Shenzhen becomes 1st Chinese city to make paid leave mandatory to reduce burnout
China’s technology hub of Shenzhen will require that workers take paid leave, the local legislature…More
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Philippines again suspends plans to order US troops out of the country
The Philippines has once again suspended its decision to end its longstanding military pact with…More
Hong Kong opposition lawmakers resign en masse after 4 colleagues expelled from city’s parliament
Opposition legislators announced they are giving up their seats in Hong Kong’s parliament after the…More
Several injuries following attack at non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah during Remembrance Day ceremony
Several people were injured in a suspected grenade attack during a Remembrance Day ceremony held…More
Scientists discover ‘gene within gene’ hiding among coronavirus nucleotides
In potentially worrying news, scientists have discovered another ‘hidden gene’ within the genetic code of…More
Bahrain’s long-serving Prime Minister, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, dies aged 84
Bahrain’s Royal Court have announced the death of the long-serving Prime Minister, Sheikh Khalifa, who…More
TikTok asks court to stop Trump’s divestment order, cites lack of ‘substantive feedback’
TikTok has said in a statement it is yet to receive a clear approval for…More
Hong Kong govt has power to disqualify lawmakers ‘who endanger national security’ – China’s top legislative body
Chinese MPs have allowed Hong Kong’s executive to expel legislators without having to go through…More
Mongolia records FIRST local Covid-19 transmission, imposes 3-day lockdown in capital
Mongolia has placed its capital, Ulaanbaatar under lockdown, as the country recorded its first locally-transmitted…More
Looks like… Trump? Spain’s THIRD botched ‘restoration’ ruins classical statue on Palencia facade
In a trifecta for art ‘restoration’ projects that end up comically grotesque, an early 20th-century…More