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WASHINGTON: Nearly four months after the US Capitol attack, just one of more than 440 people charged has pleaded guilty,...

Palestinian supporters of the Hamas movement celebrate after a ceasefire brokered by Egypt between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis,...

HONG KONG: China’s Internet watchdog said on Friday (May 21) it had found Bytedance’s Douyin, Microsoft Bing, LinkedIn and 102...

TOKYO: International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will visit Japan from Jul 12, ahead of the start of the Tokyo...

COPENHAGEN: Progress against the coronavirus pandemic remains "fragile" and international travel should be avoided, the World Health Organization's Europe director...

MANCHESTER: Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said that the views of players have to be respected after Paul Pogba...

BEIJING: Bitcoin plunged below US$40,000 for the first time in more than three months on Wednesday (May 19) after China...

GAZA: Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes and Palestinian militants kept up cross-border rocket fire, with no firm sign on...

HANOI: Vietnam's northern province of Bac Giang ordered on Tuesday (May 18) four industrial parks, including three that house production...

TOKYO: A top medical organisation has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics, saying that hospitals are...

GAZA CITY: The United Nations Security Council was due to hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday (May 18) amid a...

YANGON: Myanmar’s election last year reflected the will of the people and the army was unjustified in using alleged flaws...

TAIPEI: A surge of coronavirus infections in Taiwan, one of the world’s Covid-19 mitigation success stories, has left it scrambling...

MELBOURNE: Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley said he was prepared to “climb Mount Everest” again to keep the Grand...

Despite restrictions from the US government, Huawei is still continutes to introduce new models for its flagship P-series. After several...

HONG KONG: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirmed on Sunday that North Korea has pulled out of next month's qualifying...

TAIPEI: Taiwan's economic prospects are bright and growth this year will come in as expected as long as the COVID-19...

Chef was about food, and it remained about it till the very end. There was no dramatic upstaging of the...

TAIPEI: Taiwan appealed to people to avoid panic buying of items such as instant noodles and toilet paper as new...

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was “dismayed” by civilian casualties in Gaza and “deeply disturbed” by Israel’s strike on...