This day in history | 1981 Bobby Sands dies in prison

Hunger striker Bobby Sands has died in prison 66 days after first refusing to eat. The 27-year-old republican spent the last days of his life on a water bed to protect

G7 foreign ministers meet face-to-face after pandemic pause

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy industrialized nations are gathering in London - their first face-to-face meeting in more than two years - to grapple with threats to

South Korea dairy company CEO resigns over virus research scandal

The chairman of one of South Korea’s biggest dairy companies has resigned over a scandal in which his company was accused of deliberately spreading misinformation that its yogurt helps prevent

The Buzz | Bill and Melinda Gates announce they are getting divorced

Bill and Melinda Gates said Monday that they are divorcing but would keep working together at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest charitable foundations in the

Asian American business leaders seek to fight discrimination

Asian American business leaders are launching a foundation to challenge discrimination through what they call the largest philanthropic commitment in history by Asian Americans geared to support members of their

This day in history | 1952 Anne Frank published in English

The moving diary of Anne Frank, a Jewish victim of the Holocaust, is now available in British book shops entitled The Diary of a Young Girl. The book was first published

Space | China launches main part of its first permanent space station

China yesterday launched the main module of its first permanent space station that will host astronauts long term, the latest success for a program that has realized a number of

The Buzz | Philippines extends virus lockdown to mid-May

The Philippines is extending an already monthlong lockdown by two weeks as the country’s worst coronavirus infection spike starts to ease but remains alarming. President Rodrigo Duterte said in televised remarks

China says US increasing military activity directed at it

Activity by U.S. military ships and surveillance planes directed at China has increased significantly under President Joe Biden’s administration, a spokesperson for the Chinese Defense Ministry said yesterday. As an example,

Biden’s declaration: America’s democracy ‘is rising anew’

President Joe Biden declared that "America is rising anew" as he called for an expansion of federal programs to drive the economy past the pandemic and broadly extend the social

This day in history | 1992 LA in flames after ‘not guilty’ verdict

Fierce rioting has broken out in Los Angeles following the decision by a jury to acquit four white police officers accused of beating black motorist Rodney King. The decision, made by

USA | What to watch during Biden’s first big speech to Congress

President Joe Biden is putting the finishing touches on his first address to a joint session of Congress, a prime-time speech today on the eve of his 100th day in

The Buzz | Huawei says sales down 16.5% amid US sanctions

Embattled Chinese tech giant Huawei said first-quarter revenue fell after it sold its lower-priced Honor smartphone brand, but profitability improved. Sales declined 16.5% from a year earlier to 152.2 billion yuan

This day in history | 1986 Soviets admit nuclear accident

The Soviet Union has acknowledged there has been an accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The report, from the official news agency, Tass, said there had been casualties

Middle East | ‘Incident’ strikes Saudi port of Yanbu in Red Sea

Black smoke rose yesterday off the Saudi port of Yanbu after an undescribed “incident” in the Red Sea, authorities said, while one private security firm warned of a possible attack

The Buzz | Hong Kong finance executives defy virus with biggest bonuses

Hong Kong’s finance executives got the city’s biggest bonuses in 2020, defying a pandemic that saw more than a third of respondents miss out on their incentive payments, according to

Academy Awards television audience plummets to 9.85 million

The Academy Awards television audience plunged to 9.85 million viewers on ABC, less than half of the Oscars’ previous low and continuing a startling trend of viewer tune out for

The Asian hour | China mutes reaction to Zhao’s Oscars as S. Korea lauds Youn

Chloé Zhao’s history-making Oscars sweep, winning best director and best picture, is being met with a muted response in her country of birth, and even censorship. Zhao’s “Nomadland” is the second

Moments | History, glamour … and what a weird ending

Wait. What? If that’s what you yelled at the TV during the final moments of Sunday’s Oscars, you weren’t alone. In what may have been the most abrupt ending since that

The Buzz | Prototype of first US dollar coins auctioned for $840,000

A piece of copper that was struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1794 and was a prototype for the fledgling nation’s money was auctioned off for $840,000, considerably more than

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