up...
A decade of war in Syria killed over 388,000
AFP :The overall death toll for Syria’s civil war has reached 388,652 since it began a decade ago this month, a war monitor said on...
Singapore PM sees considerable risk of severe US-China tensions
Reuters :Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said there was considerable risk of tensions between China and the United States becoming severe, and that while...