(Reuters) – Opponents of military rule in Myanmar splashed the colour red on Wednesday, the second day of the traditional new year holiday, in the latest phase of their campaign to restore democracy. Activists called for what they dubbed a bloody paint strike and people responded with red smeared on roads, on signs outside government
(Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth returned to royal duties on Tuesday, four days after the death of her husband, Prince Philip, in an event to mark the retirement of her household’s most senior official, PA Media reported. The queen hosted a ceremony as the Earl Peel stepped down as Lord Chamberlain, the report added. Philip,
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has detained an academic on suspicion of state treason for allegedly passing secrets to a NATO country, the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday. Valery Golubkin, a professor who works at a Moscow institute studying aerodynamics, was accused of handing over secrets in a case involving an arrested physicist, Anatoly Gubanov,
SINGAPORE: Police have uncovered a new scam in which delivery personnel from parcel and food delivery companies are the targets. Under this scam variant, the victims would first receive a cash-on-delivery order via their company’s delivery app, the police said in a statement on Tuesday (April 13). On the pretext of making payment for the
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan plans to release into the sea more than a million tonnes of radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear station, it said on Tuesday. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc (Tepco) will begun pumping out water in about two years after treatment in a process that will take decades
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Turkey and Libya were committed to a 2019 maritime demarcation accord in the eastern Mediterranean, after meeting Libya’s Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh in Ankara. “The maritime accord signed between Turkey and Libya secures national interests and future of both countries…We confirmed our determination on
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Five priests and two nuns were kidnapped in Haiti on Sunday, a Catholic priest said, with two French citizens among the hostages in the Caribbean nation increasingly riven by kidnappings and violent crime. The clergy members were kidnapped in the commune of Croix-des-Bouquets, northeast of the capital Port-au-Prince, said Father Gilbert Peltrop,
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India reported a record 168,912 COVID-19 infections overnight, data from the health ministry showed on Monday, overtaking Brazil to become the second-most affected country globally by the coronavirus. India’s overall tally reached 13.53 million, surpassing Brazil’s 13.45 million cases, according to data compiled by Reuters. The United States led the global
LONDON (Reuters) – England’s shops, hairdressers, gyms and pub gardens will reopen on Monday in what Prime Minister Boris Johnson said was a “major step” towards freedom from the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hundreds of thousands of businesses have been closed since early January when England entered a third lockdown to stem surging infections
MELAKA: Five teachers and several pupils of SRJK (C) Bukit Beruang here have been asked to go on 10-day quarantine after one Primary Three pupils was confirmed Covid-19 positive. The schools’ Parents and Teachers Association President Datuk Ronald Gan said the quarantine order was issued by state Health Department. “The pupil was from the Class
KOTA BARU (Bernama): The Kelantan government has cancelled all Ramadan bazaars following the surge in Covid-19 cases in the state, said state Local Government, Housing and Health Committee chairman Dr Izani Husin. Dr Izani said with the exception of important meetings, all state government official functions would also be cancelled during the month of Ramadan.
LIMA (Reuters) – One day before it holds presidential and congressional elections, Peru on Saturday marked a second daily record death rate from the coronavirus pandemic that is engulfing the country anew. The health ministry said 384 deaths had been recorded, taking the total death toll to 54,669, as healthcare workers battle a shortage of
LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Charles on Saturday paid tribute to his “dear Papa” who had given such remarkably devoted service to Queen Elizabeth, to the royal family, to Britain and to the Commonwealth, expressing gratitude for such touching praise of his father. “My father, for I suppose the last 70 years, has given the most
(Reuters) – Coronavirus infections in the South Asia sub-region surpassed the grim milestone of 15 million on Saturday, a Reuters tally shows, led by India’s record daily infections and vaccine shortages. South Asia – India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, and Sri Lanka – accounts for 11% of global cases and almost 6% of deaths.
The number of multimillionaires in Hong Kong hit a record high last year – despite the city recording its worst recession on record because of the pandemic – according to the results of a survey released by Citibank on Thursday. As many as 515,000 people in Hong Kong were estimated to have HK$10 million (US$1.28
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Friday it had issued new guidelines that will enable U.S. officials to meet more freely with officials from Taiwan. “These new guidelines liberalize guidance on contacts with Taiwan, consistent with our unofficial relations,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said in statement. The aim, he said, was
KINSHASA (Reuters) – About 40 passengers were burned alive when a bus overturned and caught fire in western Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, an official said. The accident occurred near the village of Kiwawa, a six-hour drive east of the capital Kinshasa, Kwilu province governor Willy Itshundala said. “Almost nothing can be recovered,” Itshundala
LONDON (Reuters) – The British public can now think about booking summer vacations abroad but there were still risks, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Friday after the government unveiled details of its new traffic light system for travel. “I’m not telling people that they shouldn’t book some holidays now, it’s the first time I’ve
AMMAN (Reuters) – When Prince Hamza visited the relatives of COVID-19 patients who died after a hospital ran out of oxygen, he triggered a rift in Jordan’s monarchy that has shaken the country’s reputation as a stable country in a volatile region. The March 14 visit to the city of Salt was, in the words
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel will tell the International Criminal Court that it will not cooperate with its investigation into possible war crimes in the Palestinian territories, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday. Netanyahu said in a statement that Israel will respond to a notification letter from the ICC, making clear that it does not
SIBU: The long arm of the law finally caught up with seven members of a gang responsible for eight cases of thefts of bird nests. Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said a special squad was formed to nab the suspects, who were armed and dangerous. The squad took two weeks before arresting the
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Thursday will unveil his administration’s first steps to curb gun violence, including a plan to reduce the proliferation of “ghost guns,” after a slew of mass shootings that have put pressure on him to act. Biden will announce that the Justice Department intends to issue a proposed rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration announced on Wednesday it would provide $235 million in U.S. aid to the Palestinians, restarting funding for the United Nations agency supporting refugees and restoring other assistance cut off by then-President Donald Trump. The package, including humanitarian, economic and development assistance, was detailed by U.S. Secretary of State Antony
Spain’s main football league is handing match coverage to a popular influencer on Amazon.com Inc’s streaming app Twitch to attract younger audiences more interested in online gaming. The clash between Basque region clubs Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday evening is the first top-tier Spanish game to be shown live on the platform that’s
(Reuters) – Myanmar troops stormed an anti-coup protest camp on Wednesday, a resident said, in a pre-dawn operation that local media said killed and wounded several demonstrators, as activists defied a bloody crackdown and internet blockade by the ruling junta. Myanmar has been in chaos since a Feb. 1 coup that ended a brief period
BOGOTA (Reuters) – A Colombian judge said on Tuesday a hearing on whether to shelve an investigation of witness-tampering that involves former President Alvaro Uribe will continue on Friday. The attorney general’s office asked last month for the hearing on potentially curtailing the investigation, after it found Uribe’s conduct did not constitute a crime. Uribe
GENEVA (Reuters) – It is a travesty that some countries still have not had enough access to vaccines to begin inoculating health workers and the most vulnerable people against COVID-19, the head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. “Scaling up production and equitable distribution remains the major barrier to ending the acute stage
POKROV, Russia (Reuters) – Russian police stepped up security at the prison holding Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Tuesday as his supporters prepared to stage a protest outside the facility to demand that authorities give him proper medical care. Navalny, 44, a prominent opponent of President Vladimir Putin, announced a hunger strike last week in
THE Indera Mahkota Parliamentary Service Centre together with MYNIC, the agency under the Communications and Multimedia Ministry, and Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd have joined hands to help underprivileged students continue their education while the country is still fighting the Covid-19 epidemic. Huawei Malaysia and MYNIC’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives involved the donation of
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department played down expectations for indirect talks that begin on Tuesday in Vienna on Washington and Tehran resuming compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying it expected the talks to be difficult. “We don’t underestimate the scale of the challenges ahead. These are early days. We don’t anticipate
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