In this July 20, 2021 photo, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gives a speech following a parade in the northern part of Cyprus' divided capital Nicosia, in the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. (Iakovos Hatzistavrou / AFP) ANKARA- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said he instructed the Turkish foreign minister to declare […]
The Marina Bay Sands beyond Merlion Park in the central business district of Singapore. (BLOOMBERG) MELBOURNE – Singapore said only fully-vaccinated people and those who had recently recovered from the coronavirus will be allowed to enter workplaces from January, while those who haven’t taken the shots must test negative daily before they are granted access. […]
Palestinian students inspect a classroom at a school destroyed during the recent 11-day war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement, on their first day of the new academic year in Gaza City, on Aug 16, 2021. (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP) TEL AVIV – Israel on Friday designated six Palestinian civil society groups as terrorist […]
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on Oct 10, 2020 shows a fire devouring a forest in Syria's Latakia province the previous day. (SANA / AFP) AMMAN – Syria executed 24 people it said had set fires that swept swathes of forests mainly in the coastal province of Latakia, […]
A private meeting of the UN Security Council is held at the UN headquarters in New York on Jun 8, 2021. During the meeting, the council endorsed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a second five-year term. (PHOTO / XINHUA) GENEVA – The United Nations said on Thursday it had set up a special trust fund to […]
This picture taken on Oct 19, 2021 and released from the DPRK's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Oct 20, 2021 shows the test-fire of a new type submarine-launched ballistic missile in an undisclosed location in the DPRK. (STR / AFP / KCNA VIA KNS) SEOUL – The Democratic People's Republic of Korea said […]
Palestinians wait for their turn outside al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on April 7, 2021. (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP) A funding deal between the United States and a United Nations agency working for Palestinian refugees is “immoral” and will put Palestinians at a disadvantage, analysts said, lamenting the absence of consultation with stakeholders. Palestinian factions […]
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters on Sept 24, 2021 in New York. (JOHN ANGELILLO / POOL / AFP) DHAKA – Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have come down heavily on the developed nations for climate "empty pledges" in the past decades. She […]
Hong Kong’s cross-harbour swimming race could make a comeback this year after it was cancelled due to the pandemic in 2020. The Hong Kong China Swimming Association said on Tuesday that it plans to stage the race on December 12, with the Covid-19 outbreak easing in recent months and the city’s vaccination rate reaching almost […]
A boy walks along the roadside in Qala-e-Naw in Badghis province on Oct 16, 2021. (HOSHANG HASHIMI / AFP) ALMATY – Afghanistan's economy is set to contract up to 30 percent this year and this is likely to further fuel a refugee crisis that will impact neighboring countries, Turkey and Europe, the International Monetary Fund […]
HONG KONG, Oct 19, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Ev Dynamics (Holdings) Limited (the “Company”, Stock Code: 476, together with its subsidiaries, collectively “Ev Dynamics” or the “Group”), a provider of new energy vehicles and integrated technology solutions, has already delivered over 70 units of 6.5-meter COMET electric minibuses to the Philippines. Ev […]
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi meets US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a meeting with foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations on Sept 23, 2021, on the sidelines of the 76th UN General Assembly in New York. (KENA BETANCUR / POOL / AFP) JAKARTA – Malaysia and Indonesia share strong reservations […]
An aerial view shows smoke billowing from a warehouse after reported shelling on the town of Sarmada in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on Oct 16, 2021. (AAREF WATAD / AFP) GENEVA – The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria said on Sunday the government and opposition co-chairs of the Syrian Constitutional Committee had agreed to […]
A health worker inoculates a woman with a dose of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine during a mass vaccination at a zoo in Surabaya on Sept 13, 2021. (JUNI KRISWANTO / AFP) SYDNEY / RIYADH / JERUSALEM / ANKARA / KUALA LUMPUR / WELLINGTON / NEW DELHI / TOKYO / BANGKOK / JAKARTA / BENGALURU / MANILA – Indonesia expects to enter […]
Rescuers inspect a house damaged by an earthquake-triggered landslide in Bangli, on the island of Bali, Indonesia, Oct 16, 2021. (DEWA RAKA / AP) JAKARTA – An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck Indonesia's Bali island on Saturday morning, killing at least three people, Indonesia's search and rescue agency said. READ MORE: Quake damages buildings on Bali, […]
Airport officers stand in the international departure terminal at Ngurah Rai airport in Tuban on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Oct 14, 2021, on the first day of reopening to foreign tourists amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP) As Asian countries mull gradual reopening of borders, vaccination rates are proving critical in […]
This combo photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (left) and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. (PHOTO / AP / AFP) TOKYO – Japan's new prime minister Fumio Kishida told reporters on Friday that he had spoken with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and told him that Japan wanted an "appropriate" response on disputes including […]
Australian prime minister Scott Morrison speaks during a press conference in Sydney on Oct 15, 2021. Morrison confirmed he will attend a climate summit in Glasgow next month. (DAM HIMBRECHTS / AAP IMAGE VIA AP) SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday he would attend the UN COP26 climate summit in Glasgow […]
Lawrence Wong, Singapore's finance minister and co-chair of the multi-ministry COVID-19 task force, speaks during an interview in Singapore on Sept 27, 2021. (PHOTO / BLOOMBERG) Singapore needs to guard against rising inequality and is studying options to expand its system of wealth taxes, said the country’s finance minister. The city-state’s policies should continue to […]
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a bilateral meeting with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the State Department in Washington, Oct 13, 2021. (ANDREW HARNIK / POOL / AFP) WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday the Biden administration intends to press ahead with […]