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Suga cements frontrunner status in Japan PM race
Japan’s chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga yesterday cemented his status as the clear frontrunner in the race to become the country’s next prime minister, ahead of a vote expected on September 14.
1 September 2020, 18:00 PM
India ‘controls South Pangong’
The Indian Army, now controlling multiple key ridges on the south bank of the Pangong Lake, has effective military control of the entire disputed area in the region.
1 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Amid talks with Israel, UAE pursuit of stealth jets rumbles in background
Amid historic normalisation talks between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, American officials have spent a morning at an Abu Dhabi air base housing US stealth jets which the Gulf state hopes to buy despite Israeli objections.
1 September 2020, 17:13 PM
Facebook threatens ban on Australians sharing news in battle over media law
Facebook threatened Tuesday to block users and media organisations in Australia from sharing news stories in an escalating challenge to government plans to force digital giants to pay for content.
1 September 2020, 05:15 AM
EU offers 400 million euros to WHO-led Covid-19 vaccine initiative
The European Commission has said that it would contribute to an initiative led by the World Health Organization to buy Covid-19 vaccines, while the WHO said Germany had joined the pact and that the agency was still negotiating with the bloc.
1 September 2020, 05:06 AM
Heads of Hungary’s top arts university quit amid fears of state control
The management of Hungary’s prestigious University of Theatre and Film Arts has resigned in protest over the imposition of a government-appointed board which they say will undermine the school’s autonomy.
31 August 2020, 18:16 PM
Girl,3, survives terrifying kite flight
A three-year-old girl in Taiwan survived being launched into the air for a terrifying half-minute flight after she was ensnared in the tail of a kite at a weekend festival.
31 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Qatar raises minimum wage for workers
Qatar announced changes to its labour laws on Sunday, raising the minimum wage by 25 percent to 1,000 riyals ($275) a month and scrapping a requirement for workers to get permission from their employers to change jobs.
31 August 2020, 18:00 PM
41 people killed in India, Nepal
A landslide and floods caused by heavy rains have killed at least 41 people in Nepal and India in the past week, officials said yesterday, as the annual monsoon season enters its final stretch after claiming hundreds of lives in South Asia.
31 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Indian activist lawyer fined one rupee for tweets
India’s top court yesterday imposed a symbolic fine of one rupee on a prominent lawyer found guilty of criminal contempt for posts on Twitter that were critical of senior judges, which he declined to apologise for.
31 August 2020, 18:00 PM
WFP warns 2.2m more Syrians risk hunger
Around 2.2 million Syrians risk joining the fast swelling ranks of the hungry and poor in war-torn Syria, the World Food Programme warned yesterday.
31 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Baltic states hit Lukashenko, other Belarus officials with sanctions
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have imposed travel bans on President Alexander Lukashenko and 29 other Belarusian officials, jumping into action to impose sanctions before the rest of the EU.
31 August 2020, 14:45 PM
3 migrants die as boat catches fire off Italy
At least three migrants, two men and a woman, died when a fire broke out on a boat carrying around 20 of them close to the southern coast of Italy on Sunday, police and health officials said.
31 August 2020, 04:44 AM
Statue of Canada's first prime minister toppled by protesters demanding police defunding
A statue of Canada’s first Prime Minister Sir John Macdonald was toppled in downtown Montreal by protesters marching in support of defunding police, government officials said.
30 August 2020, 15:50 PM
Protesters crowd Minsk as Belarus leader gets birthday call from Putin
Tens of thousands of Belarusians chanting “Happy Birthday, you rat” and flying red-and-white opposition flags have gathered near President Alexander Lukashenko’s residence as protesters keep up pressure on the veteran leader to resign.
30 August 2020, 15:11 PM
Countries must continue search for victims of enforced disappearance: UN experts
UN human rights experts have said that countries must continue to search for victims of enforced disappearances even during the Covid-19 pandemic.
30 August 2020, 12:06 PM
Tribute fit for a King: Most-liked tweet now belongs to Chadwick Boseman
The tweet that announced the passing away of Chadwick Boseman is now the most-liked tweet of all time.
30 August 2020, 11:35 AM
All migrants moved off stranded Banksy rescue boat
All of the migrants on board a rescue ship funded by British street artist Banksy have been transferred to other vessels after the pink-and-white ship carrying more than 200 passengers sent an urgent call for help.
30 August 2020, 11:32 AM
One dead in Portland shooting after demonstrators clash
One person has been shot dead in Oregon as a large procession of supporters of President Trump clashed with Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland.
30 August 2020, 09:56 AM
Berlin police arrest 300, disband protest against coronavirus curbs
Berlin police broke up a mass protest against coronavirus curbs on Saturday and arrested 300 in the German capital after demonstrators failed to keep their distance and wear masks as instructed.
30 August 2020, 04:40 AM