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49 boys drown in Pakistan boating accident
AFP, Published on 31/01/2023
» PESHAWAR (PAKISTAN) - Forty-nine children died when their overloaded boat capsized in northwest Pakistan, police said Tuesday after divers spent three days dragging bodies from freezing waters.
Ancient poetry draws stadium crowds
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 08/01/2023
» The four designated stages inside the crowded stadium complex in the heart of the busy capital weren't enough. So poetry lovers also took to the footpaths and the spaces in between, turning them into impromptu open-mic platforms for India's embattled language of love.
'Luddite' teens defy societal likes
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 08/01/2023
» On a brisk recent Sunday, a band of teenagers met on the steps of Central Library in Brooklyn to start the weekly meeting of the Luddite Club, a high school group that promotes a lifestyle of self-liberation from social media and technology.
China slams ‘unacceptable’ Covid curbs abroad
Published on 03/01/2023
» BEIJING: China on Tuesday called the mounting international restrictions on travellers from its territory “unacceptable” after over a dozen countries placed fresh Covid curbs on visitors from the world’s most populous nation.
Global alarm grows over China's Covid surge
AFP, Published on 29/12/2022
» BEIJING: The United States is the latest in a growing number of countries to impose restrictions on visitors from China after Beijing abruptly removed a major impediment to overseas travel despite surging Covid cases at home.
Girls strike new note at ancient German boys' choir school
AFP, Published on 18/12/2022
» REGENSBURG (GERMANY) - Every year in December, the corridors and classrooms of the famous Regensburg cathedral school swell with the sound of choirboys rehearsing traditional Christmas music.
Dating apps and Telegram: How China protesters are defying authorities
Reuters, Published on 29/11/2022
» BEIJING: Opponents of China's anti-Covid measures are resorting to dating apps and social media platforms blocked on the mainland to evade censors, spread the word about their defiance and strategy, in a high-tech game of cat and mouse with police.
China mourns Jiang as funeral planning begins
Published on 01/12/2022
» BEIJING: Mobile apps and state media websites turned black-and-white, flags on some government buildings in Beijing were at half-mast, and flowers were laid on Thursday as China mourned the death of former leader Jiang Zemin.
Biden in Cambodia as global leaders join Asean summit
Published on 12/11/2022
» PHNOM PENH: Southeast Asian heads of government were due to hold talks on Saturday with visiting global leaders, including United States President Joe Biden, as the region tries to navigate the growing rivalry between China and Western powers.
Iran protests swell on anniversary of lethal 2019 crackdown
AFP, Published on 16/11/2022
» PARIS - Iranians took to the streets Tuesday after organisers of protests over Mahsa Amini's death called for demonstrations marking three years since a lethal crackdown on unrest sparked by a fuel price hike.