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on January 17, 2022 at 10:07 pm

Two days on, the scale of the damage is unclear, with communications extremely limited. […]

on January 17, 2022 at 1:37 pm

Organisers of this year's Winter Olympics in Beijing have cancel plans to sell tickets to the general public as part of strict Covid-19 restrictions in the Chinese capital. […]

on January 17, 2022 at 1:17 pm

Health officials in the Chinese capital say a local woman may have been infected after opening a parcel. […]

on January 17, 2022 at 12:25 pm

The tennis star arrives in Belgrade after being deported from Australia over his Covid vaccination status. […]

on January 17, 2022 at 11:53 am

Novak Djokovic has been deported from Australia following the row over a vaccine exemption. What happens next for the Serb? […]

on January 17, 2022 at 10:05 am

When the huge eruption happened over the weekend, a fleet of spacecraft overhead gathered key data. […]

by Julian Ryall on January 17, 2022 at 9:03 am

A compensation suit filed by a Tokyo woman against a sperm donor who she claims deceived her has underlined the need for regulation of a health care sector that's likely to come under increasing scrutiny in ageing Japan, experts say. The woman, whose name is being withheld under court privacy rules, is understood to […]

on January 17, 2022 at 8:52 am

MANILA - The Philippines' election commission on Monday (Jan 17) threw out a petition seeking to bar the son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos from running in this year's election, one of several complaints filed in an attempt to derail his presidential bid. The petition had sought to invalidate the candidacy of […]

by Claudia Tan on January 17, 2022 at 8:45 am

As countries around the world prepare to celebrate Lunar New Year, this year's zodiac animal — the tiger — has popped up in many public spaces. However, a few tigers on the prowl in Phu Tho, Vietnam have got netizens chuckling over how strange they look.  While the […]

on January 17, 2022 at 8:10 am

Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today. 1. How much is your child's allowance? Parents share how much they give their kids Many parents seemed to agree on $2 for their Primary 1 kiddos... » READ MORE 2. Rapper Yung Raja opens cafe selling 'world's first' thosai tacos made […]

on January 17, 2022 at 6:26 am

The nominees of the award, which honours India's finest sportswomen, will be announced in February. […]

on January 17, 2022 at 5:26 am

It has conducted four launches in two weeks - an unusual frequency for this time of the year. […]

on January 17, 2022 at 5:04 am

Compared to a year earlier, the economy grew 4% in the last three months of 2021, official figures show. […]

on January 17, 2022 at 2:53 am

NEW DELHI - India's election commission extended its ban on political rallies and roadshows in five states on Saturday (Jan 15) due to rising Covid-19 cases in the country. The ban, which runs to Jan 22, excludes indoor political party events of less than 300 people, or at 50 per cent of a venue's capacity, the […]

by Amrit Dhillon on January 17, 2022 at 2:16 am

Once in a while, a person dies whose life happens to mirror in almost every detail the lives of millions around him. Salil Tripathi’s fate was to be that person, to be that death. Last Saturday, as heavy rain lashed the Indian capital in one of the heaviest downpours in 25 years, most people remained indoors. […]

on January 17, 2022 at 1:56 am

BANGKOK - Thailand has reported its first death from the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant, a health official said on Sunday (Jan 16). The death, a 86-year-old woman from the southern province of Songkhla, came after Thailand detected its first Omicron case last month that led to the reinstatement of its […]

on January 17, 2022 at 1:46 am

MANILA - Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is "indispensable" in restoring democracy to the military-ruled country and must be included in any peace talks, regardless of her conviction, the Philippines' Foreign Secretary said on Sunday (Jan 16). In a strong rebuke of the Myanmar junta that overthrew Suu […]

on January 17, 2022 at 1:40 am

SEOUL - North Korea fired on Monday (Jan 17) what could be a ballistic missile, Japan's government said, in what would be the fourth test this month as Pyongyang forges ahead with new military developments amid stalled stalks with the United States and South Korea. South Korea's military also reported that the […]

on January 17, 2022 at 12:37 am

Sports writer Suresh Menon reflects on the career of Indian Test cricket's most successful captain. […]

on January 17, 2022 at 12:26 am

China is helping Sri Lanka build a new city to rival global offshore centres. Who will it benefit? […]

on January 17, 2022 at 12:25 am

Colombo Port City, which Sri Lanka is building with Chinese help, aims to rival Dubai or Hong Kong. […]

on January 16, 2022 at 8:37 pm

Up to 80,000 people could be affected after tsunami waves caused "significant damage" to Tonga. […]

on January 16, 2022 at 7:01 pm

Strong waves cause panic in Peru and flooding in Fiji following the eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga. […]

on January 16, 2022 at 2:59 pm

The unvaccinated tennis star gets a flight out of Melbourne Airport after losing his visa challenge. […]

on January 16, 2022 at 8:46 am

Deported from Australia and unable to defend his Open title, how did it get to this point? […]

on January 16, 2022 at 4:50 am

While further tsunamis may be unlikely, there are mounting fears over how badly Tonga has been hit. […]

by Julian Ryall on January 16, 2022 at 3:46 am

She just snapped. That's what Yu Inoue told the officer on duty when she walked through the doors of a neighbourhood police station in the Kita ward of Sapporo, northern Japan, late into the night on Dec 23. The 57-year-old confessed to repeatedly punching her 82-year-old mother in the face, then stomping on the […]

on January 14, 2022 at 7:34 am

The decision to cancel his visa for the second time is largely about saving face in an election year. […]

on January 14, 2022 at 6:27 am

What was meant to be the start of a new year of tennis glory has turned into a global controversy. […]

on January 14, 2022 at 12:06 am

Doy is one of South Korea's most famous tattoo artists, but also a criminal for doing his job. […]