Chinese COVID data from animal market gives clues on origins
Data from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, briefly uploaded to a global database by Chinese scientists, gives crucial information on the outbreak’s origins,...
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North Korea’s Kim oversees simulated nuclear counterattack against US, South Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen drills simulating a nuclear counterattack against the U.S. and South Korea in a warning to the allies...
China condemns British lawmakers for ignoring demand not to visit Taiwan
China’s embassy in Britain on Sunday condemned a visit this week by British lawmakers to Taiwan, saying they were insisting on visiting the island despite...
At least 19 killed in bus accident in Bangladesh
A speeding bus veered off a major expressway in central Bangladesh and plunged into a ditch, killing at least 19 people and injured dozens, police...
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan to appear in court, fearing arrest
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was set to appear in court on Saturday as police were entering his home and after he expressed fear...
Indonesia court jails policeman over deadly football stampede
An Indonesian court on Thursday jailed a policeman but cleared two other officers of negligence over crowd control measures deployed at a local soccer match...
North Korea launches missiles from submarine as U.S.-South Korean drills begin
Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine on Sunday, state news agency KCNA said on Monday, just as U.S.-South Korea military...
Two decades after Saddam’s fall, Iraqis still haunted by disappearances
When he first heard that U.S. troops had toppled Saddam Hussein, Iraqi engineer Hazem Mohammed thought he would finally be able to find his brother,...
China chooses continuity, retaining central bank chief, finance minister
China unexpectedly kept its central bank governor and finance minister in their posts at the annual session of the rubber-stamp parliament on Sunday, prioritising continuity...
Li Qiang becomes China’s premier, tasked with reviving economy
Li Qiang, the former Communist Party chief of Shanghai, took office on Saturday as China’s premier, the country’s No.2 post, putting the close ally of...
