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China says peak COVID infections exceeded 7.0m daily, deaths more than 4,000 daily

China says peak COVID infections exceeded 7.0m daily, deaths more than 4,000 daily

-- 2023-01-25 18:29:09

China's daily new COVID-19 infections hit a peak of more than 7 million per day around Dec. 22, while deaths reached a daily peak of more than 4,000 on Jan. 4, the country's Centre for Disease Control...

Pakistan PM apologises to nation for power outage

Pakistan PM apologises to nation for power outage

-- 2023-01-25 16:20:39

Pakistan’s prime minister on Tuesday apologized to the nation for a major, daylong power outage that disrupted normal life across the country and drew criticism from millions who were left witho...

BBC film on India’s PM Modi, 2002 riots draws government ire

BBC film on India’s PM Modi, 2002 riots draws government ire

-- 2023-01-25 16:14:04

Days after India blocked a BBC documentary that examines Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role during 2002 anti-Muslim riots and banned people from sharing it online, authorities on Wednesday were...

India invites Pakistan's foreign minister for May meeting

India invites Pakistan's foreign minister for May meeting

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-25 13:10:59

India has invited Pakistan's foreign minister to a meeting of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) that it is hosting in May, Indian media reported on...

New Zealand's Chris Hipkins sworn in as prime minister

New Zealand's Chris Hipkins sworn in as prime minister

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-25 10:33:53

Labour leader Chris Hipkins was sworn in as New Zealand's prime minister in a formal ceremony on Wednesday, following the resignation of outgoing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern las...

Apartment block collapses in Lucknow, more than two dozen feared trapped

Apartment block collapses in Lucknow, more than two dozen feared trapped

-- 2023-01-24 22:37:09

A residential apartment block collapsed in the northern Indian city of Lucknow on Tuesday and more than two dozen people were feared to be trapped under the rubble, local police officials told Reuters...

Pakistanis make light of frequent power blackouts

Pakistanis make light of frequent power blackouts

-- 2023-01-24 21:02:44

Pakistan's worst power outage in months became a source of humour for some in the country of 220 million, where an energy network desperately in need of an upgrade can lead to frequent blackouts and e...

Ardern bids emotional farewell on last day as prime minister

Ardern bids emotional farewell on last day as prime minister

-- 2023-01-24 16:56:54

Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday bid an emotional farewell on her last day as prime minister, speaking of the kindness and empathy New Zealanders have shown her, but said she was ready to be a sister and a m...

Myanmar activists, victims file criminal complaint in Germany over alleged atrocities

Myanmar activists, victims file criminal complaint in Germany over alleged atrocities

-- 2023-01-24 16:41:17

Myanmar activists and 16 alleged victims of abuse have filed a criminal complaint in Germany, accusing top generals of instigating genocide against Rohingya Muslims and other atrocities since a milita...

Iran condemns sanctions imposed by EU, Britain

Iran condemns sanctions imposed by EU, Britain

-- 2023-01-24 16:08:18

Iran on Tuesday strongly condemned new sanctions imposed by the European Union and Britain and said it would retaliate, after the West stepped up pressure on Iran over its crackdown on protests. "The...

Pakistan says power grid restored after second major breakdown in months

Pakistan says power grid restored after second major breakdown in months

-- 2023-01-24 12:31:52

Pakistan's energy ministry said on Tuesday it had restored its national power grid nearly 24 hours after a breakdown triggered the worst outage in months, highlighting the frailty of the aid-dependant...

Pakistan suffers major power outage after grid failure

Pakistan suffers major power outage after grid failure

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-23 13:24:15

Pakistan suffered nationwide power outages on Monday morning due to a "major breakdown" of the national grid, the power ministry said, with factories, hospitals and schools impacted in all its m...

Residential building collapses in Syria’s Aleppo, 13 people killed

Residential building collapses in Syria’s Aleppo, 13 people killed

-- 2023-01-22 19:51:15

Thirteen people were killed when a residential building collapsed in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday and rescue workers were searching for people believed still buried under the rubble, s...

New Zealand chooses 'Chippy' Hipkins to replace charismatic Ardern

New Zealand chooses 'Chippy' Hipkins to replace charismatic Ardern

-- 2023-01-22 16:07:14

New Zealand's ruling Labour Party chose former COVID minister Chris Hipkins on Sunday to replace the charismatic Jacinda Ardern as its new leader, and become the next prime minister of the country. H...

Egypt frees businessman, son after 2 years of detention

Egypt frees businessman, son after 2 years of detention

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-22 15:41:22

Egyptian authorities released a prominent businessman and his son after more than two years in pre-trial detention while officials investigated possible terrorism-related charges, their family said....

India blocks BBC documentary on PM Modi from airing

India blocks BBC documentary on PM Modi from airing

Reuters 2023-01-22 12:27:56

India has blocked the airing of a BBC documentary which questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots, saying that even sharing of any clips via social media...

China rings in Lunar New Year with most COVID rules lifted

China rings in Lunar New Year with most COVID rules lifted

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-22 10:52:14

People across China rang in the Lunar New Year on Sunday with large family gatherings and crowds visiting temples after the government lifted its strict “zero-COVID” policy, marking the bi...

Palestinian killed by Israeli in West Bank

Palestinian killed by Israeli in West Bank

-- 2023-01-21 17:20:50

A Palestinian man was killed by an Israeli on Saturday in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said, and the Israeli military said the Palestinian had earlier tried to stab Jewish residents....

China says Covid outbreak has infected 80pc of population

China says Covid outbreak has infected 80pc of population

-- 2023-01-21 16:38:28

The possibility of a big Covid-19 rebound in China over the next two or three months is remote as 80 per cent of people have been infected, a prominent government scientist said on Saturday. The mass...

Blast claimed by separatist group derails train in southwest Pakistan

Blast claimed by separatist group derails train in southwest Pakistan

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-21 15:17:48

At least fifteen people were injured when a bomb blast derailed a passenger train in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan on Friday, a provincial government official said, Reuters...

Death toll from Tibet avalanche rises to 28

Death toll from Tibet avalanche rises to 28

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-21 11:12:28

At least 28 people were killed in an avalanche in the city of Nyingchi in the southwestern region of Tibet, the official Xinhua news agency reported late on Friday. Rescue work at the scen...

Chris Hipkins speaks outside New Zealand's parliament in Wellington

Chris Hipkins speaks outside New Zealand's parliament in Wellington

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-21 09:34:41

Chris Hipkins, who played a significant role in New Zealand's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after emerging on Saturday as the only candida...

Bombing derails passenger train in Pakistan, injures 15

Bombing derails passenger train in Pakistan, injures 15

-- 2023-01-20 21:40:21

A bomb planted by suspected militants derailed a passenger train in a remote area in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, injuring at least 15 people on board, officials said. A separatist group later cla...

Japan's population drops 0.43pc in 2022

Japan's population drops 0.43pc in 2022

-- 2023-01-20 19:14:39

Japan's total population shrank by 0.43 per cent or about 538,000 in 2022, official estimates showed Friday, amid the government's pledge to address the demographic challenge. According to provisiona...

For Chinese Lunar New Year tourists, retailers roll out rabbit dances, red lanterns

For Chinese Lunar New Year tourists, retailers roll out rabbit dances, red lanterns

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-20 11:42:09

As Chinese shoppers trickle back to tourist hotspots for Lunar New Year holidays, malls from Macau to Bangkok aim to lure them into stores with red lantern displays,...

Hundreds flee after fire spreads through Seoul neighborhood

Hundreds flee after fire spreads through Seoul neighborhood

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-20 11:27:52

A fire spread through a neighborhood of densely packed, makeshift homes in South Korea's capital Friday morning, destroying at least 60 and forcing about 500 residents to flee. Officials said firefig...

China reports big jump in COVID hospitalisations: WHO

China reports big jump in COVID hospitalisations: WHO

Reuters 2023-01-20 09:41:11

China reported a large jump in COVID-19 hospitalisations in the week through to January 15 to the highest since the pandemic began, according to a weekly report pub...

Freezing temperatures kill 78 people in Afghanistan

Freezing temperatures kill 78 people in Afghanistan

-- 2023-01-19 19:58:06

At least 78 people have died of cold in Afghanistan during the country's worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday. Deaths from the cold have been recorded in eight of the coun...

Myanmar military bombs village killing seven

Myanmar military bombs village killing seven

-- 2023-01-19 18:40:46

At least seven civilians were killed when Myanmar's armed forces launched air strikes at a village in the country's central Sagaing region, according to a witness and BBC Burmese. The Southeast Asian...

Japan marks record trade deficit on soaring energy imports

Japan marks record trade deficit on soaring energy imports

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-19 15:31:10

Japan recorded a record high trade deficit for 2022 of 19.97 trillion yen ($156 billion) as energy imports surged, the Finance Ministry said Thursday. The deficit was the biggest since Japan began ke...