Singaporean bargain hunters jam roads after currency boost
SINGAPORE’s surging currency is contributing to massive traffic jams on the road to Malaysia.
Fauci, face of US COVID response, to step down from government posts
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI, the top US infectious disease official who became the face of America’s COVID-19 pandemic response under Presidents Donald Trump and Joseph R. Biden, announced on Monday he is stepping down in December after 54 years of public service.
China says COVID has exacerbated decline in births, marriages
HONG KONG — China’s National Health Commission said COVID-19 has contributed to the decline in the country’s marriage and birth rates that has accelerated in recent years due to the high costs of education and child-rearing.
Taiwan saw off China before and retains resolve to defend itself, president says
TAIPEI - Taiwan saw off China's military six decades ago when its forces bombarded offshore Taiwanese islands and that resolve to defend the homeland continues to this day, President Tsai Ing-wen told a visiting group of former U.S. officials on Tuesday.
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Flash mobs and YouTubers boost India anti-coal mining protests
CHENNAI, India - Vaibhav Bemetariha's wedding card was a conversation starter.
The 38-year-old's friends and family were intrigued by his decision to print "save Hasdeo" in support of a...
New breed of video sites thrive on misinformation and hate
A day after a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York last May, the video-sharing website BitChute was amplifying a far-right conspiracy theory that the massacre was a...
Ukraine’s capital bans Independence Day festivities, fearing Russian attack
KYIV - Ukraine's capital Kyiv banned public celebrations this week commemorating independence from Soviet rule, citing a heightened threat of attack as a U.S. official warned of Russian plans to strike Ukrainian infrastructure in...
Japan weighs lifting of pre-departure COVID tests for travellers – media
TOKYO - Japan may lift requirements for pre-departure COVID-19 tests for travelers entering the country, the Nikkei newspaper has reported.
Japan has some of the strictest pandemic border measures...
South Korea, US begin their largest military drills in years
SEOUL — South Korea and the United States began their largest joint military drills in years on Monday with a resumption of field training, officials said, as the allies seek to tighten readiness over North Korea’s potential weapons tests.
German minister rules out keeping nuclear power plants running to save gas
BERLIN — German Economy Minister Robert Habeck ruled out on Sunday extending the lifespan of the country’s three remaining nuclear power plants in order to save gas, saying it would save at most 2 percent of gas use.
Japan PM Kishida’s support tumbles, hit by questions over church and COVID
TOKYO — Support for Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Fumio Kishida’s government has tumbled, battered by questions about the ruling party’s ties to the Unification Church and its response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a public opinion poll.
Relative of NZ children found dead in suitcases believed to be in S.Korea
SEOUL — A woman believed to be a family member of the two children whose remains were found in suitcases in New Zealand (NZ) is in South Korea, Seoul police said on Monday.