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China authorities take over medical supplies production as Covid surges
Pharmacies cleaned out after govt asks mildly symptomatic to self-medicate.
Friday, 23 Dec 2022 01:10 PM
Season’s coldest day hits South Korea
Temperature Gangwon province's mountainous region fall to -26.3°C.
Friday, 23 Dec 2022 12:30 PM
Japan inflation at 3.7% in November, highest since 1981
Price hikes spiral as energy costs continue to climb.
Friday, 23 Dec 2022 11:50 AM
Russia might send up rescue ship for ISS crew
Scheduled March launch of next Soyuz capsule could be moved earlier to February.
Friday, 23 Dec 2022 11:10 AM
Italian PM slams eurozone fund ahead of parliamentary debate
Giorgia Meloni calls finance facility ‘not very useful’.
Friday, 23 Dec 2022 10:30 AM
Elderly Covid patients fill hospital wards in China’s major cities
Infected medical staff have no choice but to keep working.
Friday, 23 Dec 2022 09:50 AM
Men to make splash in 2024 Olympics artistic swimming ‘milestone’
Swimmers eligible to compete in 8-person team event with a maximum of 2 males in each team.
Friday, 23 Dec 2022 09:10 AM
FIFA probe celebrity chef Salt Bae’s ‘undue access’ at World Cup final
Football’s governing body rules trophy can only be held by tournament winners.
Friday, 23 Dec 2022 08:30 AM
YouTube TV wins right to broadcast NFL games starting in 2023
Google to pay US$2 billion a year over 7 years to air Sunday matches in US.
Friday, 23 Dec 2022 07:50 AM
Blinken calls on China to share information on Covid outbreak
US secretary of state says the country’s surging caseload impacting entire world.
Friday, 23 Dec 2022 07:10 AM
More Ebola trial vaccines arrive in Uganda
They are developed by Oxford University and the Jenner Institute in Britain.
Thursday, 22 Dec 2022 11:20 PM
Germany asks EU to rein in Twitter
Official cites ‘great concern’ on policy zigzagging since Elon Musk’s takeover.
Thursday, 22 Dec 2022 10:40 PM
Georgia’s ailing ex-leader Saakashvili appears gaunt in court
Lawyer says detention is akin to ‘torture’ and demands transfer to medical facility.
Thursday, 22 Dec 2022 10:00 PM
Afghan women protest against university ban
They raise hands, chant slogans as they march through the streets.
Thursday, 22 Dec 2022 09:20 PM
Cambodian court convicts 36 opposition figures in mass trial
Hun Sen vows to crush opposition and encourages his son to take over from him.
Thursday, 22 Dec 2022 08:40 PM
Philippines boosts military in disputed sea after Chinese ‘encroachment’
Intrusion a threat to security of Pagasa Island, defence department says.
Thursday, 22 Dec 2022 08:00 PM
Japan approves Alzheimer’s blood test kit
Firm moving to get product into the market as soon as possible.
Thursday, 22 Dec 2022 07:20 PM
Turkey urges Taliban to reverse university ban for women
Ankara says barring women from higher education is ‘neither Islamic nor humane’.
Thursday, 22 Dec 2022 06:40 PM
France fines Microsoft €60 million over ad cookies
Regulator says search engine foists data deposits onto users.
Thursday, 22 Dec 2022 06:00 PM
Arizona to remove shipping container wall on US-Mexico border
Barrier ineffective against migrant crossing, harms biodiversity, says expert.
Thursday, 22 Dec 2022 05:20 PM
‘Faux pas’ insult by Ardern raises US$63,000 for charity
New Zealand PM called opponent David Seymour ‘an arrogant prick’.
Thursday, 22 Dec 2022 04:40 PM
Tokyo Games cost 20% more than organiser reported, audit board says
Govt spending on items such as anti-doping measures, athlete training left out, analysis shows.
Thursday, 22 Dec 2022 04:00 PM
Crypto firm Binance endures wild weeks in wake of FTX collapse
Investors ‘confused and scared'.
Thursday, 22 Dec 2022 03:20 PM