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Hungarians protest against planned Chinese university campus
Thousands of Hungarians, some of them holding banners declaring "Treason", protested on Saturday against a Chinese university's plans to open a campus in Budapest.
5 June 2021, 17:35 PM
Amazon and Facebook to fall under new G7 tax rules: US treasury secretary
Both Amazon and Facebook will fall under new proposals for a global minimum corporation tax agreed by the Group of Seven on Saturday, United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said.
5 June 2021, 16:26 PM
Two people killed, 12 missing after accidents in Chinese coal mines
Two people were killed and 12 were missing after two separate accidents at coal mines in China, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Saturday.
5 June 2021, 14:05 PM
At least 132 civilians killed in Burkina Faso's worst attack in years
The death toll from the worst militant attack in Burkina Faso in recent years has risen to 132, the government said on Saturday, after armed assailants laid siege overnight to a village in the jihadist-plagued northeast.
5 June 2021, 13:24 PM
War on Gaza: There is only one road out
You and I are human beings, with family, perhaps children and grandchildren, certainly with friends and neighbours. We are of different nationalities, ethnicities, beliefs. We have all seen extreme poverty, and witnessed wars and the killing and the dying, whether firsthand or through the news.
5 June 2021, 06:47 AM
Tribunal hears ‘grave’ allegations
A London panel investigating the plight of Uyghurs in China yesterday heard witness testimony of torture and gang rapes, in a process slammed by Beijing as a mendacious smear.
4 June 2021, 18:00 PM
US report fails to explain mystery
There is no evidence that unexplained aerial phenomena spotted in recent years by US military personnel are aliens, an upcoming government report quoted by The New York Times Thursday said, but officials still can’t explain the mysterious aircraft.
4 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Prior infection cuts risk for 10 months
Previous Covid-19 infection substantially reduces the risk of a new infection for up to 10 months afterwards, according to a study of care home residents and staff by University College London (UCL) scientists.
4 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Corporate tax deal ‘in sight’ as G7 meets
Group of Seven finance ministers kicked off talks yesterday, with optimism growing that the world’s wealthiest countries will support US-backed plans for a minimum global level of corporate tax.
4 June 2021, 18:00 PM
EU, UK launch probe
The EU and the UK launched parallel competition probes yesterday against Facebook, accused of using data from advertisers to unfairly dominate the online classifieds market.
4 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Asean envoys in Myanmar
Envoys from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations arrived in Myanmar for talks with junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, as the coup-stricken nation enters its fifth month of crippling unrest.
4 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Japan births hit new low
The number of babies born in Japan hit a new record low last year, official data showed, highlighting concern over the pandemic’s impact on one of the world’s lowest fertility rates.
4 June 2021, 18:00 PM
HK car space sells for $1.3m
A single car parking space has been sold for a whopping HK$10 million ($1.3 million) at a luxury Hong Kong apartment complex, local media reported yesterday.
4 June 2021, 18:00 PM
EU bans Belarus airlines as opposition urges G7 sanctions
Belarus carriers will be banned from flying over European Union territory or having access to its airports from Friday, the bloc said, as the country's exiled opposition leader called for more joint Western sanctions.
4 June 2021, 14:32 PM
Two journos jailed for spreading ‘false news’
A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Wednesday jailed two journalists for incitement and spreading false news, their organisations said, part of an ongoing crackdown that a top US official called an attack on freedom of expression.
3 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Globally, children face ‘generational catastrophe’
The coronavirus pandemic has severely affected children’s rights worldwide, with young people risking a “generational catastrophe” if governments do not act, a rights group said in an annual survey yesterday.
3 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Take vaccine or forget about salary
The head of a Pakistani province yesterday ordered that government employees who refuse to be vaccinated against Covid-19 would not be paid from next month.
3 June 2021, 18:00 PM
US military killed ‘23 civilians’ around the world in 2020
The US military on Wednesday took responsibility for unintentionally killing 23 civilians in foreign war zones in 2020, a death toll far below figures compiled by NGOs.
3 June 2021, 18:00 PM
30-year sentence sought in George Floyd murder case
Prosecutors on Wednesday asked a US judge to sentence the white former police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, an unarmed Black man whose death last year sparked nationwide protests, to 30 years in prison.
3 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Mueller to teach course on his Trump investigation
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller will be his own subject when he teaches a course on his eponymous investigation of president Donald Trump, the University of Virginia Law School announced Wednesday.
3 June 2021, 18:00 PM