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July 24, 2022 5:58 PM

The group said he breached the Geneva Conventions during Sri Lanka's civil war in 2009.

July 24, 2022 5:47 PM

NEW DELHI (BLOOMBERG) - A 34-year old from the Indian capital New Delhi with no history of foreign travel is the fourth person in the country to test positive for monkeypox, the Press Trust of India reported, citing officials it didn't name.

July 24, 2022 4:58 PM

TOKYO (NYTIMES) - The day before Shinzo Abe was assassinated, Tetsuya Yamagami sent a letter saying that the Unification Church had ruined his life, "destroying my family and driving it into bankruptcy".

General Mark Milley’s comments come ahead of an Indo-Pacific defence meeting this week in Australia, where key topics will be China’s escalating military.

July 24, 2022 3:37 PM

BEIJING (REUTERS) - Mainland China reported 982 new coronavirus cases for July 23, of which 129 were symptomatic and 853 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Sunday (July 24).

July 24, 2022 3:24 PM

BEIJING (AFP) - China launched on Sunday (July 24) the second of three modules needed to complete its new space station, state media reported, the latest step in Beijing's ambitious space programme.

July 24, 2022 3:14 PM

BEIJING (REUTERS) - China's banking regulator on Sunday (July 24) said it is investigating an inspector at its bureau in Henan province, which has seen protests by depositors unable to retrieve funds following suspected fraud at a number of rural lenders.

July 24, 2022 3:00 PM

KUMAMOTO, JAPAN (AFP) - Inside Mr Koichi Miyatsu's blue, child-sized backpack are neatly folded cartoon-print sweatshirts and a pair of white sneakers - all he has from before he was left at Japan's only "baby hatch".

July 24, 2022 2:58 PM

COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's besieged presidential office will reopen on Monday (July 25), police said, days after anti-government demonstrators were flushed out in a military crackdown that triggered international condemnation.

A California-based businessman who grew up in Cambodia during Pol Pot’s regime is sharing his story in podcast helmed by his daughter.

July 24, 2022 1:02 PM

MANILA (AFP) - As the war in Ukraine pushes up wheat prices and a weaker peso raises the cost of imported edible oil, many Philippine bakers are shrinking the size of a popular breakfast roll to cope with higher inflation.

One bakery in Manila reduced the size of a ‘pandesal’ from 35 grams to 25 grams to avoid raising the 2.50 peso (US$0.04) price. Filipinos often dunk the slightly sweet and pillowy soft pastry in their coffee.

Political stability is central to getting Pakistan’s economy back on track and avoiding a debt default. Ousted prime minister Imran Khan is pushing for early national elections as he taps into growing public anger amid soaring prices and acute shortages of fuel, food and other essentials.

Just 1 per cent of Vietnam’s corals are in a healthy state while the rest face multiple threats to survival, say scientists.

July 24, 2022 10:48 AM

US President Joe Biden said he plans to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping by the end of the month.

The 200,975 cases marked the fourth straight day of a record count during the seventh wave of coronavirus infections in the country. The new tally is roughly double the peak of the sixth wave in February.

The story of the unitary, all-powerful central government worked in the past, but it is failing to keep up with today’s complex realities. Such an oversimplified message undermines people’s confidence in tough times and provides a convenient tool for unjustified criticism of China.

July 24, 2022 10:12 AM

Six test planes have finished the testing tasks.

July 24, 2022 9:47 AM

The fresh excavation started in January 2021 at the Houbaijiabei Cemetery in the city of Handan.

Ranil Wickremesinghe only gained the presidency through horse-trading and with Western help, writes Kalinga Seneviratne.