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iPhone maker Pegatron halts Shanghai production over Covid

Suspensions apply to two of its subsidiaries in China.

Wednesday, 13 Apr 2022 01:50 PM

iPhone maker Pegatron halts Shanghai production over Covid

US crypto expert jailed 63 months for helping N. Korea

39-year-old pleads guilty to conspiring to violate American law.

Wednesday, 13 Apr 2022 01:10 PM

US crypto expert jailed 63 months for helping N. Korea

Arab Israelis flock to West Bank to choose babies' sex

Palestinian fertility clinics magnet for parents seeking boys.

Wednesday, 13 Apr 2022 12:30 PM

Arab Israelis flock to West Bank to choose babies' sex

Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods rises to 58

Most of the fatalities from tropical storm Megi are in the central province of Leyte.

Wednesday, 13 Apr 2022 11:50 AM

Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods rises to 58

Bridges blown up as Ukraine braces for Donbas assault

‘We are ready,’ say Ukraine’s military.

Wednesday, 13 Apr 2022 11:10 AM

Bridges blown up as Ukraine braces for Donbas assault



Driverless car in San Francisco puzzles cops

Vehicle ‘yielded’ to police officers, say owner.

Wednesday, 13 Apr 2022 10:30 AM

Driverless car in San Francisco puzzles cops

LVMH sales soar despite continued pandemic, conflict

Ukraine war, China’s Covid-19 lockdowns fail to dampen luxury group’s first quarter performance.

Wednesday, 13 Apr 2022 09:50 AM

Washington says human rights ‘backsliding’ worldwide

US state secretary points to Russian-Ukraine war, China's treatment of Uighurs, Taliban detentions of dissenters.

Wednesday, 13 Apr 2022 09:10 AM

Washington says human rights ‘backsliding’ worldwide

Manhunt after 10 shot in Brooklyn subway attack

Police say incident not being investigated as act of terrorism

Wednesday, 13 Apr 2022 08:30 AM

Manhunt after 10 shot in Brooklyn subway attack

As well as Viagra, Brazil army also bought penis implants, says lawmaker

Govt spent more than US$700,000 on 'inflatable silicone penile' implants.

Wednesday, 13 Apr 2022 07:50 AM

As well as Viagra, Brazil army also bought penis implants, says lawmaker

From Brexit to partygate, blustering Johnson faces moment of truth

PM facing rebellion, with one MP saying there is ‘a moral vacuum at the heart of government’.

Tuesday, 12 Apr 2022 11:59 PM

From Brexit to partygate, blustering Johnson faces moment of truth

UK police issue over 50 ‘Partygate’ fines

Prime Minister Johnson’s spokesman says leader not among those hit with penalty.

Tuesday, 12 Apr 2022 11:20 PM

UK police issue over 50 ‘Partygate’ fines

Pressure grows on German chancellor as delegation visits Ukraine

Observers and experts push Olaf Scholz, currently busy with his election campaign, to join other Western leaders in Kyiv.

Tuesday, 12 Apr 2022 10:40 PM

Pressure grows on German chancellor as delegation visits Ukraine

Shanghai locals sleep at work and ration food as lockdown bites

Residents rage at food shortages, fearful of testing positive and landing in quarantine centre.

Tuesday, 12 Apr 2022 10:00 PM

Shanghai locals sleep at work and ration food as lockdown bites

Taiwan issues wartime survival handbook

The 28-page guide tells residents where to find bomb shelters, how to distinguish air raid sirens.

Tuesday, 12 Apr 2022 09:20 PM

Taiwan issues wartime survival handbook


At least five dead in South Africa floods, mudslides

Authorities expect death toll to rise with multiple reports of collapsed buildings across Durban.

Tuesday, 12 Apr 2022 08:40 PM

At least five dead in South Africa floods, mudslides

Greek climber dies after scaling Himalayan peak

The 59-year-old falls ill while descending Mount Dhaulagiri.

Tuesday, 12 Apr 2022 08:00 PM

Greek climber dies after scaling Himalayan peak

Indonesia passes long-awaited sexual violence bill

Activists say law welcome, but it could be more far-reaching as it does not cover rape and forced abortion.

Tuesday, 12 Apr 2022 07:20 PM

Indonesia passes long-awaited sexual violence bill

UK unemployment dips further but wages slide

Britain faces runaway inflation, rocketing energy costs as a result of the war in Ukraine and demand recovering from the pandemic.

Tuesday, 12 Apr 2022 06:40 PM

UK unemployment dips further but wages slide

Sri Lanka defaults on entire US$51 billion external debt

Its finance ministry says emergency measure a last resort to safeguard country’s fiscal position.

Tuesday, 12 Apr 2022 06:00 PM

Sri Lanka defaults on entire US$51 billion external debt

Honda to invest US$40 billion in EV tech over next decade

Japanese automaker plans to launch 30 electric vehicle models by 2030.

Tuesday, 12 Apr 2022 05:20 PM

Honda to invest US$40 billion in EV tech over next decade

Search for survivors in landslide-hit Philippine villages

Death toll from tropical storm Megi rises to 27.

Tuesday, 12 Apr 2022 04:40 PM

Search for survivors in landslide-hit Philippine villages

Teenage Russian karter sacked over apparent Nazi salute

Artem Severiukhin, 15, apologises for action but denies supporting Nazism.

Tuesday, 12 Apr 2022 04:00 PM

Teenage Russian karter sacked over apparent Nazi salute

Japan confirms first Omicron XE variant case at airport

Fully vaxxed woman in her 30s tests positive on March 26, has since been released after quarantine period.

Tuesday, 12 Apr 2022 03:20 PM

Japan confirms first Omicron XE variant case at airport

US moves to curb proliferation of ‘ghost guns’

President Joe Biden vows to cut unlicensed firearms supply off at the head as gun violence grows more rampant.

Tuesday, 12 Apr 2022 02:40 PM

US moves to curb proliferation of ‘ghost guns’