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Asia & Pacific

Japan probes possible involvement of pro-Russian group in cyberattack

More than 20 websites across four government ministries could not be accessed on Tuesday evening but were restored on the same day, Matsuno said. 

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

EU, China trade barbs over failed G20 climate talks

At the end of last week's negotiations in Bali, the 20 governments failed to agree a joint communique on climate change. Diplomatic sources had said some countries, including China, were unhappy with language that had already been agreed and enshrined in past deals.  ...

3 years ago
Europe

Biden rejects branding Russia 'state sponsor of terrorism'

Biden, asked by a reporter on Monday if he would blacklist Russia as a terrorist state, said simply, "no," after months of non-committal answers from senior officials. ...

3 years ago

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Asia & Pacific

Philippines seeks clemency for Filipina on death row in Indonesia

Mary Jane Veloso was arrested in Indonesia in 2010 carrying a suitcase lined with 2.6 kilograms (5.7 pounds) of heroin and was later sentenced to death.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Biden 'sure' he will see Xi if Chinese leader attends G20 meetings

"If he's there, I'm sure I'll see him," Biden told reporters before a Cabinet meeting.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

China logs hottest August since records began

Southern China last month sweltered under what experts said may have been one of the worst heat waves in global history, with parts of Sichuan province and the megacity of Chongqing clocking a string of days well over 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit).

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan to shorten COVID-19 isolation to 7 from 10 days

By shortening the recuperating period, counted from the day the person developed symptoms of the disease, the country seeks to allow people to return to work more quickly to mitigate the impact on socioeconomic activities from the coronavirus pandemic.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Solomon Islands says Australian election offer is inappropriate

Australia's foreign affairs minister Penny Wong said on Tuesday Australia had offered to finance the next election in the Solomon Islands, after its prime minister, Manasseh Sogavare, said the Pacific island nation couldn't afford to fund the Pacific Games and an election in the same year.

3 years ago
Europe

Putin attends military exercises with Chinese forces: Kremlin

Putin was meeting with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and military chief of staff Valery Gerasimov at the Sergeevski military range and could observe the final phase of the military exercises later, Peskov was quoted as saying.

3 years ago
Europe

Irish data watchdog fines Instagram 405 million euros

"We adopted our final decision last Friday and it does contain a fine of 405 million euros," the DPC said in a statement. Full details of the decision will be published next week, it added.

3 years ago
Europe

Boris to quit as Prime Minister, Truss to take over

Johnson, who was forced to quit after losing the support of dozens of his ministers, bids farewell from Downing Street before jetting to northeast Scotland to see the 96-year-old monarch.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Power cuts, traffic snarls as India's tech hub endures second day of floods

The city, home to various global companies as well as home-grown startups, has received 162 percent more rainfall than average since the beginning of the wet season on June 1. 

3 years ago
Europe

Shelling forces Ukraine nuclear plant off grid as Zelensky warns of 'disaster'

Soon after it invaded in February, Moscow largely took control of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions of southern Ukraine and is now aiming to absorb them into Russia through referendums -- as it did with Crimea in 2014.

3 years ago
Europe

Liz Truss expected to be named Conservative leader, new PM

After weeks of an often bad-tempered and divisive party leadership contest that pitted Truss against Rishi Sunak, a former finance minister, Monday's announcement at 1130 GMT will trigger the beginning of a handover from Boris Johnson.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

China approves world's first inhalable COVID-19 vaccine

The National Medical Products Administration gave the go-ahead for the vaccine for emergency use as a booster, the company said in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Sunday. 

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Malaysia urges ASEAN to "buck up" in enforcing Myanmar peace plan

The 10-nation bloc has been pushing Myanmar's military rulers to follow a peace "consensus" they agreed to last year, with some member countries expressing disappointment over a lack of progress on the plan. 

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Jokowi, Marcos Jr sign defense agreement, vow to protect regional stability

The trip by Marcos, the son and namesake of the late ruler who was overthrown in a popular uprising 36 years ago, is his first official venture overseas since his landslide election victory in May. 

3 years ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran considers buying Sukhoi Su-35 jets from Russia

"The purchase of the Sukhoi 35 from Russia is being considered by the Air Force" of Iran, Vahedi told Borna news agency which affiliated to the sports ministry, on Sunday.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Philippines, US coast guards conclude joint search and rescue drills

The PCG , in a statement on Sunday, said that the training with the USCG Cutter Midgett was conducted from Sept. 2 to Sept. 3 24 nautical miles southwest of Mariveles, Bataan.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Solomon Islands says Australia, NZ exempt from navy ship moratorium

Foreign military vessels responding to a request for assistance from the Solomon Islands government would also be exempt, Prime Minister Manesseh Sogavare said.

3 years ago
Americas

Canada hunts suspects in stabbing spree that killed 10, wounded 15

The stabbings across 13 crime scenes were among the deadliest mass killings in modern Canadian history and certain to reverberate throughout the country, which is unaccustomed to bouts of mass violence more commonly seen in the United States. 

3 years ago
Americas

Chile overwhelmingly rejects progressive new constitution

While nearly 80 percent of Chileans voted to draft a new constitution in 2020, nearly 62 percent of voters rejected the new text with 99.74 percent of ballot boxes counted.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Marcos visits Indonesia in first overseas trip as president

The trip by Marcos, the son and namesake of the late ruler who was overthrown in a popular uprising 36 years ago, is his first official venture overseas since his landslide election victory in May. 

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Indonesia called to speak up to China after UN damning report on Xinjiang

Indonesia is facing calls to speak up to China following a United Nations human rights report of “serious human rights violations” against the Uyghurs and other Muslim communities in China’s Xinjiang province.

3 years ago
Americas premium

US, Indonesia agree to enhance renewable energy deployment

The United States and Indonesia have agreed on a framework for accelerating the latter’s renewable energy deployment this decade following a meeting between the US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan on Thursday. 

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

CanSino's inhaled COVID-19 vaccine gets emergency use approval in China

Meanwhile, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday recommended COVID-19 booster shots from Pfizer and Moderna targeting the Omicron variant, clearing the way for the administration of the shots.

3 years ago
Europe

'Completely new' COVID-19 strains possible this winter: EU

The comments came as the 27-nation European Union prepares to roll out a booster campaign ahead of a feared wave of new coronavirus cases later this year.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

China's No. 3 leader to visit Russia next week

Beijing and Moscow have drawn closer in recent years, ramping up cooperation as part of what they call a "no limits" relationship, acting as a counterweight to the global dominance of the United States.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Biden to host first US-Pacific island summit as China's clout grows

The two-day summit from Sept. 28 in Washington will reflect "deepening cooperation on key issues such as climate change, pandemic response, economic recovery, maritime security, environmental protection, and advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific," Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

US announces $1.1 billion arms package for Taiwan

The sale comes a month after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defiantly visited the self-governing democracy, prompting mainland China to launch a show of force that could be a trial run for a future invasion.

3 years ago
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