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India widens virus curbs
India reported 24,492 new coronavirus cases yesterday, the sixth straight day of more than 20,000 infections, as curbs to try to stop the spread of Covid-19 were expanded in parts of the country that have recorded a surge.
16 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Attack on Afghan univ bus kills 2
Gunmen ambushed a bus carrying university staff in northeastern Afghanistan yesterday killing the driver and a student, officials said, as attacks on civilians continued, while peace talks between the government and the Taliban remained stalled.
16 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Israel unearths 2000-year-old biblical scroll
Israel yesterday said it had discovered pieces of a biblical scroll dating back some 2,000 years, describing the find as one of the most significant since the Dead Sea Scrolls.
16 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Burqa ban for nat’l security: Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan government insisted yesterday that preventing Muslim women from wearing a burqa or niqab was a national security move, as it faced protests over the decision.
16 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Myanmar’s ‘people should not suffer’
India has indicated that it disfavours economic sanctions against Myanmar in the wake of the military coup there, saying “people on the ground should not suffer.”
16 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Hundreds have disappeared
The UN yesterday decried surging deaths in Myanmar since the February 1 coup, warning that detained protesters were facing torture and hundreds had disappeared.
16 March 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Why should I kill my own people’
Shaking and clutching his T-shirt, Myanmar soldier Kyaw recalled the violence he said he was told to use on people in his own community -- orders that triggered his escape to India.
16 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Cease war games if you want to ‘sleep in peace’
The sister of North Korean leader, Kim Yo Jong, criticised ongoing military drills in South Korea and warned the new US administration that the smell of cordite wafting over the border would not help bring peace, state news reported yesterday.
16 March 2021, 18:00 PM
British foreign policy pivots towards Indo-Pacific
Britain wants to expand its influence among democratic nations in the Indo-Pacific region while preserving strong ties with the United States, a document laying out the country’s post-Brexit foreign policy priorities will say.
16 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Lethal air pollution high in 2020
Deadly small particle pollution in four of five nations exceeded World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations last year despite Covid lockdowns, according to a report released yesterday.
16 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Sleepless Icelanders await volcanic eruption
Icelanders are yearning for some undisturbed shut-eye after tremors from tens of thousands of earthquakes have rattled their sleep for weeks in what scientists call an unprecedented seismic event, which might well end in a spectacular volcanic eruption.
16 March 2021, 01:08 AM
Londoners continue to protest against police after murder of Sarah Everard
Protesters angry at men’s violence against women and heavy-handed policing in the wake of the murder of Londoner Sarah Everard protested outside police headquarters, parliament and Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office.
16 March 2021, 00:13 AM
Time running out for US to revive nuke deal: Iran FM
The United States should act quickly to revive Iran’s nuclear deal, because once Iran’s presidential election period kicks off it is unlikely much will happen until later this year, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said yesterday.
15 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Afghan officials reverse ban on girls singing
A ban on girls singing in public imposed by education officials in the Afghan capital last week has been overturned after a social media campaign that included local women uploading videos of themselves belting out their favourite songs.
15 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Fly flag to distinguish from China factories
Taiwan’s de facto embassy in Myanmar has advised Taiwanese companies operating in the country to fly the island’s flag and hang signs stating they are from Taiwan to avoid being confused with China, after Chinese-financed factories were set ablaze.
15 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Biden, Pelosi sidestep calling on NY governor to resign
US President Joe Biden sidestepped questions Sunday on whether New York Governor Andrew Cuomo should resign over sexual misconduct allegations, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the state leader should “look inside his heart” to decide if he can govern.
15 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Gaza woman elected to Hamas political bureau in first
Hamas elected a woman to its political bureau for the first time ever, the Palestinian Islamist movement that rules the Gaza Strip said Sunday.
15 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Top US officials head to Asia to boost alliances
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken and Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin arrived in Tokyo yesterday on their first overseas trip, looking to rally key Asian allies as a bulwark to China.
15 March 2021, 18:00 PM
WHO raises nearly $250m
The World Health Organization said yesterday that a fund it launched a year ago to draw donations from regular people and companies towards battling the pandemic had raised nearly $250 million.
15 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Major arms sales flat in 2016-20 for first time in more than a decade
International deliveries of arms were flat in the period 2016-2020, ending more than a decade of increases, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a report on Monday.
15 March 2021, 05:03 AM