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Sat, July 2, 2022 | 07:53

Olympic advisors at ease with COVID rate, see cases falling

With more than 30 new COVID-19 cases being detected daily ahead of the Beijing Olympics, organizers said Wednesday they aren't worried and expect numbers to drop within days.A total of 32 new cases _ 15 in tests of people arriving at the airport and 17 within the Olympic bubbles _ were reported by the Beijing organizing committee on Wednesday, two days before the opening cere...

2022-02-02 19:42

Two killed, 38 injured in Myanmar in attack on pro-military rally on coup anniversary

Two people were killed and 38 injured in a grenade attack on a pro-military rally in eastern Myanmar, Tuesday, a security official told AFP, as anti-coup protests were held across the country on the first anniversary of the military's power-grab.

2022-02-02 10:02

Myanmar death toll exceeds 1,500 with nearly 8,800 in custody: UN

At least 1,500 people are known to have been killed in the year-long protests against the coup in Myanmar, with thousands more possibly killed in the armed conflict, the United Nations human rights office said Tuesday.

2022-02-01 20:01

Taliban killed 100 ex-Afghan govt officials, others: UN report

A United Nations report seen Sunday says the Taliban and its allies allegedly killed more than 100 former Afghan government members, security personnel and people who worked with international forces.

2022-01-31 11:13

From Tiananmen to Hong Kong, China's crackdowns defy critics

From the deadly crushing of Beijing's 1989 pro-democracy protests to the suppression of Hong Kong's opposition four decades later, China's Communist Party has demonstrated a determination and ability to stay in power that is seemingly impervious to Western criticism and sanctions.

2022-01-28 11:57

6 cancer patients sue utility over Fukushima radiation

Six people who were children living in Fukushima at the time of the 2011 nuclear disaster and have since developed thyroid cancer filed a lawsuit Thursday demanding a utility pay compensation for their illnesses, which they say were triggered by massive radiation spewed from the Fukushima nuclear plant.

2022-01-27 21:19

Hong Kong may maintain COVID isolation until 2024, risking exodus

Hong Kong may only reopen in early 2024 because of its stringent COVID-19 policies, which could trigger an exodus of foreign firms and staff and jeopardize its role as a financial hub, the city's European Chamber of Commerce has said in a draft report.

2022-01-26 16:43

Indonesia's capital is sinking, polluted and now moving

Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea. Now the government is leaving, and moving the country's capital to the island of Borneo.

2022-01-26 15:25

China 2008 vs 2022: Richer, stronger, more confrontational

China has undergone history-making change since the last time it was an Olympic host in 2008: It is richer, more heavily armed and openly confrontational.

2022-01-26 14:44

Citing Xinjiang, EU commits to ban forced labor goods but is divided on how to do it

Testifying before the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade, Monday, French Trade Minister Franck Riester said it was "perfectly clear that the Xinjiang situation is extremely serious."

2022-01-26 14:43

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