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It was an accident, not an attack
India’s Election Commission yesterday ruled out that there was any attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram, saying it was an accident.
14 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Choosing sides not an option
It will not be possible for Singapore to choose between the United States and China, given the extensive ties the Republic has with both superpowers, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday.
14 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Pakistan couple expelled by univ after public proposal
A university in deeply conservative Pakistan expelled two students who embraced after getting engaged on campus, after a video of the incident spread on social media this week.
14 March 2021, 18:00 PM
New ‘Propaganda’ charges: Zaghari-Ratcliffe back in Iran court
British-Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe yesterday appeared in a Tehran court to face new charges of “propaganda against the system”, a
14 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Pentagon chief sees Asia ties as deterrent against China
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday he was traveling to Asia to boost military cooperation with American allies and foster “credible
14 March 2021, 18:00 PM
N Korea unresponsive
North Korea has not responded to behind-the-scenes diplomatic outreach since mid-February by President Joe Biden’s administration, including to
14 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Japanese worshippers ‘walks on fire’ to pray for safety
Japanese worshippers yesterday prayed for the safety of themselves and their families by walking barefoot with Buddhist monks over smouldering coals at an annual festival near Mt Takaosan.
14 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Protesters in Argentina attack bus carrying president
Dozens of protesters kicked and threw rocks at a minibus carrying Argentine President Alberto Fernandez as he visited an area devastated by forest fires, TV footage showed.
13 March 2021, 18:59 PM
Kazakh military plane crash in Almaty kills four
An An-26 military aircraft flying from the Kazakh capital, Nur-Sultan, crashed while landing in Almaty on Saturday, killing four of six people on board, the Central Asian nation’s emergencies ministry said.
13 March 2021, 18:31 PM
End Hong Kong ‘oppression’
Foreign ministers in the G7 group of nations including the United States and Britain have expressed grave concerns at what they said was China’s
13 March 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Bigger than Neymar’
She still gets surprised when people want to hug her at the supermarket, but her studious media appearances analyzing the pandemic have
13 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Floyd’s family receives $27m settlement from Minneapolis
The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of George Floyd over his death in police custody, a case
13 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Bitcoin hits $60,000 in record high
Bitcoin, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, crossed a record high of $60,000.
13 March 2021, 15:29 PM
New Zealand honours shooting victims at anniversary service
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern joined hundreds of people in Christchurch to commemorate the two-year anniversary of the country’s worst mass murder.
13 March 2021, 12:41 PM
Russia detains around 150 people, including leading opposition figures, at Moscow meeting
Russian police detained around 150 people at a meeting of independent and opposition politicians in Moscow on Saturday, accusing them of links to an “undesirable organisation”, a monitoring group and a TV station said.
13 March 2021, 12:07 PM
‘I’ve aged 30 years’
Difficulty breathing, concentrating and even walking: five months after being diagnosed with Covid-19, Violaine Cousineau continues to suffer severe symptoms that prevent her from resuming normal life.
12 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Millions risk dying of hunger
Millions of people around the world risk dying of hunger and the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change are increasing the threat, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said.
12 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Quad launches vaccine plan
The United States, India, Japan and Australia have launched a joint drive to ramp up the Covid-19 vaccine supply in Asia, mounting a challenge to China in the first-ever summit of the four democracies.
12 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Legal moves aim to end HK chaos: China
China’s plans for electoral reform in Hong Kong, coupled with the imposition of a security law, amount to a “combination of punches” to quell unrest in the southern city, a top Beijing official said yesterday.
12 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Single dose enough for Covid survivors!
A person who has had Covid and receives a single dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines is equally or better protected than someone who never had Covid and got two doses, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
12 March 2021, 18:00 PM