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US hits Belarusians with visa bans for repression
Antony Blinken says attacks include those on national athletes.
Friday, 04 Feb 2022 12:20 PM
New ‘highly virulent’ HIV strain discovered in the Netherlands
Researchers say variant can still be treated with modern interventions.
Friday, 04 Feb 2022 11:40 AM
Snapchat parent shares soar on first quarterly profit
Augmented reality function ‘transforms’ social media company’s fortunes.
Friday, 04 Feb 2022 11:00 AM
Honduras keeps Taiwan ties but pivots on Venezuela
New administration says relations with widely criticised Maduro regime started on day of Castro’s inauguration.
Friday, 04 Feb 2022 10:20 AM
IMF will only support a ‘comprehensive programme’ for Lebanon
Fund managing director describes situation as ‘very, very dire’ with inflation in three digits.
Friday, 04 Feb 2022 09:40 AM
US claims evidence of Moscow plan for ‘false flag’ Ukrainian attack
Washington says Russia will fake graphic video of Ukrainian attack using actors, bodies, images of destroyed locations.
Friday, 04 Feb 2022 09:00 AM
Finland nuclear reactor runs into new delay
12 years overdue, French-built plant sits idle while further modifications are performed.
Friday, 04 Feb 2022 08:20 AM
Xi to meet Putin as tensions rise with West
Chinese president to raise curtain on winter games, trying to shift focus away from Covid, human rights.
Friday, 04 Feb 2022 07:40 AM
Beijing Olympics set to open under cloud of Covid, rights fears
Foreign leaders also question ‘green games’ claim, surveillance of athletes by security apparatus.
Friday, 04 Feb 2022 07:00 AM
Top India diplomat to boycott Beijing Games over torchbearer
Inclusion of commander present during a high-altitude clash in Galwan Valley provokes consternation.
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022 11:40 PM
Thai forces kill 3 insurgents in restive south
Kingdom’s conflict has killed more than 7,000 people.
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022 10:40 PM
WHO says end of pandemic in sight for Europe
Even as Covid case numbers soar across region, countries lift restrictions as hospitalisation rates shrink.
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022 10:00 PM
Singapore okays first oral medication for Covid-19 treatment
Pfizer’s Paxlovid to be taken twice daily for 5 days.
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022 09:00 PM
Kim Jong-un stars in new propaganda film amid sanctions-banned weapons tests
Fears abound of premier restarting long-range, nuclear trials after Pyongyang fires most powerful projectile since 2017
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022 08:20 PM
Child abuse cases hit record high 2,170 in Japan
Number of under-18 kids placed in protection centres also increased.
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022 07:40 PM
Asean says Myanmar groups must create space that promotes dialogue
Group reiterates commitment to aid junta-ruled country based on diplomacy-driven Five-Point Consensus
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022 07:00 PM
Nintendo raises profit forecast but cuts Switch sales outlook
Japanese game giant revises target for console owing to global semiconductor shortage.
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022 06:20 PM
US to deploy additional 3,000 troops to Europe amid Ukraine crisis
This is in preparation for what it claims to be an imminent Russian invasion of its neighbour.
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022 05:40 PM
Germany logs new daily high of more than 235,000 Covid cases
Surge driven by highly infectious Omicron variant.
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022 05:00 PM
Australian researchers say wreck of British explorer James Cook’s Endeavour found
However, their partners at the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project say the announcement is premature.
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022 04:20 PM
Bach says Olympics will make China a winter sports country
IOC chief says country already made history by passing the goal of engaging 300 million Chinese people in sport on snow and ice.
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022 03:40 PM
The NFT artist who sold a trashcan image for US$252,000
Los Angeles native, Robness, has since garnered a large following on social media.
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022 03:00 PM
Netflix’s All Of Us Are Dead makes strong debut on global charts
Coming-of-age zombie horror drama tops streaming site’s non-English language TV Top 10 list for the week of January 24-30, with 124.79 million hours viewed.
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022 02:20 PM