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China says it carried out beach landing drills in province opposite Taiwan
Reuters, Published on 11/10/2021
» BEIJING: China's military said on Monday it had carried out beach landing and assault drills in the province directly across the sea from Taiwan, though it did not link the exercises to current tensions with Taipei.
Czech politics in doubt with president in hospital
AFP, Published on 11/10/2021
» PRAGUE - Czech politics was thrown into uncertainty Monday with the president spending a second day in intensive care and his chief ally, the outgoing billionaire prime minister, defeated in a general election.
Investment pledges jump 140% in Jan-Sept
Reuters, Published on 11/10/2021
» Thailand's overall investment applications from January to September jumped 140% from a year earlier to 521 billion baht, already exceeding those of the whole of last year, the investment agency said on Monday.
Merck seeks US emergency authorisation for Covid treatment pill
AFP, Published on 11/10/2021
» WASHINGTON: US pharmaceutical giant Merck said Monday that it has applied for emergency use authorization of its oral anti-Covid drug in the United States, a major step towards finding a simple pill to treat the disease.
5 Indian soldiers among 7 killed in Kashmir gun battles
Reuters, Published on 11/10/2021
» SRINAGAR: At least five Indian soldiers and two militants were killed on Monday in a series of gun battles in Indian Kashmir, where security forces have stepped up operations after several civilian killings last week, officials said.
Trio win Nobel Economics Prize for 'natural experiments'
AFP, Published on 11/10/2021
» STOCKHOLM - Canadian David Card, Israeli-American Joshua Angrist and Dutch-American Guido Imbens on Monday won the Nobel Economics Prize for insights into the labour market and "natural experiments", the jury said.
Burkina starts trial of alleged killers of left-wing idol Sankara
AFP, Published on 11/10/2021
» OUAGADOUGOU - A military court in Ouagadougou on Monday began the long-awaited trial of 14 men, including the former president, accused in the assassination of Burkina Faso's left-wing leader Thomas Sankara 34 years ago
Hong Kong police report surge in child abuse cases
Published on 11/10/2021
» HONG KONG: Child abuse cases in Hong Kong have risen an alarming 70% in the first eight months of the year, while the number of sexual assaults are also climbing as the pandemic levels off.
Indonesia cuts quarantine to 5 days as borders reopen further
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/10/2021
» Indonesia is reopening its borders further, allowing visitors from more countries to enter and imposing a shorter quarantine period.
Websites crash in rush for travel bookings as Singapore opens up
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/10/2021
» Singapore Airlines Ltd’s website was temporarily down over the weekend and travel agencies are seeing a surge in demand for flights after the city’s government announced a plan to start quarantine-free travel with more countries as early as next week.