Beijing, China | Wed, August 4, 2021 China recorded the greatest daily number of local coronavirus cases in months on Wednesday, as a trail of Delta variant infections was discovered through mass testing and contact tracing activities. On Wednesday, health officials recorded 71 domestic cases, the most since January, as China tackles its worst outbreak […]
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Miami, United States ● Fri, June 25, 2021 On Thursday, rescue personnel combed through tons of wreckage in search of survivors after a portion of an oceanfront apartment complex collapsed overnight near Miami, leaving at least one person dead and about 100 people missing. Hours after a big chunk of the Champlain Towers South condominium
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Brussels, Belgium | Wed, June 16, 2021 After encouraging NATO allies to face down challenges from Moscow and Beijing, US President Joe Biden said Monday that he would set “red lines” for his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at their next meeting. “I’m not seeking for conflict with Russia,” Biden said following his first NATO summit
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | mon, May 24, 2021 Despite daily COVID-19 cases reaching over 6,000 this week, Malaysia decided against a nationwide lockdown on Saturday. Other steps will be introduced, including reduced business hours and requiring millions of people to work from home, according to Defense Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who coordinates the implementation of
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Tokyo, Japan | Sat, May 15, 2021 Although the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage around the world, the head of Japan’s e-commerce giant Rakuten has cautioned that holding the Tokyo Olympics this summer will be a “suicide mission.” In an interview with CNN, CEO Hiroshi Mikitani said, “It’s risky to host the major international event
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Manila, Philippines | Mon, May 3, 2021 | 8.57 pm The Philippine foreign minister on Monday requested in an expletive-laced message on Twitter that China’s vessels get out of disputed waters, marking the latest exchange in a war of words with Beijing over its activities in the South China Sea. The comments by Teodoro Locsin,
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Washington, United States | Wed, April 28, 2021 In reaction to the military junta’s coup and brutal crackdown on demonstrators, a bipartisan group of US senators urged the Biden administration to slap further sanctions on Myanmar’s military junta, including choking revenues to a state energy corporation. In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken
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Yangon, Myanmar | Mon, April 5, 2021 | 8:25 pm According to Canberra’s foreign affairs department, two Australians who were detained in Myanmar late last month have been released and have left Yangon. After attempting to flee the country on a relief flight in March, business consultants Matthew O’Kane and Christa Avery, a dual Canadian-Australian
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Geneva | Thu, March 18, 2021 | 07:31 pm World Health Organization experts on Wednesday recommended countries continue to use the AstraZeneca vaccine, but said they were looking into the jab’s safety after a slew of countries suspended its use over health fears. After many countries expressed concerns of blood clots or brain haemorrhages, the
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Senegal | Sat, March 6, 2021 | 8:47 pm The Senegal government on Friday vowed to use “all means necessary” to return order after police fired tear gas in clashes with supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko as the interior minister said four people had died. The brawls erupted after a court ordered Sonko to
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