This day in history | 1997 China’s reformist Deng Xiaoping dies

China’s paramount leader Deng Xiaoping has died at the age of 92. He had been suffering from failing health for several years and was last seen in public three years ago. The

United Nations | Guterres urges global plan to reverse unfair vaccine access

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sharply criticized the “wildly uneven and unfair” distribution of COVID-19 vaccines yesterday , saying 10 countries have administered 75 percent of all vaccinations and demanding a

The Buzz | US charges North Korean computer programmers in global hacks

The Justice Department has charged three North Korean computer programmers in a broad range of global hacks, including a destructive attack targeting an American movie studio, and in the attempted

NASA rover streaks toward a landing on Mars

A NASA rover streaked toward a landing on Mars today (Macau time) in the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life

US charges North Korean computer programmers in global hacks

The Justice Department has charged three North Korean computer programmers in a broad range of global hacks, including a destructive attack targeting an American movie studio, and in the attempted

This day in history | 1954 McCarthy hunts ‘army Communists’

The Secretary of the US army has ordered two generals, subpoenaed by anti-Communist senator Joseph McCarthy, to ignore the summons. The move by Robert T Stevens came on the first day

Australia | News media ‘large and small’ discuss Google deals

Google is quickly negotiating generous deals with big and small Australian media companies to pay for news as lawmakers consider forcing digital giants into such agreements, Australia’s treasurer said yesterday. Seven

The Buzz | Australia’s second largest city comes out of third lockdown

Melbourne, Australia’s second largest city, will relax its third lockdown yesterday and allow spectators to return to the Australian Open tennis tournament after a five-day absence. Rod Laver Arena will be

Protests held across Myanmar despite UN fears of violence

Demonstrators in Myanmar gathered yesterday in their largest numbers so far to protest the military’s seizure of power, even after a U.N. human rights expert warned that troops being brought

USA | Trial highlights: Harrowing footage, focus on Trump’s words

House Democrats opened their first day of arguments in former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial with searing footage of the U.S. Capitol riot as they painted Trump as an "inciter

This day in history | 1987 Mrs Payne is no brothel Madam

Party planner Cynthia Payne has been acquitted of nine charges of controlling prostitutes at her home in south west London. The courtroom burst into applause after decision of the jury -

USA | What to Watch: Democrats to argue Trump alone incited mob

House Democrats will begin two days of arguments in Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, trying to convince skeptical Republicans that the former president alone was responsible for inciting his mob

The Buzz | Hong Kong to reopen venues, relax distancing rules as cases drop

Hong Kong will allow restaurant dining-in services until 10 p.m. and relax other social-distancing rules after the Chinese New Year, as the city tries to move past a winter wave

Chinese spacecraft nearing Mars, world’s second in two days

A Chinese spacecraft appears poised to enter orbit around Mars, one day after an orbiter from the United Arab Emirates did so and about a week ahead of an American

This Day in History | 1952 India passes first test of democracy

The Congress Party of India, led by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, has won an outright victory in the country’s first general election. The party has won 249 of the 489 seats contested

US exercises in South China Sea signal Biden’s stance on Beijing’s claims

Two U.S. carriers conducted a military exercise in the South China Sea, signaling that U.S. President Joseph Biden and his administration are taking a strong stance to oppose China’s territorial

Taiwan says ties with US strong amid threats from China

As the U.S. Navy asserts its presence in the South China Sea, Taiwan’s leader says its ties with Washington remain solid over the transition from the Trump to the Biden

The Buzz | UN experts: North Korea using cyber attacks to update nukes

North Korea has modernized its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles by flaunting United Nations sanctions, using cyberattacks to help finance its programs and continuing to seek material and technology overseas

WHO team | Coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab

The coronavirus most likely first appeared in humans after jumping from an animal, a team of international and Chinese scientists looking for the origins of COVID-19 said yesterday, dismissing as

This day in history | 1995 Space pioneers take first small steps

Michael Foale has become the first British-born American to walk in space. Dr Foale - originally from Lincolnshire - and Dr Bernard Harris, the first black astronaut, stepped out into the

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