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Sat, January 23, 2021 | 18:52
Azerbaijan says 2,783 troops killed over Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan says 2,783 troops killed over Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan said Thursday it lost nearly 2,800 soldiers in 44 days of fighting with Armenian forces over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, the first time it has disclosed its military casualties. The hostilities ended Nov. 10 with a Russia-brokered peace deal that saw Azerbaijan reclaim the territories that Armenian forces had controlled for more than a quarter-cen...
2020-12-04 11:49
Boxing icon Pacquiao takes over as head of Philippine ruling party
Boxing icon Pacquiao takes over as head of Philippine ruling party
Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao has taken over as head of the ruling political party in the country, it was announced on Thursday. Pacquiao, who is a senator in the Philippines, was sworn in as the national president of the political party of President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday night, said Ron Munsayac, executive director of the PDP-Laban party.
2020-12-04 10:53
Ex-Japan PM Abe asked by prosecutors to appear for questioning: local media
Ex-Japan PM Abe asked by prosecutors to appear for questioning: local media
Tokyo prosecutors have asked former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to appear for voluntary questioning about the dinner parties his political group held for supporters, Kyodo News and other local media reported on Thursday.
2020-12-03 13:30
Chinese probe lands on Moon to gather lunar samples
Chinese probe lands on Moon to gather lunar samples
A Chinese space probe on Wednesday began drilling on the surface of the Moon hours after landing, in an ambitious attempt to bring back the first lunar samples in four decades. Beijing has poured billions into its military-run space program, with hopes of having a crewed space station by 2022 and of eventually sending humans to the Moon.
2020-12-02 21:01
Joshua Wong leads young Hong Kong trio jailed for protests
Joshua Wong leads young Hong Kong trio jailed for protests
Leading Hong Kong dissident Joshua Wong was jailed alongside two other young activists on Wednesday for taking part in last year's huge democracy protests as the crackdown on Beijing's critics gathers pace.
2020-12-02 20:12
China's #MeToo movement gets its moment in court
China's #MeToo movement gets its moment in court
A sexual harassment case against a powerful Chinese media figure began in Beijing on Wednesday, with his accuser calling it a major moment in the country's still-young #MeToo movement. Zhou Xiaoxuan, now 27, sparked a social media storm in 2018 after accusing prominent television host Zhu Jun of groping and forcibly kissing her when she was an intern at state broadcaster CCTV.
2020-12-02 15:40
Singapore becomes first country to approve sale of lab-grown meat
Singapore becomes first country to approve sale of lab-grown meat
Singapore has given U.S. start-up Eat Just the greenlight to sell its lab-grown chicken meat, in what the firm says is the world's first regulatory approval for so-called clean meat that does not come from slaughtered animals. Demand for alternatives to regular meat is surging due to consumer concerns about health, animal welfare and the environment. Plant-based meat options,...
2020-12-02 11:37
Iranian leaders allege 'remote-controlled' assassination of nuclear scientist
Iranian leaders allege 'remote-controlled' assassination of nuclear scientist
Iranian leaders said Monday that Israel used a "remote control" device to assassinate top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in a sophisticated attack. "Unfortunately, the operation was very complicated and was done using electronic equipment and no [perpetrators] were at the scene," Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said Monday at a buri...
2020-12-01 16:21
Iran accuses Israel of assassinating scientist and seeking revenge
Iran accuses Israel of assassinating scientist and seeking revenge
Iran's president on Saturday accused arch-foe Israel of acting as a US "mercenary" and seeking to create chaos, vowing Tehran would avenge the assassination of a top Iranian nuclear scientist. The Islamic republic's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for the perpetrators to be punished, while President Hassan Rouhani stressed the country would seek its revenge in "d...
2020-11-29 14:34
China hikes taxes on Australian wine amid political tension
China hikes taxes on Australian wine amid political tension
China is raising import taxes on Australian wine, stepping up pressure on Australia over disputes including its support for a probe into the origin of the coronavirus.
2020-11-27 20:31
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