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Nepalis protest proposed travel rules for women
Nepalis yesterday protested against proposed new travel rules that could force young women to require permission from their family for travelling in some circumstances, calling them an attack on fundamental rights.
11 February 2021, 18:00 PM
China pulls BBC World News off air for content ‘violation’
China’s broadcasting regulator announced yesterday it has pulled BBC World News from the air, saying the channel’s content had “seriously” violated guidelines for reporting in the country.
11 February 2021, 18:00 PM
All coronavirus in the world would fit in a coke can
All the Covid-causing virus circulating in the world right now could easily fit inside a single cola can, according to a calculation by a British mathematician whose sum exposes just how much devastation is caused by minuscule viral particles.
11 February 2021, 18:00 PM
French nun turns 117 defeating Covid-19
Europe’s oldest person, French nun Sister Andre, turned 117 yesterday after surviving Covid-19 last month and living through two world wars, with a special birthday feast including her favourite dessert -- baked Alaska.
11 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Show restraint
Russia yesterday urged Iran to show restraint after it started producing uranium metal in a new breach of limits laid out in Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers.
11 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Biden presses Xi on HK, Xinjiang
Joe Biden challenged Chinese leader Xi Jinping on human rights, trade and regional muscle-flexing, in their first call since the new US president took office.
11 February 2021, 18:00 PM
India warns US social media firms after row with Twitter
India’s technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad yesterday warned US social media firms to abide by the country’s laws, a day after a face-off between Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration and Twitter over content regulation.
11 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Biden announces new sanctions against top Myanmar generals after coup
US President Joe Biden said he had approved an executive order paving the way for new sanctions on Myanmar military officers and their businesses after the military detained elected leaders and seized power on February 1.
10 February 2021, 19:20 PM
New Zealand, Australia on tsunami watch after strong South Pacific quake
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific region, triggering tsunami warnings and calls for residents to avoid beaches and shore areas.
10 February 2021, 18:37 PM
Anger as hopes fade for missing
Dozens of angry and desperate relatives of about 30 people trapped in a tunnel since a glacier disaster in India jostled with police yesterday as hopes faded that they would be found alive.
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM
N Korea stole $300m in crypto to fund nukes: UN
North Korea has stolen more than $300 million worth of cryptocurrencies through cyberattacks in recent months to support its banned nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, a confidential UN report said.
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Colonial noose’
New Zealand’s parliament backed down yesterday after ejecting a Maori lawmaker because he refused to wear a tie, allowing him to speak without an accessory he labelled a “colonial noose”.
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Palestinian rivals to respect polls results
Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas said Tuesday they had agreed on “mechanisms” for forthcoming elections and to respect their outcome, after years of bitter divisions.
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Magnitude 7.2 quake strikes Loyalty Islands
An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck southeast of Loyalty Islands yesterday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Chinese spacecraft enters Mars orbit
An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft yesterday successfully entered orbit around Mars after a 6-1/2-month journey from Earth, China’s space agency said, in the country’s first independent mission to the red planet.
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Don’t rely on US Covid intel
A WHO expert sent to China to probe the coronavirus hit out at US intelligence on Covid-19 as his team headed home with few answers about the origin of a pandemic that was forcing more clampdowns in some of the hardest-hit parts of the world.
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Protest rages on despite crackdown
Protesters returned to the streets of Myanmar yesterday despite the shooting of a young woman the previous day, with some deploying humour to emphasise their peaceful opposition to this month’s military takeover.
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Two killed as blasts rock Afghan capital
At least two people, including a local police chief, were killed after multiple bomb blasts rocked the Afghan capital early yesterday, officials said.
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Twitter steps up war with India
US social media giant Twitter locked horns with India yesterday saying a government order to remove some accounts was not consistent with Indian law while politicians urged followers to switch to rival local app Koo.
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Four detained under Thai lese majeste
A Thai court has denied bail to four prominent democracy activists after they were indicted for violating the kingdom’s royal defamation law -- the first formal charges laid against the leaders of a movement calling for reforms to the monarchy.
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM