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Japan’s daily COVID-19 cases top 100,000 for 1st time in 2 months
Japan's daily COVID-19 cases topped 100,000 on Tuesday for the first time in two months after the government scrapped coronavirus border controls and implemented a domestic travel subsidy program in a bid to spur inbound and local tourism…
Chennai: Protests as India teen footballer dies after surgery
Protests have erupted in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu after a teen footballer allegedly died due to a botched-up knee surgery.
Priya, 17, died on Tuesday, days after she underwent surgery for a ligament tear in her…
Poland missile ‘unlikely’ to have been fired from Russia, Biden says
Joe Biden has said the missile that landed in Poland, killing two people, was unlikely to have been fired from Russia due to its trajectory.
The US president was speaking at the G20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia, after convening an emergency…
China, France seek respect for Ukraine’s territorial integrity
French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted Tuesday that he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for respecting Ukrainian territorial integrity and sovereignty and stopping escalation of the war in Ukraine as they met in Indonesia's Bali.
In…
China bankers face deeper pay cuts in ‘common prosperity’ push
Senior executives across China’s US$58 trillion financial system are facing additional pay cuts as firms from investment banks to mutual funds weigh options to comply with President Xi Jinping’s “common prosperity” drive.
At least four of…
Pakistan PM Sharif tests Covid-19 positive after foreign trips
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has tested positive for the coronavirus, a day after returning from his overseas trips to Britain and Egypt.
Sharif tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday after being unwell for two days,…
Japan to accept international cruises after 2-year ban due to pandemic
Japan will allow international cruise ships to dock at its ports, transport minister Tetsuo Saito said Tuesday, lifting a more than two-year ban imposed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to stem the virus' spread in the country.
The…
Indonesia signs deals to accelerate clean energy transition
Indonesia signed deals with international lenders and major nations on Tuesday that will bring billions of dollars in funding to help the country increase its use of renewable energy and reduce its reliance on coal.
The $20 billion…
India moves two ranks in climate performance index
The strengthening of its climate targets, and announcement of a net-zero goal, have seen India move up two ranks in an annual rating of climate change performances by countries.
The latest Climate Change Performance Index by…
Anwar failed to be PM because he imagines people love him but they don’t: Mahathir
Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s repeated attempts to become prime minister have failed because he thinks he is loved by the public, said former premier Mahathir Mohamad.
He said this was the reason that Datuk Seri Anwar, who is also the…