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Stand News editors charged with sedition
Two senior editors of Hong Kong media outlet Stand News were yesterday charged with “conspiracy to publish seditious” material, authorities said, following a raid that drew international condemnation over China’s crackdown on press freedom in the city.
30 December 2021, 18:00 PM
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We hope (Iran) changes its policy and negative behaviour in the region,
30 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Vienna Nazi art show seeks to address WWII legacy
In a Vienna museum, Nazi-era art crams two small rooms, some still in storage boxes. A painting of Vienna’s opera features Nazi flags, a swastika is woven into a tapestry.
30 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Socialite Ghislaine Maxwell convicted of sex trafficking
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty in New York on Wednesday of recruiting and grooming young girls to be sexually abused by the
30 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Pro-democracy Stand News shuts down in Hong Kong after police raids
Hong Kong pro-democracy media outlet Stand News shut down on Wednesday after police raided its office, froze its assets and arrested senior staff on suspected "seditious publication" offences in the latest crackdown on the city's media.
29 December 2021, 16:08 PM
This day in history
1835 - Treaty of New Echota is signed between the US government and representatives of a minority Cherokee political faction to cede all lands
28 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Indonesia to turn away boat carrying Rohingyas
Indonesian authorities will help repair a stranded boat packed with over 100 Rohingya off its coast but will not allow its passengers to seek refuge in the Southeast Asian country and will turn the vessel away, officials told Reuters on Tuesday.
28 December 2021, 14:14 PM
European security, Ukraine conflict: US, Russia to hold talks early Jan
The United States and Russia are set to hold much-anticipated talks in January on European security and the Ukraine conflict after Moscow listed demands including to end NATO's expansion.
28 December 2021, 10:02 AM
UAE issues first civil marriage licence for non-Muslim couple
The UAE issued its first civil marriage licence for a non-Muslim couple, state media reported Monday, as the Gulf country seeks to keep its edge over regional competitors.
28 December 2021, 03:26 AM
This day in history
1612 - First observation of Neptune - Galileo observes and records a “fixed star” without realising it is a planet.
27 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Weather disasters cost $20b more than last year: NGO
The ten most expensive weather disasters this year caused more than $170 billion (150 billion euros) in damage, $20 billion more than in 2020, a
27 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Scrapped flights, resurgent Covid deliver gut punch to holiday season
Holiday travel headaches and safety worries swelled yesterday with thousands of flights cancelled and Omicron cases soaring, as people wrap up Christmas celebrations bruised by a resurgent Covid-19 pandemic.
27 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Heavy rains displace thousands in northeast Brazil
More than 11,000 people have been displaced in the Brazilian state of Bahia due to flooding, with authorities scrambling Saturday to provide relief to residents without alternate housing.
26 December 2021, 18:00 PM
This day in history
1927 - The Russian Revolutionary leader Leon Trotsky was expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, marking a victory for Josef Stalin in their power struggle.
26 December 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Jihadists kill 41’ in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso began two days of mourning yesterday after 41 people died in the latest attack by suspected jihadists in the troubled and largely unprotected north.
26 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Save the Children suspends operations in Myanmar
Aid group Save the Children said it was suspending operations in Myanmar’s strife-torn Kayah state after two staff members went missing in an attack that left at least 30 people dead, including women and children, with many bodies burnt.
26 December 2021, 18:00 PM
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We’ve been competing and China has been, from time to time, very cleverly playing us off each other in an open market,
26 December 2021, 18:00 PM
28 migrants found dead on Libyan coast
The bodies of 28 migrants have washed up on Libya’s western coast after their boat sunk, a security official said yesterday, the latest tragedy on the world’s deadliest migration route.
26 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu no more
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa's struggle against white minority rule, has died aged 90, the presidency said on Sunday.
26 December 2021, 07:15 AM
Most powerful telescope launched
The world’s most powerful space telescope yesterday blasted off into orbit, headed to an outpost 1.5 million kilometres (930,000 miles) from Earth, after several delays caused by technical hitches.
25 December 2021, 18:00 PM