Covid-19 | China says politics behind Biden call for virus origin probe

China yesterday accused the Biden administration of playing politics and shirking its responsibility in calling for a renewed investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic that was first detected

The Buzz | Production of another COVID-19 vaccine to begin in weeks

Production of another potential vaccine against COVID-19 will begin within weeks, its developers Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline said yesterday as they launched a large trial enrolling 35,000 adult volunteers in the

This day in history | 1994 Dissident writer Solzhenitsyn returns

Alexander Solzhenitsyn has flown back to his native Russia after 20 years of exile in the United States. His plane touched down in the far eastern port of Magadan from Anchorage,

The Buzz | Portugal backtracks on capital-focused vaccines

Portuguese authorities say they are speeding up their COVID-19 vaccination drive nationwide after prompting an outcry by saying inoculations would be accelerated only in the Lisbon region. The Lisbon and Tagus

WHO asked to review spiked Italy report, whistleblower case

Whistleblower protection groups urged the World Health Organization yesterday to launch an independent review into the case of an Italian researcher who reported being pressured to falsify data in a

This day in history | 1998 Veterans reject Japanese ‘sorrow’

Emperor Akihito of Japan has spoken of his “deep sorrow and pain” over the suffering inflicted by his country during World War II, but did not apologise for the treatment

Myanmar | UN envoy warns of possible civil war, seeks talks

The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar warned yesterday of possible civil war in the country, saying people are arming themselves against the military junta and protesters have started shifting

The Buzz | Bitcoin slips below $38,000 in a retreat from Monday’s rally

Bitcoin traded lower yesterday as prices pulled back from a double-digit percentage rally, stoked by Elon Musk’s effort to bolster the token’s green credentials on Twitter. The largest digital currency slipped 4% to

Malaysia’s worsening Covid-19 outbreak spills over into Thailand

An worsening coronavirus outbreak in Malaysia has sparked alarm and is spilling over into neighboring Thailand, which recently discovered a more infectious variant in its south believed to have come

This day in history | 1961 Kennedy pledges man on Moon

President John F Kennedy has called for millions of dollars to fund a space programme to get the first man on the Moon by 1970. In a speech to a joint

Samoa in crisis as elected leader locked out of Parliament

Samoa was plunged into a constitutional crisis yesterday when the woman who won an election last month was locked out of Parliament and the previous leader claimed he remained in

The Buzz | Blinken off to Mideast to push peace talks after Gaza truce

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to the Middle East to press the Israelis, Palestinians and regional players to build on last week’s Gaza cease-fire by laying the groundwork for an

Belarus opposition figure detained when flight diverted

A prominent opponent of Belarus’ authoritarian president was arrested after the airliner in which he was traveling was diverted to the country after a bomb threat, in what the opposition

This day in history | 2001 Israel wedding party tragedy

At least 20 people have been killed and hundreds have been injured at a wedding party in Jerusalem after the dance floor collapsed. Guests were left clinging to the sides of

Mideast | Israeli police allow Jews to visit flashpoint Jerusalem site

Israeli police yesterday escorted more than 120 Jewish visitors to a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem where police actions in recent weeks had ignited protests and violence that triggered war

The Buzz | China’s top diplomat to visit Russia for strategic talks

China’s top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, will visit Russia for the 16th strategic and security consultation between the two countries starting today, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday. Yang, director

Resorts World Las Vegas gets regulatory OK to open June 24

Malaysia-based owner of one of the biggest casino projects ever on the Las Vegas Strip won regulatory approval Thursday to deal cards, roll dice and welcome gamblers when Resorts World

This day in history | 1991 Bomb kills India’s former leader Rajiv Gandhi

Rajiv Gandhi, the 46-year-old former Indian prime minister, has been assassinated. He was campaigning for the Congress Party on the second day of voting in the world’s largest democratic election when

South China Sea | Beijing, Washington argue over naval activity in disputed waters

China yesterday issued its second protest in as many days over United States naval activity in the region, drawing an unusually sharp response from the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet, which

War, climate displaced tens of millions in 2020: Study

A key group that monitors internal displacement is reporting yesterday that violence and disasters — often caused or worsened by the impact of climate change — forced people to relocate

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