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  • WORLD

    Measles makes a comeback as jab rates fall

    Published on 05/03/2024

    » LONDON - The 5-year-old looked nervously at her older brothers, scanning their faces for any sign of distress as needles were swiftly stuck into their upper arms, the syringe plungers pushed in and the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine administered. Whether it was for her benefit or not, they barely flinched.

  • OPINION

    US, Asian partners walk complex line with drills

    News, Peter Apps, Published on 04/03/2024

    » As Nato troops including up to 25,000 Americans continued their largest military exercises since the end of the Cold War in Europe last week, one of America's most established Asian multinational drills was getting under way in Thailand.

  • WORLD

    Norwegian king needs ‘a few more days’ in Malaysian hospital

    Published on 01/03/2024

    » OSLO - Norway's King Harald will remain in hospital on Langkawi Island in Malaysia for “a few more days” for treatment and rest before returning home to Norway, the royal household said on Friday.

  • OPINION

    How the United States' CHIPS Act hurts Taiwan

    Oped, Published on 01/03/2024

    » The concentration of advanced semiconductor manufacturing in Taiwan has raised fears in the United States about the vulnerability of this supply chain should China blockade or invade the island. The US CHIPS and Science Act seeks to address that vulnerability with $52 billion (1.86 trillion baht) in subsidies to encourage semiconductor manufacturers to relocate to America. But the legislation, as designed, will fall short of its objective; it may even weaken Taiwan's most important industry, further threatening the island's security.

  • WORLD

    Sri Lanka ends free visas for long-staying Russians and Ukrainians

    Published on 29/02/2024

    » COLOMBO - Sri Lanka has decided to stop issuing free long-term visas to Russian and Ukrainian nationals who have lived in the country for the past two years, a government official said on Thursday.

  • WORLD

    Putin warns West of nuclear war risk

    Published on 29/02/2024

    » MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin warned Western countries on Thursday that there was a genuine risk of nuclear war if they sent their own troops to fight in Ukraine, and he said Moscow had the weapons to strike targets in the West.

  • WORLD

    G7 leaders vow support for Ukraine on 2nd anniv. of Russian invasion

    Published on 25/02/2024

    » Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialised nations pledged continued "unwavering" support for Ukraine on Saturday as the country marked the second anniversary of Russia's invasion, committing to further pressuring Moscow and slamming its arms transactions with North Korea.

  • WORLD

    Assange case not political, US says

    Published on 21/02/2024

    » LONDON - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being prosecuted for publishing sources’ names and not for his political opinions, lawyers representing the United States said on Wednesday as Assange fights to stop his extradition from Britain.

  • OPINION

    Trump's words seen raising risk of war in Europe

    News, Peter Apps, Published on 21/02/2024

    » As German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attended the groundbreaking ceremony for a new munitions factory early last week, he warned that Europe must move to mass-producing weapons "because the painful reality is that we do not live in times of peace".

  • WORLD

    WikiLeaks’ Assange makes last stand in UK court

    Published on 20/02/2024

    » LONDON - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday embarked on what could be his last chance to stop his extradition from Britain to the United States after more than 13 years battling in the English courts.

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