China taps support from Poland, Serbia after frozen EU deal

China and the European Union are partners, not competitors, and cooperation will help both sides, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Polish counterpart as the Asian nation seeks support

The Buzz | More than 200 bodies found at Indigenous school in Canada

The remains of 215 children, some as young as 3 years old, have been found buried on the site of what was once Canada’s largest Indigenous residential school — one

This day in history | 1959 Monkeys survive space mission |

Two monkeys have become the first living creatures to survive a space flight. Able, a seven-pound female rhesus monkey, and Baker, a one-pound female squirrel monkey, were fired 300 miles into

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

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