TAIPEI (Reuters) – With Taiwan’s borders closed to tourists as part of coronavirus controls, the staff at Taipei’s Dynasty massage parlour have little to do all day but pace the […]
France again demands that Iran release French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah
PARIS (Reuters) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Friday reiterated his demands for Iran to release French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, whom Iran has sentenced to six years in […]
Australian officials move to block Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian authorities are taking legal action to try stop a Black Lives Matter protest scheduled to take place in Sydney on Saturday, citing the risk of an […]
Calls to suicide helpline show Thais' stress in downturn
BANGKOK (Reuters) – In the weeks before she took her own life, Thai waitress Nitiwadee Sae-Tia felt growing financial pressure after she lost her job, a member of the family […]
Google accuses China and Iran of hacking Trump and Biden’s president campaigns
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Thousands attend Hong Kong Tiananmen Square vigil, flouting ban
Attendees defied coronavirus ban to attend the vigil, marked by worries over China’s new national security legislation. Flames from candles illuminated the streets and parks of Hong Kong as tens […]
Piers Morgan urges Donald Trump to listen to Meghan Markle in shock u-turn backing royal
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Libya government regains full control of Tripoli
Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) has regained full control of Tripoli after recapturing the capital’s airport. Gen Khalifa Haftar’s forces have been besieging the city since April 2019. […]
North Korea’s brutality laid bare: Why Kim Jong-un’s sister could be at risk of execution
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Two girls' lockdown learning underlines South Africa's educational divide
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – When Zinzi Lerefolo was sent home from her fee-paying girls’ school in a leafy Johannesburg suburb in March, her family set up a virtual classroom that allowed […]