The Buzz | Japan to tighten border control against variants

Transportation minister Kazuyoshi Akaba says Japan will tighten border controls and limit the number of entrants to up to 2,000 per day to guard against the more contagious variants of

This day in history | 1964 Hoffa faces eight years behind bars

The president of the powerful American Teamsters union has been sentenced to eight years in jail on bribery charges. James Hoffa has also been fined $10,000 (£3,570) for trying to bribe

Analysis | Myanmar’s searing smartphone images flood a watching world

The images ricochet across the planet, as so many do in this dizzying era of film it, upload it, tell it to the world: scenes from a protest-turned-government crackdown, captured

The Buzz | EU regulator recommends using J&J’s one-shot vaccine

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) yesterday gave the green light to Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose coronavirus vaccine, handing the European Union’s 27 nations a fourth vaccine to try to speed

Cambodia reports first Covid-19 death, one year into pandemic

Cambodia yesterday confirmed its first death from COVID-19 since the pandemic began more than a year ago as it battles a new local outbreak that has infected hundreds of people. The

Briefs | Gov’t appoints new DSEPDR director

  Cheong Chok Man, the advisor to the Chief Executive’s Office, has been appointed the new Policy Research and Regional Development Bureau (DSEPDR) director, according to the Offical Gazette dispatch. The

This day in history | 1985 Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader

There is a new man in charge at the Kremlin - Mikhail Gorbachev has taken over following the death of Konstantin Chernenko. Chernenko, 73, died yesterday after a long illness -

Covid-19 | Mexico to rely heavily on Chinese vaccines

Mexico announced a huge bet on Chinese vaccines, without making public any information about their efficacy. Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said the Mexican government has signed agreements for 12 million

Diplomacy | Biden joining summit with key Asia-Pacific ‘Quad’ leaders

President Joe Biden will join the first-ever meeting of the leaders of Japan, India and Australia tomorrow as he seeks greater cooperation with U.S. allies to counter China’s strength in

The Buzz | Greenpeace protests ECB’s loans for carbon-heavy industries

Greenpeace activists landed on the roof of a European Central Bank building yesterday to drop a banner protesting the financial institution’s loans policy, which climate activists say favors heavily polluting

China’s ban on Taiwan’s pineapples inspires creative dishes

Taiwan’s classic beef noodle soup has taken on a sweet and sour twist. Hung Ching Lung, a Taipei chef, has created a pineapple beef noodle soup at his eponymous restaurant Chef

This day in history | 1969 Martin Luther King’s killer gets life

James Earl Ray has been jailed for 99 years by a court in Memphis, Tennessee, after admitting he carried out the murder of the American civil rights leader. His guilty plea

Analysis | Biden’s big relief package a bet gov’t can help cure America

President Joe Biden wants America to know that he’s from the government and he’s here to help. That sentiment became a well-worn punchline under Ronald Reagan and shaped the politics of

The Buzz | China and US in talks for top-level meeting in Alaska: SCMP

China and the United States are in talks for their top diplomats to meet in Alaska “in a bid to reset a volatile but pivotal relationship,” according to a source

This day in history | 1967 Stalin’s daughter defects to the West

The daughter of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin has requested political asylum at the United States Embassy in India. The American Mutual Radio network broke the news but the American State

UK | Royals absorb shock of revealing Harry, Meghan interview

Britain and its royal family absorbed the tremors yesterday from a sensational television interview by Prince Harry and Meghan, in which the couple said they encountered racist attitudes and a

The Buzz | Grammy performers: Taylor Swift, BTS, Cardi B, Billie Eilish

Taylor Swift, BTS, Cardi B and Billie Eilish are set to perform at next week’s Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy announced Sunday that Harry Styles, Bad Bunny, Post Malone, Megan Thee

After delays, Israel starts vaccinating Palestinian workers

After delays, Israel started vaccinating Palestinians who work inside the country and its West Bank settlements yesterday, more than two months after launching an immunization blitz of its own population. Palestinian

US | Biden marking ‘Bloody Sunday’ by signing voting rights order

A new executive order from President Joe Biden directs federal agencies to take a series of steps to promote voting access, a move that comes as congressional Democrats press for

S. Korea, US scale back drills over virus, N. Korea diplomacy

The South Korean and U.S. militaries are scaling back their annual exercises this month due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to support diplomacy focusing on North Korea’s nuclear program, officials

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