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New Zealand introduces bill to outlaw LGBT conversion therapy

-- 2021-07-30 16:44:24

New Zealand introduced on Friday legislation that proposes up to five years in prison for practices intended to change a person's sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, known as LG...

Trump's son-in-law to leave politics, launch investment firm

REUTERS 2021-07-30 16:08:02

Jared Kushner, a top adviser to former President Donald Trump, plans to launch an investment firm in coming months, a move that will take him away from politics for the foreseeable future, sources fam...

Saudi Arabia will reopen to tourists from Sunday

-- 2021-07-30 15:41:03

Saudi Arabia will reopen its borders to tourists on Sunday for the first time in 18 months after imposing restrictions at the start of the pandemic to curb the spread of the coronavirus, reports AP.&n...

Hong Kong man sentenced to nine years in prison in first national security case

-- 2021-07-30 15:14:58

The first person convicted under Hong Kong's national security law will face nine years in prison for terrorist activities and inciting secession, judges said on Friday, in a watershed ruling with lon...

India reports highest number of new Covid cases in three weeks

REUTERS 2021-07-30 13:57:36

India reported 44,230 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, the most in three weeks, the latest evidence of a worrying trend of rising cases that has forced one state to lock down amid fears of another wave o...

$100 incentive for Covid shot: Biden pushes cash reward to get Americans vaccinated

Reuters 2021-07-30 10:38:40

President Joe Biden on Thursday urged local governments to pay people to get vaccinated against Covid-19, and set new rules requiring federal workers to provide proof of vaccination or face regular te...

Sydney tightens lockdown rules as cases soar

-- 2021-07-30 09:27:13

Millions in Sydney began their harshest lockdown since the pandemic began on Friday as COVID-19 cases spiked to record levels in Australia's largest city with state and national leaders set to meet to...

Outspoken Chinese billionaire Sun Dawu gets 18 years in jail

-- 2021-07-29 12:29:25

A prominent Chinese billionaire has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, the latest in a string of punishments against outspoken corporate bosses. Sun Dawu runs one of the country's largest priv...

Sydney posts record daily virus cases

Reuters 2021-07-29 12:05:54

The Covid-19 Delta outbreak in Australia's biggest city Sydney grew by 239 cases on Thursday, the highest daily rise since the pandemic started, forcing authorities to increase police powers to shut d...

China begins blocking paid after-school tutoring

-- 2021-07-29 10:50:44

China's Ministry of Education said on Wednesday that it had begun implementing a campaign to stop paid after-school tutoring services provided by teachers working for public primary and middle schools...

Over 70pc of people in India's big states have Covid-19 antibodies: Survey

Reuters 2021-07-29 10:47:54

More than 70 per cent of people in eight of India's large states are estimated to have Covid-19 antibodies, a government survey showed on Wednesday, suggesting that a second surge in infections affect...

China's new ambassador arrives in Washington with words of optimism

Reuters 2021-07-29 10:21:28

China's new ambassador to Washington, Qin Gang, on Wednesday wished the United States victory against Covid-19 and said great potential awaited bilateral relations, striking an optimistic tone as he a...

Thailand builds COVID-19 hospital in Bangkok airport

-- 2021-07-28 19:13:46

Thai volunteers on Wednesday turned a cargo warehouse at Bangkok's Don Muang Airport into a 1,800-bed field hospital for COVID-19 patients with less severe symptoms, as the country deals with its bi...

Bhutan fully vaccinates 90pc population in one week

-- 2021-07-28 17:25:25

Bhutan has set a new record for its nationwide coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccination drive, managing to inoculate 90 per cent of its entire population with both doses of the anti-Covid shot in a...

Blinken meets representative of Dalai Lama in India

REUTERS 2021-07-28 16:07:57

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with a representative of Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in New Delhi on Wednesday, a State Department spokesperson said, a move that is likely to pr...

North, South Korea in talks to hold summit, reopen joint liaison office

-- 2021-07-28 15:27:23

North and South Korea are in talks to reopen a joint liaison office that Pyongyang demolished last year and hold a summit as part of efforts to restore relations, three South Korean government sources...

Myanmar junta seeks international cooperation over virus crisis

Reuters 2021-07-28 13:59:02

Myanmar's military ruler is looking for greater cooperation with the international community to contain the coronavirus, state media reported on Wednesday, as the Southeast Asian country struggles wit...

Global coronavirus cases top 195 million

-- 2021-07-28 13:21:17

The global Covid-19 caseload has now surpassed 195 million as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to devastate several countries even with mass inoculations underway. The total caseload and...

South Korea records highest daily Covid case count amid fourth wave

-- 2021-07-28 13:18:29

South Korea on Wednesday reported 1,896 new Covid-19 cases for Tuesday, its highest-ever daily increase, as the country struggles to subdue a fourth wave of outbreaks fanned by the more contagious Del...

18 die after truck crashes into bus in India

-- 2021-07-28 12:27:17

At least 18 people were killed after a parked bus rolled into a group of migrant workers sleeping by a roadside in Uttar Pradesh state of India after being hit by a speeding truck from behind on Wedne...

Bhutan fully vaccinates 90pc of adults within just seven days

-- 2021-07-28 11:25:32

The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has fully vaccinated 90 per cent of its eligible adult population within just seven days, its health ministry said Tuesday. The tiny country, wedged between India and...

US expresses concern over China nukes buildup

REUTERS 2021-07-28 11:22:01

The Pentagon and Republican congressmen on Tuesday aired fresh concerns about China's build-up of its nuclear forces after a new report saying Beijing was building 110 more missile silos. An American...

Saudi Arabia jails Sudanese journalist for critical tweets

REUTERS 2021-07-27 22:08:43

A Saudi Arabian court sentenced a Sudanese journalist to four years in prison for social media posts critical of the kingdom, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. Ahmed Ali Abdelkader, a 31-year-old m...

Saudi Arabia threatens three-year travel ban for citizens who visit "red list" states

-- 2021-07-27 21:00:40

Saudi Arabia will impose a three-year travel ban on citizens travelling to countries on the kingdom's 'red list' under efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus and its new variants, state news agency...

Johnson worried about his dog's 'romantic urges'

REUTERS 2021-07-27 20:08:31

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that his dog Dilyn had "romantic urges" and was "endlessly at people's legs" in Downing Street. Johnson and Carrie Symonds revealed in 2019 that t...

India says it will meet end-July domestic vaccine supply target

REUTERS 2021-07-27 19:49:29

India will meet its target of supplying more than half a billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to states by the end of this month, the health ministry said on Tuesday, but added not all doses may be administ...

US, China positions ossify at entrenched Tianjin talks

REUTERS 2021-07-27 17:45:18

With no indication of a US-China leaders' summit in the works, nor any outcomes announced from high-level diplomatic talks on Monday, relations between Beijing and Washington appear to be at a standst...

Tokyo reports record virus cases days after Olympics begin

AP 2021-07-27 17:06:58

Tokyo reported its highest number of new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, days after the Olympics began. The Japanese capital reported 2,848 new COVID-19 cases, exceeding the earlier record of 2,52...

Death toll from Florida condominium collapse put at 98

Reuters 2021-07-27 16:52:38

Remains of the last person still listed as missing in the collapse of a Florida condominium tower on Jun 24 have been recovered and identified, bringing the final confirmed death toll to 98, Miami-Dad...

First person charged under HK security law found guilty of inciting secession

REUTERS 2021-07-27 16:30:15

The first person charged under Hong Kong's national security law was found guilty on Tuesday of terrorism and inciting secession in a landmark case with long-term implications for how the legislation...