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Room for 10,000: Inside China’s largest detention center
This site suggests that China still holds and plans to hold vast numbers of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim minorities in detention
22 Jul 2021 2:38 PM
Severe rainstorms kill 12 in flooded China subway
President Xi Jinping described the situation as 'extremely severe' with flood control measures entering a 'critical stage'
21 Jul 2021 10:21 AM
Afghan official says rockets hit near presidential palace
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the rocket attack, which destroyed at least one car parked on a nearby street
20 Jul 2021 2:26 PM
US asks Pakistan to keep working with FATF to complete its 27-point faction plan
The Financial Action Task Force retained Pakistan on its 'grey list' for failing to check money laundering, leading to terror financing
20 Jul 2021 12:44 PM
Easter Sunday attacks: Lanka's failure to act on Indian intel played up in Parliament
Three explosions were reported from three five-star hotels - the Shangri-La, the Cinnamon Grand and the Kingsbury in Colombo
19 Jul 2021 5:43 PM
First coronavirus case hits Tokyo Olympics Village
Japanese media reported that the person who had tested positive was a foreign national
17 Jul 2021 11:19 AM
Sher Bahadur Deuba becomes Nepal's Prime Minister for 5th time
Sher Bahadur Deuba is required to seek a vote of confidence from the House within 30 days of his appointment as the Prime Minister
13 Jul 2021 3:14 PM
Nepal's Supreme court orders appointment of Sher Bahadur Deuba as Prime Minister
The court also ordered summoning a new session of the House of Representatives at 5 PM on July 18
12 Jul 2021 5:56 PM
Japan to declare virus emergency lasting through Olympics
The Summer Olympics, already delayed a year by the pandemic, begin July 23 and close Aug 8
08 Jul 2021 9:24 AM
China tightens security on Myanmar border over virus fears
On Wednesday, 57 new cases were reported, the highest daily tally since late January, including 15 in the city of Ruili, next to Myanmar
07 Jul 2021 11:59 AM
Japan searches for 24 unaccounted for in mudslide; 4 dead
Atami Mayor Sakae Saito said 24 people were still unreachable Tuesday morning
06 Jul 2021 11:38 AM
Rafale deal: BJP, Congress spar as France begins 'highly sensitive' probe
The Mediapart said the probe into the inter-governmental deal signed in 2016 was formally opened on June 14
03 Jul 2021 5:56 PM
Japan to ask athletes from India, others for more COVID-19 tests
Japan aims to put the new rule, which will be applied to athletes from India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan
27 Jun 2021 10:03 AM
China launches first fully-electrified bullet train in Tibet, close to Indian border
The rail line passes through 47 tunnels and 121 bridges and crosses the Brahmaputra river locally called Yarlung Zangbo 16 times
25 Jun 2021 2:52 PM
First COVID-19 case could have hit China in October 2019: Study
The most likely date for the virus's emergence was November 17, 2019, and it had probably already spread globally by January 2020
25 Jun 2021 10:12 AM
Hong Kong's last pro-democracy paper, Apple Daily, sells out final edition
While pro-democracy media outlets still exist online, it was the only print newspaper of its kind left in the city
24 Jun 2021 7:00 PM
Sri Lanka detects first community case of Delta variant of coronavirus
Sri Lanka's COVID-19 vaccination began in late January with India's gift of 500,000 Covishield AstraZeneca vaccines
18 Jun 2021 1:34 PM
Chinese warplanes enter Taiwan air defence zone for sixth time this month
Taiwan had recently signed two contracts with US for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and Harpoon Coastal Defence Systems
18 Jun 2021 12:07 PM
Japan set to ease virus emergency ahead of Olympics
Japan has been struggling since late March to slow a wave of infections propelled by more contagious variants
17 Jun 2021 11:13 AM
China successfully launches first crewed mission for space station construction
The Shenzhou-12 spacecraft was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China's Gobi Desert
17 Jun 2021 9:35 AM
Columns
What the boy is asking himself is should he endure these S and As or should he fight against such opposition or adversity
Prashant Kishor has emerged as a political A-lister pretty recently
At the very least, a democratic government committed to defending the rights of its citizens would immediately order a full inquiry
Apparently, neither Mr Gandhi nor the Congress high command really liked the idea of a state leader who was on his own