Chinese authorities restart closed coal mine despite president’s pledge to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060
China’s National Development and Reform Commission has announced that 15 closed coal mines will restart…More
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Indonesia announces ‘new era of bilateral relations’ with US as pair kick off largest-ever joint military training
Indonesia’s foreign minister, Retno Marsudi, has announced a “new era of bilateral relations” with the…More
Raisi sworn in as Iran’s new president, demands lifting of US sanctions amid ongoing tensions with West
Ebrahim Raisi has been sworn in as Iran’s new president, with the ultraconservative cleric calling…More
Moderna Covid vaccine efficacy remains barely unchanged at 93% six months after 2nd dose, company says
Biotech firm Moderna says its Covid-19 vaccine remains 93% effective six months after the second…More
At least 20 dead as suspected jihadists attack Chadian soldiers, military says
More than 20 Chadian soldiers have been killed near Lake Chad after suspected jihadists, purportedly…More
‘Pure racism’: Foreign workers in South Korea slate major city’s ‘discriminatory’ new anti-Covid directive to firms employing them
Foreign workers have denounced a South Korean city’s newly launched Covid-screening campaign as “racist” and…More
Singapore court orders British expat caught without a mask to undergo psychiatric evaluation after courtroom outburst
A British national accused of not wearing a mask and being a public nuisance has…More
‘A slap in the face’: Workers angry after SPC canned food giant becomes first Australian company to mandate vaccination
Employees of Australia’s canned vegetable and fruit giant SPC have complained to local media that…More
French Constitutional Court rules health pass, mandatory vaccination of health workers constitutional amid nationwide protests
France’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the new law that makes the coronavirus ‘health pass’…More
Mayhem in Manila as thousands scramble to get jabbed at Covid vaccine centers while lockdown looms
Thousands of people who flocked to vaccination centers in the Philippines capital area to get…More