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Sat, May 15, 2021 | 10:56

Myanmar forces kill 82 in single day in Bago

At least 82 people were killed in one day in a crackdown by Myanmar security forces on pro-democracy protesters, according to reports Saturday from independent local media and an organization that keeps track of casualties since the military's February seizure of power. Friday's death toll in Bago was the biggest one-day total for a single city since March 14, when just over ...

2021-04-11 10:25

China's watchdog rebukes 'mukbang' videos

China's corruption watchdog has called on online video-sharing platforms to take action against "mukbang" shows, in which people livestream themselves eating - or drinking - excessively, saying such content encourages food waste.

2021-04-10 20:28

Myanmar junta limits internet, seizes satellite TV dishes

An information blackout under Myanmar's military junta worsened Thursday as fiber broadband service, the last legal way for ordinary people to access the internet, became intermittently inaccessible on several networks. Authorities in some areas have also started confiscating satellite dishes used to access international news broadcasts. Protests against the Feb. 1 coup that ...

2021-04-09 13:37

Australia halts AstraZeneca vaccine for most people under 50

Australia on Thursday become the latest country to restrict use of the AstraZeneca vaccine by recommending that it not be given to people under age 50.The announcement came after drug regulators held a series of urgent meetings earlier in the day. That followed advice from the European Medicines Agency that it had found a possible link between the shot and rare blood clots.

2021-04-08 21:23

New Zealand, Australia to open COVID-19 travel bubble

New Zealanders and Australians rushed to book flights Tuesday as the beleaguered tourism industry welcomed the "lifeline" of a travel bubble between the largely coronavirus-free neighbors.New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the two-way, quarantine-free travel corridor would open from 11:59 p.m. on April 18.Jim Boult, the mayor of New Zealand's Queenstown, call...

2021-04-06 20:19

Singapore to accept COVID-19 digital travel pass from next month

Singapore will next month accept visitors who use a mobile travel pass containing digital certificates for COVID-19 tests and vaccines, its aviation regulator said on Monday, becoming one of the first countries to adopt the initiative. Singapore will accept the International Air Transport Association (IATA) mobile travel pass for pre-departure checks, where travelers can get ...

2021-04-05 21:17

Truck owner behind deadly Taiwan railway crash apologizes

The owner of a construction truck that caused Taiwan's worst rail accident in decades, killing 48 people, apologized in tears while being led away from his home by police on Sunday. The unmanned truck's emergency brake was not properly engaged, according to the government's disaster relief center.

2021-04-04 21:21

Jordan king's half-brother 'under house arrest' after security sweep

Jordan's official media warned Sunday that security and stability are "red line" issues after a half-brother of King Abdullah II said he was put under house arrest and others were detained amid reports of a coup plot.

2021-04-04 20:24

Heavy rains trigger landslide, floods in Indonesia; 44 dead

Landslides and flash floods from torrential rains in eastern Indonesia killed at least 44 people and displaced thousands, a disaster relief agency said Sunday. Several others were still missing.Mud tumbled down onto dozens of house in Lamenele village from the surrounding hills shortly after midnight on Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara province.

2021-04-04 20:00

Myanmar protesters take up Easter eggs: junta hunts celebrities

Opponents of military rule in Myanmar made the Easter egg a symbol of defiance on Sunday, posting pictures of eggs with slogans after a night of candle-lit vigils across the country to remember those killed since the Feb. 1 coup. The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, an activist group monitoring casualties and arrests since the military overthrew the elected gov...

2021-04-04 13:55

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