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August 12, 2021 5:54 PM
<span style="color: black;">China has rejected the US Senate's approval of a bill to help Taiwan regain WHO observer status. On August 6, the US Senate passed a bill to "direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan...
August 12, 2021 5:42 PM
<span style="color: black;">China rejected criticism from Canada over separate court proceedings involving two detained Canadians. The Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday that remarks by Canada over the cases this week of Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, whose appeal ...
August 12, 2021 4:29 PM
<span style="color: black;">China has unveiled its 2021-2025 five-year plan outlining tighter regulatory measures for private companies. The blueprint which outlines regulation of much of its economy says new rules will be introduced covering areas including national ...
August 12, 2021 2:32 PM
In Afghanistan, the government is arming local groups as part of a plan to push back the Taliban offensive. Afghanistan Minister of Interior General Abdul Satar Mirzakwal said that Afghan forces are also focusing on trying to secure main highways, large cities and border crossings after the Taliban ...
August 12, 2021 2:07 PM
A Chinese court sentenced Canadian entrepreneur Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison Wednesday in a spying case that has been linked to Beijing's retaliatory measures against the Canadian government over the arrest of an executive at tech giant Huawei.<br />''<br ...
August 12, 2021 2:02 PM
Chinese state media outlets have removed quotes by an alleged Swiss biologist carried widely in local and social media on the politicisation of the Covid-19 origin probe after the Switzerland embassy in Beijing expressed its suspicion and termed it a fake news. Switzerland's foreign ministry sa...
August 12, 2021 10:18 AM
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said that the country's borders will remain closed until at least the end of 2021. She said an elimination strategy was the best way to keep Covid-19 out and the economy open. Ms Ardern stressed that the priority is vaccinating the whole population ...
August 12, 2021 8:13 AM
<span style="color: #222222;">Today is International Youth Day. The day provides an opportunity for governments and others to draw attention to youth issues worldwide.&nbsp;</span><br />''<br />''Th...
August 12, 2021 8:07 AM
<span style="color: #222222;">In the Philippines, an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck about 63 km east of Pondaguitan last night, as various agencies ruled out the risk of it triggering tsunamis. The quake took place at 11:16 pm Indian time.&nbsp;<br ...
August 11, 2021 10:48 PM
<span style="color: #222222;">Afghanistan has replaced its Army Chief as Taliban militants continue to make rapid advances. The insurgents have now taken control of nine of the 34 provincial capitals. In their latest offensive, sources told the BBC that the Taliban ha...
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