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MANILA: The Philippines' president has eased an overseas travel ban on Filipino nurses and other medical workers to allow more...

SEOUL: Schools in the South Korean capital Seoul and nearby areas resumed in-person classes for the first time in almost...

SYDNEY: China will lose access to a strategic space tracking station in Western Australia when its contract expires, the facility's...

NEW YORK: China's ByteDance said on Monday (Sep 21) that TikTok's global business will become its subsidiary, even as Oracle...

TAIPEI: Taiwan said today its armed forces have the right to self-defence and counter attack amid “harassment and threats,” in...

BEIJING: China's air force has released a video showing nuclear-capable H-6 bombers carrying out a simulated attack on what appears...

WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday (Sep 21) lifted all COVID-19 restrictions across the country, except in...

BANGKOK: A plaque placed by Thai pro-democracy protesters near the Grand Palace in Bangkok that declared that Thailand belongs to...

WASHINGTON: The United States set a one-day record with more than 1 million coronavirus diagnostic tests being performed, but the...

PHILADELPHIA: White House hopeful Joe Biden yesterday branded Donald Trump's moves to fill a Supreme Court vacancy less than two...

ROME: Top seed Simona Halep overcame Spaniard Garbine Muguruza 6-3 4-6 6-4 on Sunday (Sep 20) to reach the Italian...

NEW YORK: Global oil refiners reeling from months of lacklustre demand and an abundance of inventories are cutting fuel production...

ROME: Novak Djokovic was made to work hard by Casper Ruud in blustery conditions before the world number one got...

PARIS: Tadej Pogacar became the first Slovenian to win the Tour de France after he retained the yellow jersey in...

WASHINGTON: A US judge early today blocked the Commerce Department from requiring Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google to remove...

A small but growing coterie of Chinese companies are betting on a bright future for plant-based meat products as consumers...

WASHINGTON: An official in the US state of South Dakota reported hitting a deer with his car, when in fact...

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has signed off on a two-year extension of a deal with China on the appointment of...

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un inspects a flood-hit site in Taechong-ri, Unpha County, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea in this...

China's finance ministry said on Tuesday it will extend existing tariff exemptions for 16 products from the United States including...