Antwerp now cocaine’s ‘gateway to Europe’
BRUSSELS, 22 Jan 2023: The port of Antwerp, one of the largest in the world, has become the “gateway for cocaine in Europe” – which has led to rising levels …
Walking bombs: Poor Pakistanis get cooking gas in plastic bags
MULTAN, 21 Jan 2023: Pakistanis in the country’s northwestern region are collecting cooking gas into plastic bags and taking the so-called moving bombs home in a bizarre move that risks …
Trapped Vietnam boy’s body retrieved after 21 days
HO CHI MINH CITY, 20 Jan 2023: Rescue teams in Vietnam today retrieved the body of a 10-year-old boy, who died after falling into a hollow concrete pillar at a …
Japan mulls downgrading Covid19 to seasonal flu
TOKYO, 20 Jan 2023: Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida today asked the health ministry to consider downgrading the coronavirus to the same level as a seasonal flu in spring, thereby …
Maher Younis, in jail far longer than Nelson Mandela, released by Israelis
JERUSALEM, 20 Jan 2023: Maher Younis, one of the longest-serving Palestinian prisoners, was greeted today by his family and friends in his hometown of Ara in northern Israel following his …
Jacinda Ardern’s shock resignation as NZ PM
WELLINGTON, 19 Jan 2023: New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern today said she will resign from the top job – in a shock announcement that also included setting the date …
Philippines’ Nobel laureate Maria Ressa acquitted of tax evasion
MANILA, 18 Jan 2023: The Philippines’ Court of Tax Appeal today acquitted journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa and her news website Rappler of four cases of tax …
Public flogging in packed Afghan stadium
KABUL, 18 Jan 2023: The Taliban flogged nine men convicted of “theft and sodomy” – carrying out the punishment in a packed football stadium yesterday in the Afghan city of …
Covid19 bribery scandal leads to Vietnam president quitting
HO CHI MINH CITY, 17 Jan 2023: Vietnam’s president Nguyen Xuan Phuc today resigned together with quitting his senior roles in the ruling Communist Party amid a bribery scandal. Phuc, …
China’s population shrinks for 1st time in over 60 years
BEIJING, 17 Jan 2023: The population of China, the world’s most populous nation, shrank last year for the first time in more than 60 years, according to the National Bureau …