Asia Pacific
UK medical officer: New virus variant spreading more rapidly
A British government health information advertisement highlighting new restrictions amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is seen...
China says tailed US warship in Taiwan Strait
SHANGHAI/TAIPEI: China's military tailed a US warship as it passed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Saturday, the Chinese...
How China Censored Covid-19 – The New York Times
This article is copublished with ProPublica, the nonprofit investigative newsroom.In the early hours of Feb. 7, China’s powerful internet...
Covid-19: US accuses China of ‘obstructing’ WHO probe, ‘peddling’ questionable vaccines
WASHINGTON: Urging the international community to demand transparency from China about the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the US...
A Covid-19 Surge and Conspiracy Theories Roil Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan — Iqbal Shaheen, a taxi driver, drove his sick father to this city’s three main hospitals. All...
PM Imran Khan says Pakistan army is a state institution which works under him
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has asserted that the army is a state institution which works under him,...
China’s space probe brought 1,731 grams of samples from moon
BEIJING: China's Chang'e-5 probe, which successfully returned to earth this week, has retrieved about 1,731 grams of samples from...
Pompeo blames Russia for massive US cyberattack
WASHINGTON: Russia was "pretty clearly" behind a devastating cyberattack on several US government agencies that also hit targets worldwide,...
Defending farm legal guidelines, PM says discuss of ending MSP greatest lie
PM says Opposition is 'peddling lies' to mislead farmers on the new agricultural reform laws New Delhi/Bhopal: Prime Minister...
France’s Macron blames his Covid-19 on negligence, bad luck
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday blamed his Covid-19 on a combination of negligence and bad luck, urging...