FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, to strengthen their partnership in the Indo-Pacific and beyond in view of China’s growing footprint
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced plans to fully lift coronavirus restrictions on March 21 as new infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant slow. The
The United Nations chief warned yesterday that Russia’s war on Ukraine is holding “a sword of Damocles” over the global economy, especially poor developing countries that face
Russia’s military forces kept up their punishing campaign to capture Ukraine›s capital with fighting and artillery fire in Kyiv›s suburbs yesterday after an airstrike on a military base near the
Iran has claimed responsibility for a missile barrage that struck yesterday near a sprawling U.S. consulate complex in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, saying it was retaliation for
The World Bank says it has approved more than $700 in emergency support for Ukraine. Dubbed FREE Ukraine, it includes nearly $500 million in loans and guarantees
China is seeing a new surge in COVID-19 cases across the vast country, despite its draconian “zero tolerance” approach to dealing with outbreaks. The mainland yesterday reported
China this weekend announced a 7.1% increase in defense spending in 2022 to USD229 billion, continuing years of robust spending on its increasingly powerful military that is challenging
A South Korean pharmaceutical company manufacturing Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine says it’s bracing for business complications as the U.S.-led West escalates sanctions against Russia over the invasion of Ukraine.
Oil prices surged above $110 per barrel yesterday as Russian forces stepped up attacks on Ukrainian cities. Global stock markets were mixed as investors waited to hear the
Chinese manufacturing activity grew weakly in February, hampered by supply disruptions, anti-virus controls and lackluster global demand, two surveys showed yesterday. A purchasing managers’ index issued by
Russia has closed its airspace to carriers from 36 nations, including European countries and Canada, responding in kind to their move to close their respective airspaces to all
An agreement with the government brokered by the Italian National Fashion Chamber allowed Russians who were vaccinated with the Sputnik V shot to enter the country if they
A gunman who held a hostage for hours in the Apple Store in Amsterdam demanded a ransom of 200 million euros in cryptocurrencies before he was run over
Queen Elizabeth II canceled scheduled online engagements yesterday because she is still experiencing mild cold-like symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19, Buckingham Palace said. The 95-year-old monarch
Portugal’s winter drought is getting worse, with the national weather agency reporting yesterday that 91% of the country is enduring “severe” or “extreme” drought conditions. Average rainfall
Japan racked up a 2.2 trillion yen ($19 billion) trade deficit last month, an eight-year high, as the cost of energy imports soared, the government said yesterday.
A series of cyberattacks knocked the websites of the Ukrainian army, the defense ministry and major banks offline, Ukrainian authorities said, as tensions persisted over the threat of a
Russian President Vladimir Putin said last night that Moscow is ready for talks with the U.S. and NATO on limits for missile deployments and military transparency, in a
South Korea’s parliament yesterday approved plans to provide a special time for COVID-19 patients to vote during the March 9 presidential election as the country grapples with a
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