Tourists walk in the Marina Bay area of Singapore, on Sept 25, 2021. (PHOTO / BLOOMBERG) Singaporeans’ trust in their government’s ability to manage COVID-19 fell as community cases soared when the worst wave hit early last month, according to the Institute of Policy Studies. The survey showed the proportion of people who believed the […]
This photo taken on June 11, 2018 shows elementary school children practicing during a kids soccer school class at Konami Sports Club headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA / AFP) TOKYO – A junior high school boy, who fatally stabbed a fellow student in central Japan on Wednesday, said he had troubles with the victim […]
In this file photo taken on Oct 20, 2021, Syrian security forces stand guard as the charred bus is removed from the site of an early morning attack on an army bus targeted with explosive devices, in the capital Damascus. (PHOTO / AFP) CAIRO – An Israeli 'air aggression' on Syria's central region killed two […]
Hong Kong’s cricket team have been brought back down to earth after their winning start to the Women’s T20 World Cup Asian Region Qualifier in Dubai. They lost their second game on Tuesday by 11 runs to the UAE. Set a target of 129 for victory, Opener Natasha Miles started strongly with a top score […]
Flames burn from a ventilation shaft above the Pike River mine on Nov 30, 2010, where 29 miners are fatally trapped, in Greymouth, New Zealand. (IAIN MCGREGOR / NZPA VIA AP / FILE) WELLINGTON – Human remains have been found in a New Zealand coal mine, police said on Wednesday, more than a decade after […]
A fighter with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces stands guard on a hilltop overlooking the village of Baghouz in Syria's northern Deir Ezzor province, on March 24, 2021, where two years ago, the Islamic State Group made their last stand before being defeated. (DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP) WASHINGTON – The US military covered up 2019 […]
Ireland beat New Zealand for the third time in the past five years in a stunning 29-20 victory at Lansdowne Road on Saturday. The Irish ran in tries from New Zealand-born wing James Lowe, Ronan Kelleher and Caelan Doris in a gripping test in front of a raucous 51,000 crowd. Andy Farrell’s side go into […]
In this April 16, 2021 photo, troops loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed government look on while at a position against the Huthi rebels at the Kanais frontline in the north of the contested northeastern province of Marib. (ANUJ CHOPRA / AFP) DUBAI – The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen said on Wednesday its […]
"They now ring the bells, but they will soon wring their hands”, said the English statesman, Sir Robert Walpole. On July 24, 2020, when District Judge Anthony Kwok Kai-on acquitted three alleged rioters, Natalie Lee Yuen-yui, Tong Wai-hung and Elaine To, on a strict interpretation of the offense’s legal ingredients, there was rejoicing in some […]
Editor's Note: Some Western media and politicians have always criticized China for its family planning policy. Now they have found a new tool to beat China with, by accusing it of committing "genocide" in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. But the results of the seventh national census and the outcome of the family planning policy […]
A man dressed in a Spiderman costume sells coffee on a back street in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 19, 2021. (MOHD RASFAN / AFP) SINGAPORE / SYDNEY / NEW DELHI / KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported another 4,701 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 2,501,966, according to the health […]
Premier League strugglers Norwich City sacked manager Daniel Farke on Saturday hours after they picked up their first Premier League win of the season away to Brentford. Farke, who spent four and a half years at Carrow Road, twice oversaw promotions to the top flight but just like the last time they were in the […]
Burnley showed tremendous fighting spirit and were driven by a magnificent performance from goalkeeper Nick Pope to earn a 1-1 draw at Premier League leaders Chelsea, the Clarets’ manager Sean Dyche said. Pope racked up a string of outstanding saves either side of a 33rd-minute Kai Havertz opener for dominant Chelsea, who were undone in […]
Second-half goals from Raphinha and Rodrigo Moreno earned Leeds United a 2-1 win away at Norwich City in the Premier League on Sunday, keeping the visitors out of the relegation zone and the home side nailed to the bottom of the table after 10 matches. Leeds stayed 17th on 10 points from as many games, […]
Police officers chase supporters of Tehreek-e-Labiak Pakistan, a radical Islamist party, during their protest march toward Islamabad, on a highway in the town of Sadhuke in eastern Pakistan, Oct 27, 2021. (K.M. CHAUDARY / AP PHOTO) LAHORE – Four Pakistani police were killed and hundreds wounded when armed activists from a banned Islamist group clashed […]
Whether and how the G20 countries should provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan is a very important item on the agenda of the upcoming G20 summit. It also provides an opportunity for people to reflect on what is truly human rights protection. The UN General Assembly proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Dec 10, […]
Archaeologists stand near carvings discovered on the walls of an ancient irrigation canal near Faydeh in the Nineveh area of northern Iraq. (TERRA DI NINIVE / AFP) DOHUK, Iraq－Archaeologists in Iraq revealed on Sunday their discovery of a large-scale wine factory from the rule of the Assyrian kings 2,700 years ago, along with stunning monumental […]
Newcastle United held Crystal Palace to a 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park on Saturday in their first game since the departure of manager Steve Bruce after Callum Wilson’s acrobatic strike cancelled out Christian Benteke’s opener for the home side. Newcastle, under interim manager Graeme Jones, were second best for the majority of the game but […]
Whangarei Mayor Sheryl Mai, left, and Kirk Milner at the Ngati Hine Health Trusthold hold up placards advertising a vaccination center in Whangarei, New Zealand, Oct 16, 2021. (MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM / NZME VIA AP) NEW DELHI / AUCKLAND / SYDNEY / KUALA LUMPUR / ANKARA / TEHRAN – New Zealand vaccinated at least 2.5 percent of […]
A rescue team works to evacuate students participating in a trekking activity of a scout group along the Cileuleur River, in Ciamis district on Oct 15, 2021. (DARRA / AFP) JAKARTA – Eleven students drowned at a river in Indonesia's West Java province after a trekking accident on Friday, an official at the local rescue […]