Asia

China

Cases surge as China continues to ease Covid-19 restrictions

China will scrap its quarantine rules for inbound travellers from 8 January, as it continues to roll back years of ultra-strict Covid-19 restrictions.

27/12/2022

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How Dubai is attracting students from around the world

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With more than 60 international university campuses and colleges, Dubai has attracted 60,000 multicultural students and the figure is growing

27/12/2022

China

China to permit international travel in January as COVID-19 cases soar

The Chinese government claims it has the pandemic under control, and it is ready to allow its citizens to travel abroad while letting foreigners come in starting 8 January.

27/12/2022

Taiwan

China sends planes and ships towards Taiwan in display of force

Early on Sunday and Monday mornings, Chinese aircraft including fighter jets and drones crossed the median of the Taiwan Strait - a violation of an unofficial boundary tacitly accepted by both Beijing and Taipei.

27/12/2022

Afghanistan

UN top official met with Taliban over ban on women working in NGOs

The UN’s top official in Afghanistan has met with a Taliban minister after it imposed a ban on women working in NGOs.

27/12/2022

Philippines

Thousands evacuated after Christmas Day flooding in the Philippines

Flooding on Christmas Day in the Philippines has left a trail of destruction to infrastructure and homes, with at least eight people reported dead and 19 others missing.

26/12/2022

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Watch: Boat with dozens of Rohingya men lands in Indonesia

Early on Sunday a wooden boat carrying nearly 60 Rohingya refugees landed in the Indonesian province of Aceh, according to local police.

26/12/2022

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How natural gas can unlock Uzbekistan’s true economic potential

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How natural gas can unlock Uzbekistan’s true economic potential

26/12/2022

South Korea

Escalation of tension on Korean peninsula following drone incursion

South Korea has scrambled its air force and fired warning shots after five North Korean drones crossed over into its territory.

26/12/2022

China

China's emergency rooms 'overwhelmed' as COVID-19 wave sweeps country

China only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, a narrow definition that excludes many deaths that would be attributed to COVID-19 in other places.

26/12/2022

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Watch: Philippines hit by heavy flooding during Christmas weekend

At least eight people have died and another 19 people are missing after heavy flooding hit the Philippines over the Christmas weekend.

26/12/2022

Japan

Heavy snow in Japan leaves 17 dead, dozens injured

Heavier than normal snow in japan has left 17 people head, injured more than 90 and caused tens of thousands of home to go without power for several hours.

26/12/2022

World

Euronews: 2022 Review of the year – Protests in Iran

Euronews takes a look back at how the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran’s morality police sparked a protest movement that has since rocked the country.

26/12/2022

Culture news

Breaking all the rules! Iraqi furniture-maker carves up stereotypes

Breaking all the rules! Female Iraqi carpenter and furniture-maker Nour al-Janabi is carving out a fine career in a male-dominated domain industry.

26/12/2022

Design

Renovating Vietnam's 100-year-old French colonial villas

Villas in Vietnam's capital Hanoi built during France's colonial rule have been degraded by age and humidity. Now an extensive restoration and renovation campaign is underway to change the cramped, damp and noisy conditions.

26/12/2022

Health news

As COVID cases soar in China, so does the risk of a new variant

Many hospitals have been overwhelmed with patients since China drastically eased its COVID-19 restrictions earlier this month.

26/12/2022

Afghanistan

Taliban ban on female university students starts to bite

Marwa was just a few months away from becoming the first woman in her Afghan family to go to university. Instead, she will watch, achingly, as her brother goes without her.

25/12/2022

China

China opens 'fever consulting' centres as COVID cases soar

After effectively revoking its zero-COVID policy, China is facing a pandemic surge that's becoming ever more difficult to monitor and control

25/12/2022

The Dialogue

The Great Equaliser: One man helping pave the way to universal education

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Leonardo Pinheiro from Education Above All outlines the way the charity is paving the way to helping provide universal education, helping children unlock their potential.

25/12/2022

Afghanistan

Taliban ban women from working for foreign and domestic NGOs

The latest restrictions come just days after the Taliban banned female students from attending universities across the country.

24/12/2022

West Bank

Bethlehem rebounds from pandemic, lifting Christmas spirits

Tourism is the economic lifeblood of the town in the occupied West Bank, and for the past two years the pandemic kept international visitors away.

24/12/2022

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Legendary music score composer Hans Zimmer takes his tour to Dubai

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Hollywood music score composer and music producer Hans Zimmer has announced he will perform his Live Tour in Dubai for the first time. Speaking to Euronews, he said that people can expect ‘chaos’ and ‘something a little different’.

24/12/2022

Afghanistan

Taliban minister defends ban on women from universities

The Taliban's minister of higher education said the ban issued earlier this week was necessary to prevent the mixing of genders.

23/12/2022

Food and Drink

Grape expectations: India's biggest winemaker targets new TV audience

The pandemic has seen millions Indians change their daily habits in more ways than one. India's biggest winemaker is hoping to make big profits from a new market, driven by aspirational lifestyles depicted on television and streaming platforms.

23/12/2022

Nepal

The Serpent: Notorious French serial killer released from Nepal prison

Charles Sobhraj is believed to have killed at least 20 people in Afghanistan, India, Thailand, Turkey, Nepal, Iran and Hong Kong during the 1970s.

23/12/2022

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Hanukkah celebrated in Jerusalem

Hanukkah celebrations in Jerusalem take place over eight days. On the fourth and fifth days ultra-Orthadox jews light candles outside their homes.

23/12/2022