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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

China authorities take over medical supplies production as Covid surges

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

Season’s coldest day hits South Korea

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

Japan inflation at 3.7% in November, highest since 1981

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

Russia might send up rescue ship for ISS crew

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

Elderly Covid patients fill hospital wards in China’s major cities

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

Men to make splash in 2024 Olympics artistic swimming ‘milestone’

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

FIFA probe celebrity chef Salt Bae’s ‘undue access’ at World Cup final

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

YouTube TV wins right to broadcast NFL games starting in 2023

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

Blinken calls on China to share information on Covid outbreak

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

More Ebola trial vaccines arrive in Uganda

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

Germany asks EU to rein in Twitter

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

Georgia’s ailing ex-leader Saakashvili appears gaunt in court

Afghan women protest against university ban

They raise hands, chant slogans as they march through the streets.

Thursday, 22 Dec 2022 09:20 PM

Afghan women protest against university ban

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

Cambodian court convicts 36 opposition figures in mass trial


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

Philippines boosts military in disputed sea after Chinese ‘encroachment’

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

Japan approves Alzheimer’s blood test kit

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

Turkey urges Taliban to reverse university ban for women

France fines Microsoft €‎60 million over ad cookies

Regulator says search engine foists data deposits onto users.

Thursday, 22 Dec 2022 06:00 PM

France fines Microsoft €‎60 million over ad cookies

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

Arizona to remove shipping container wall on US-Mexico border

‘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

‘Faux pas’ insult by Ardern raises US$63,000 for charity

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

Tokyo Games cost 20% more than organiser reported, audit board says

Crypto firm Binance endures wild weeks in wake of FTX collapse

Investors ‘confused and scared'.

Thursday, 22 Dec 2022 03:20 PM

Crypto firm Binance endures wild weeks in wake of FTX collapse

WTO says US ban on Hong Kong manufacture label breaches trade rules

Washington rejects ruling on it marking goods from territory as Chinese origin.

Thursday, 22 Dec 2022 02:40 PM

WTO says US ban on Hong Kong manufacture label breaches trade rules

Yemen’s women chafe under tightening Huthi restrictions

Country takes cue from religious regimes in Iran, Afghanistan.

Thursday, 22 Dec 2022 02:00 PM

Yemen’s women chafe under tightening Huthi restrictions