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UN condemns violence against Myanmar protesters and deaths

The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the use of violence against peaceful protesters in Myanmar and the deaths of hundreds of civilians. But the...

Rohingya camp fire in Bangladesh kills three

A fire has destroyed more than 20 shops in a makeshift market near a Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh, killing at least three...

Myanmar remains mired in violence two months after coup

Protesters in Myanmar on Thursday marked two months since the military seized power by once more defying the threat of lethal violence and publicly...

Pakistan lifts ban on TikTok over ‘immoral and indecent content’

Pakistan’s media regulatory agency has reinstated access to the Chinese video service TikTok, after a court banned it weeks ago and urged authorities to...

Japanese government calls for further probe into Covid-19 origins

The Japanese government is calling for further investigation into the origins of Covid-19, claiming that the World Health Organisation (WHO) report released this week...

Brazil military chiefs quit as Bolsonaro replaces defence minister

The leaders of all three branches of Brazil’s armed forces jointly resigned on Tuesday following President Jair Bolsonaro’s replacement of the defence minister. The switch...

Partial lockdown imposed in capital of Pakistan after surge in virus

Pakistani authorities imposed a partial lockdown in several more high-risk areas in the capital, Islamabad, and elsewhere in the country after the positivity rate...

People gather for Holi celebrations in India as virus cases surge

Hindus threw coloured powder and sprayed water in massive Holi celebrations on Monday despite many states restricting gatherings to try to contain a coronavirus...

Hundreds evacuated amid fire at oil refinery

At least 500 people have been evacuated from a nearby village after a massive fire broke out at a refinery in Indonesia’s West Java...

WHO-China report says animals likely source of Covid-19

A joint World Health Organisation-China study on the origins of Covid-19 says transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is...

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