This day in history | 1983: British drivers ordered to belt up

Drivers and front seat passengers must wear seatbelts under a new law which came into force at midnight. The Department of Transport says 30,000 people a year are killed

The Buzz | Beijing seals off more residential areas, reports 12 cases

Beijing officials said yesterday they sealed off several residential communities in the city’s northern district after two cases of COVID-19 were found. Residents in the Anzhenli neighborhood in

China Daily | Space should be used for international cooperation

More than 200 space launch missions, mostly carried by the Long March rocket family, were completed over the past five years. The Beidou navigation system has completed

Breaking News | Exit poll suggests Socialists win re-election in Portugal

An exit poll in Portugal's general election suggests the center-left Socialist Party has been reelected, beating its main rival, the center-right Social Democratic Party. The poll by Portugal's Catholic University for

EXPLAINER: Can Portugal election clear political roadblock?

Portuguese voters go to the polls today (Sunday), two years earlier than scheduled, after a political crisis over a blocked spending bill brought down the minority Socialist government and triggered

Afghanistan | UN chief urges major aid increase, unfreezing assets

The U.N. chief urged nations yesterday to greatly boost humanitarian aid for millions of Afghans living in “a frozen hell” and release nearly $9

This day in history | 1986 Seven dead in space shuttle disaster

The American space shuttle, Challenger, has exploded killing all seven astronauts on board. The five men and two women - including the first teacher in space - were just

Picasso heirs launch digital art piece to ride ‘crypto’ wave

Pablo, meet Crypto. Heirs of Pablo Picasso, the famed 20th-century Spanish artist, are vaulting into 21st-century commerce by selling 1,010 digital art pieces of one of

The Buzz | World remembers Holocaust as antisemitism rises in pandemic

Holocaust survivors and politicians warned about the resurgence of antisemitism and Holocaust denial as the world remembered Nazi atrocities and commemorated the 77th anniversary of the liberation of

Ukraine Crisis | Russia threatens retaliation if security demands not met

Russia warned yesterday it would quickly take “retaliatory measures” if the U.S. and its allies reject its security demands and continue their “aggressive” policies, ratcheting up pressure

This day in history | 1990 Romanians call for government change

Tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators have taken to the streets of the Romanian capital, Bucharest to protest against the interim government of Ion Iliescu. It was

San Francisco reports big increase in anti-Asian hate crimes

The mayor of San Francisco expressed despair over the increase in reported hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders last year, up an astonishing 567%

The Buzz | China starts three-year crackdown on money laundering

China will start a nationwide crackdown on money laundering from 2022 to 2024 after stepping up regulatory efforts in recent years, Bloomberg has reported. According to Bloomberg, eleven

Ukraine crisis | German caution on arms rooted in history, energy

Germany's refusal to join other NATO members in providing weapons to Ukraine has annoyed some allies and raised questions about Berlin’s resolve in standing up to Russia.

This day in history | 1969 Prague riots over student martyr

Police wielding truncheons and firing tear gas from pressure canisters have broken up a march by hundreds of demonstrators in central Prague. The violence erupted as officers

UK to lift travel test requirements for the vaccinated

The British government announced yesterday that it is scrapping coronavirus travel testing requirements for the vaccinated, news hailed by the travel industry as a

The Buzz | Australian opposition leader: China relations won’t change

The opposition leader in Australia said yesterday its relationship with China will remain difficult even if his center-left Labor Party wins power at elections for the first time

Ukraine crisis | NATO sends ships, jets east as Ireland rejects Russia drills

NATO said yesterday that it’s putting extra forces on standby and sending more ships and fighter jets to eastern Europe, as Ireland warned that new Russian

This day in history | 1971 Idi Amin ousts Uganda president

General Idi Amin has seized power from President Milton Obote, the man who led Uganda to independence in 1962. The general led a military coup while the president was

UK to probe lawmaker’s claim she was fired over Muslim faith

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday ordered an investigation into a Conservative lawmaker’s claim that she was fired from a government job in part because of

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