Taiwan passes extra $8.6bn defence budget as China threat grows
Taipei is aiming to acquire precision missiles to thwart the threat of an invasion by authoritarian China.
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Myanmar teak exports to US still funding military rule: Watchdog
Group says US companies still buying the valuable wood from Myanmar despite sanctions imposed after military takeover.
One child killed, six wounded in Philippines bus bombing
Police say blast happened as the bus travelled near Cotabato City on Mindanao island, where armed groups are active.
Maya Angelou is the first Black woman featured on US quarter coin
The poet and activist is shown with outstretched arms on the coin, which the US Mint has begun to circulate.
UK PM Johnson under pressure over new lockdown party claims
London police say they are in contact with gov't after alleged breaches of health protection laws.
South Africa parliament fire suspect charged with ‘terrorism’
Defence lawyer Dali Mpofu seeks bail for Zandile Christmas Mafe who was arrested last week and charged with arson.
Mexico’s President Obrador tests positive for COVID again
Announcement came hours after 68-year-old president spoke to journalists at a news conference without wearing a mask.
Mali’s ruler urges ECOWAS to reconsider ‘inhumane’ sanctions
The military regime is facing sanctions by regional bloc after proposing to delay elections by nearly four years.
Vodafone Idea finds a new investor to rescue it: Indian gov’t
Vodafone Idea will convert into equity its past dues to the gov't, giving the latter a nearly 36 percent stake in it.
PM lockdown party revelation fuels anger in UK
Reports of May 2020 party when country was in lockdown add to pressure on beleaguered Boris Johnson.
US man recovering after ‘breakthrough’ pig heart transplant
Surgeons hope genetic modifications will help patient's body accept the organ, raising chances of future transplants.
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile, second in a week
Japan and South Korea detected launch, which comes after six countries urged Pyongyang to end "destabilising" actions.
‘Unspeakable’: New York City community reels after deadly blaze
Survivors recall horror of fire that killed 17 people, including eight children, in a Bronx apartment building.
Timeline: 20 years of Guantanamo Bay prison
US President Joe Biden says he wants to close the controversial facility in Cuba, but expansion plans are in the works.
Health coverage for all immigrants in California: Newsom plan
California would be the first US state to cover everyone under its Medicaid plan regardless of immigration status.
Robert Durst, real estate scion convicted of murder, dies at 78
Sick with COVID-19, Durst died on Monday of cardiac arrest at a hospital in California.
US slaps new sanctions on Nicaragua on Ortega’s inauguration day
The move comes after President Daniel Ortega won a questionable consecutive fourth term in office in November.
The Great Resignation is spawning a talent war. Who will win it?
A new report argues that firms must change how they view workers to compete in the war for talent.
Protesters call for action to prevent Bosnia sliding into war
Rallies held in 14 countries over fears that Bosnian Serb moves towards secession could trigger conflict.
US and Russia still at odds after talks over Ukraine tensions
Russia and US discuss Ukraine frictions and European security at talks in Geneva with no sign of progress.