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China tops US in scientific research output, high impact studies: Report
China has surpassed the US to become the global leader in both scientific research output and “high impact” studies, according to a report published by Japan’s National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTP).
11 August 2022, 14:37 PM
Hitler’s watch sells for $1.1m
A Maryland auction house has sold a wristwatch that once belonged to Adolf Hitler for $1.1 million.
8 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Pelosi visit: China says Washington must bear “serious consequences”
China's defence ministry on Monday defended its shelving of military talks with the United States in protest against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei last week, warning that Washington must bear "serious consequences."
8 August 2022, 05:14 AM
‘Humanity playing with a loaded gun’
“Humanity is playing with a loaded gun” as crises with the potential for nuclear disaster proliferate worldwide, UN head Antonio Guterres said in Hiroshima yesterday, the 77th anniversary of the first atomic bomb attack.
6 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Rare flooding traps 1,000 people in US Death Valley
Major flooding in California’s Death Valley on Friday stranded approximately 1,000 people, buried cars and shut down all roads into and out of the famously parched national park.
6 August 2022, 18:00 PM
China halts high level climate, military ties with US over Pelosi's Taiwan visit
China is halting cooperation with the United States in a number of areas, including dialogue between senior-level military commanders and climate talks, in retaliation for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, it said on Friday.
5 August 2022, 12:13 PM
US will “not allow” China to isolate Taiwan: Pelosi
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that the United States will "not allow" China to isolate Taiwan, after her visit to the self-ruled island infuriated Beijing.
5 August 2022, 05:21 AM
Basketball star gets 9 yrs in Russia, Biden calls for release
A Russian court sentenced U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on Thursday after finding her guilty of deliberately bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia, a ruling that U.S. President Joe Biden called "unacceptable."
4 August 2022, 17:47 PM
US Senators vote 95-1 for NATO membership of Finland, Sweden
US Senators delivered near-unanimous bipartisan approval to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden Wednesday, calling expansion of the Western defensive bloc a “slam-dunk” for US national security and a day of reckoning for Russian President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine.
4 August 2022, 11:01 AM
After Taiwan, Pelosi meets political leaders in South Korea
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met top South Korean political leaders on Thursday, a day after she concluded her high-profile visit to Taiwan by renewing Washington’s “ironclad” commitment to defending democracy on the self-governing island despite vehement protests from China.
4 August 2022, 03:51 AM
Taiwan reports drone movement, cyberattacks after Pelosi visit
Suspected drones flew over outlying Taiwanese islands and hackers attacked its defence ministry website, authorities in Taipei said on Thursday, a day after a visit by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi that outraged China.
4 August 2022, 03:26 AM
Asean urges de-escalation of tensions over Taiwan
Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) yesterday expressed concern over rising tensions concerning Taiwan, an official from chair country Cambodia said.
3 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Swiss govt adopts new EU sanctions on Russia but allows oil payments
The Swiss government imposed further sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine on Wednesday, in line with the European Union's latest measures on gold and gold products, the cabinet said.
3 August 2022, 15:54 PM
Pelosi departs Taiwan ending visit that infuriated China
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan on Wednesday after pledging solidarity and hailing its democracy, leaving a trail of Chinese anger over her brief visit to the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own.
3 August 2022, 11:23 AM
The Pelosi Trip: How US, China and Taiwan see it
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has triggered a fierce rhetorical response between the United States and China – sparking fears that Beijing will engineer an unprecedented escalation.
3 August 2022, 11:20 AM
Pelosi: US wants Taiwan to have freedom with security and won't back down
The United States wants Taiwan to always have freedom with security and will not back away from that, US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday (Aug 3), during a visit to Taipei fiercely criticised by China.
3 August 2022, 07:04 AM
Pelosi meets Taiwan’s president Tsai
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen this morning (August 3, 2022), during her visit to the island that infuriated China.
3 August 2022, 03:17 AM
Putin's rumoured girlfriend now hit by US sanctions
A new round of US sanctions targeting Russian elites includes a woman named in news reports as Vladimir Putin’s longtime romantic partner.
2 August 2022, 18:28 PM
UN experts slam Israel’s ‘harassment’ in West Bank
UN experts yesterday slammed Israel’s “harassment” of human rights defenders and humanitarian workers in the occupied West Bank’s Masafer Yatta villages, where Israel has a military zone.
2 August 2022, 18:00 PM
21 Chinese fighter jets enter Taiwan airspace as Pelosi visits
More than 20 Chinese military planes flew into Taiwan's air defence zone on Tuesday, officials in Taipei said, as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi began her controversial visit to the self-ruled island that Beijing considers its territory.
2 August 2022, 17:32 PM