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US, Australia call for inclusive dialogue in Myanmar

US, Australia call for inclusive dialogue in Myanmar

-- 2021-09-17 20:21:39

The US and Australia have called for a swift return to democracy, inclusive dialogue between all parties, and immediate, unimpeded humanitarian access in Myanmar. "The secretaries and ministers rema...

Singapore to ensure improved living conditions for migrant workers

Singapore to ensure improved living conditions for migrant workers

-- 2021-09-17 18:16:56

Singapore announced on Friday new standards for migrant worker dormitories, with the aim of reducing the risk of transmission of infectious diseases and improving living conditions after the facilitie...

India tells China that border troop pullback a must for better ties

India tells China that border troop pullback a must for better ties

-- 2021-09-17 14:49:13

India has told China that their bilateral relations will only develop when both countries pull their troops back from a confrontation on their disputed Himalayan border, the Indian foreign minister sa...

3rd COVID-19 vaccine dose boosts immunity tenfold: Israeli study

3rd COVID-19 vaccine dose boosts immunity tenfold: Israeli study

-- 2021-09-17 14:44:37

The third vaccine dose against COVID-19 increases the immune protection from infection tenfold, the Israeli Ministry of Health said on Thursday. The ministry said that a new Israeli study, published...

Hundreds of Iraqi women run for parliament

Hundreds of Iraqi women run for parliament

-- 2021-09-17 08:29:43

A powerful mix of insecurity and traditional prejudice against more liberal female politicians put Awatef Rasheed off running for parliament when she returned to Iraq in 2014 after years abroad, Reute...

'Wall of the Disappeared' in Geneva

'Wall of the Disappeared' in Geneva

-- 2021-09-17 08:18:06

A US-backed Uyghur photo exhibit of dozens of people who are missing or alleged to be held in Chinese-run camps in Xinjiang, China opened in Switzerland on Thursday amid high tensions over human right...

China fumes over US nuclear sub pact with Britain, Australia

China fumes over US nuclear sub pact with Britain, Australia

REUTERS 2021-09-16 21:08:56

China on Thursday denounced a new Indo-Pacific security alliance between the United States, Britain and Australia, saying such partnerships should not target third countries and warning of an intensif...

Conflicts displace over 0.6m Afghans this year, says UN agency

Conflicts displace over 0.6m Afghans this year, says UN agency

-- 2021-09-16 20:51:47

More than 634,000 Afghans have been internally displaced by conflicts in 2021, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan said Thursday. A total of 6...

EU stepping up strategic engagement with Indo-Pacific region

EU stepping up strategic engagement with Indo-Pacific region

-- 2021-09-16 20:26:40

A joint communication on the "EU Strategy" for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific has been adopted saying the European Union (EU) is stepping up its strategic engagement with the Indo-Pacific region as t...

UN says world likely to miss climate targets despite COVID pause in emissions

UN says world likely to miss climate targets despite COVID pause in emissions

-- 2021-09-16 16:04:58

The pace of climate change has not been slowed by the global COVID-19 pandemic and the world remains behind in its battle to cut carbon emissions, the United Nations said on Thursday, according to Reu...

Putin to self-isolate after Covid-19 found in entourage

Putin to self-isolate after Covid-19 found in entourage

-- 2021-09-16 14:43:50

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he would have to spend "a few days" in self-isolation after dozens of people in his entourage fell ill with Covid-19, the TASS news agency reported....

Haiti’s PM, a suspect in killing of president Moise, replaces justice minister

Haiti’s PM, a suspect in killing of president Moise, replaces justice minister

-- 2021-09-16 11:58:36

Fresh turmoil hit Haiti's government on Wednesday as Prime Minister Ariel Henry replaced his justice minister and a senior official stepped down, saying he could not serve a premier under suspicion in...

New York says UNGA delegates must be vaccinated, angering Russia

New York says UNGA delegates must be vaccinated, angering Russia

-- 2021-09-16 10:25:41

All leaders and diplomats attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week will have to provide proof of vaccination, the city government said Wednesday, sparking anger from Russia....

UK bans Chinese envoy from parliament, Beijing terms it ‘cowardly’ decision

UK bans Chinese envoy from parliament, Beijing terms it ‘cowardly’ decision

-- 2021-09-15 20:43:34

The Chinese ambassador to Britain was banned from attending an event in the British parliament in retaliation to sanctions imposed by Beijing on UK lawmakers who highlighted alleged human rights abuse...

80pc people fully vaccinated in Portugal

80pc people fully vaccinated in Portugal

-- 2021-09-15 18:17:58

Portugal has fully inoculated 80 per cent of its population against the coronavirus, official data showed, becoming one of the world's most vaccinated nations as authorities gradually drop most COVID-...

Analysis: US looks to COVID-19 boosters to curb virus spread

Analysis: US looks to COVID-19 boosters to curb virus spread

-- 2021-09-15 18:01:55

US officials preparing to roll out COVID-19 booster shots in the face of waning vaccine protection and surging hospitalizations and deaths caused by the highly contagious Delta variant are hoping they...

Singapore eases pandemic curbs, migrants get taste of freedom

Singapore eases pandemic curbs, migrants get taste of freedom

-- 2021-09-15 16:38:09

A group of migrant workers visited Singapore's Little India area on Wednesday for their a first taste of freedom in more than a year, under a pilot programme to ease movement measures imposed to halt...

India mulls resuming exports of Covid vaccine soon

India mulls resuming exports of Covid vaccine soon

-- 2021-09-15 15:02:38

India is considering resuming exports of Covid-19 vaccines soon, mainly to Africa, as it has partly immunised a majority of its adults and supplies have surged, a source with knowledge of the matter t...

Taliban takeover: Afghan women's football team leaves country for Pakistan

Taliban takeover: Afghan women's football team leaves country for Pakistan

-- 2021-09-15 14:51:00

Afghanistan's women's football team has left for neighbouring Pakistan, the information minister in Islamabad said on Tuesday, as questions linger over the status of female athletes under Taliban rule...

76th UNGA session opens

76th UNGA session opens

-- 2021-09-15 14:05:51

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday opened its 76th session, with the UNGA president and the UN chief imploring member states to embrace hope and strengthen unity after a challenging...

Haiti PM fires prosecutor who sought charges against him in president's killing

Haiti PM fires prosecutor who sought charges against him in president's killing

-- 2021-09-15 12:46:11

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Tuesday replaced the chief public prosecutor who had been seeking charges against him as a suspect in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, plunging the c...

Bush, Clinton, Obama band together to aid Afghan refugees

Bush, Clinton, Obama band together to aid Afghan refugees

-- 2021-09-15 12:19:11

Three former US presidents - Republican George W Bush and Democrats Bill Clinton and Barack Obama - have banded together behind a new group aimed at supporting refugees from Afghanistan settling in th...

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into eastern waters

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into eastern waters

-- 2021-09-15 11:51:43

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into waters off its eastern coast Wednesday afternoon, two days after claiming to have tested a newly developed missile in a resumption of its weapons displays...

Chinese court rules against plaintiff in high-profile #MeToo case

Chinese court rules against plaintiff in high-profile #MeToo case

-- 2021-09-15 11:23:35

A Beijing court late on Tuesday ruled against the plaintiff in a high-profile Chinese sexual harassment case, saying there was insufficient evidence to support her claims, a decision likely to deal a...

Malaysia’s prime holiday destination readies for reopening with tourism bubble

Malaysia’s prime holiday destination readies for reopening with tourism bubble

-- 2021-09-15 11:21:20

Businesses at Malaysia's prime holiday destination are gearing up to welcome the return of tourists this week, as the country takes an early step towards recovery from a devastating coronavirus crisis...

Mexican authorities rescue 22 foreigners kidnapped from a hotel

Mexican authorities rescue 22 foreigners kidnapped from a hotel

-- 2021-09-15 10:52:15

Mexican authorities on Tuesday rescued 22 foreigners, most of them Cuban and Haitian, who were earlier in the day kidnapped when gunmen stormed a hotel in the central state of...

US pushing global leaders to embrace 70pc Covid vaccination target

US pushing global leaders to embrace 70pc Covid vaccination target

-- 2021-09-15 10:36:19

The United States is pushing global leaders to endorse what it calls ambitious targets for ending the COVID-19 pandemic, including ensuring 70 per cent of the world's population is vaccinated against...

Biden denies Xi turned down offer for face-to-face meeting

Biden denies Xi turned down offer for face-to-face meeting

-- 2021-09-15 10:25:14

US President Joe Biden denied on Tuesday a media report that his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, last week turned down an offer from Biden for a face-to-face meeting. The Financial Times cited multi...

One month after fall of Kabul, Taliban face daunting problems

One month after fall of Kabul, Taliban face daunting problems

-- 2021-09-15 10:15:39

A month after seizing Kabul, the Taliban face daunting problems as they seek to convert their lightning military victory into a durable peacetime government. After four decades of war and the deaths...

Pressure grows on Asia to cancel new coal projects as climate talks near

Pressure grows on Asia to cancel new coal projects as climate talks near

-- 2021-09-14 16:32:00

With six nations accounting for over 80 per cent of planned new coal projects globally, winning commitments to cancel those projects could help November's COP26 UN climate summit "consign coal power t...