Asia

Saudi Arabia

Oil rich Saudi Arabia 'will be net-zero' by 2060

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made the pledge on Saturday - not everyone is convinced.

23/10/2021

Eco-Innovation

Astronauts settle into their Martian base camp on Earth

A mock base camp in the Israeli desert is hosting a month-long simulation for what it could be like to live on Mars.

23/10/2021

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"Squid game" in a civil service competition in Indonesia.

An unusual antidote to the stress of recruitment exams has been offered to candidates hoping to join a civil service department in Indonesia.

22/10/2021

China

China vows no concessions on Taiwan after Biden comments

China has recently upped its threat to bring Taiwan under its control by force if necessary by flying warplanes near the island and rehearsing beach landings.

22/10/2021

Climate

In pictures: Taiwanese tea farmers battling climate-fuelled drought

On the heels of a once-in-a-century drought, tea plantations in the mountains of Taiwan are finding creative ways to keep their crops alive.

22/10/2021

Health news

Transparent COVID face masks to ease communication barrier in HongKong

It's not the first face mask to include a transparent area to help those with hearing impairments communicate. But this 3D-printed one is fully transparent and reuseable.

21/10/2021

Kyrgyzstan

Euroviews. The EU must protect its investment in Kyrgyz democracy | View

The EU has spent €200 million building democracy in Kyrgyzstan. It must intervene now to stop an Afghanistan-style collapse, argues Shamil Ibragimov, director of the Soros Foundation in Kyrgyzstan.

21/10/2021

Start Me Up

How can events and conferences help promote growth for start-ups?

Are networking events and conferences key for growth in start-ups?

21/10/2021

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Taliban strike journalists at Kabul women's rights protest

The Taliban struck several journalists to prevent media coverage of a women's rights protest in Kabul on Thursday.

21/10/2021

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Three killed and dozens injured in northern China gas explosion

A gas explosion in a restaurant ripped through a busy street in a major Chinese city, killing at least three people and injuring dozens.

21/10/2021

Tech News

Flying sushi: drones shake up the delivery market in Israel

Will drones soon replace delivery drivers on bicycles or scooters? In Israel, flying machines are on their way to carrying takeaway food and medical equipment.

20/10/2021

India

More than 100 dead and dozens missing in floods in India and Nepal

More than 100 people have died after days of flooding and landslides which swept away roads and homes in India and Nepal, authorities said.

20/10/2021

Syria

Roadside bombs hit military bus in Syrian capital, kill 14

Two roadside bombs exploded near a bus carrying military troops in Damascus, killing 14 people and wounding others, Syrian TV reported.

20/10/2021

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Madame Tussauds opens museum in Dubai

The famous London wax museum Madame Tussauds opened this week its first branch in the Arab world, in Dubai, on the occasion of the Expo 2020.

19/10/2021

North Korea

Tensions revived as North Korea fires new ballistic missile into sea

Pyongyang resumed its weapons tests hours after the US reaffirmed its offer to resume diplomacy on the North’s nuclear weapons programme.

19/10/2021

Afghanistan

US envoy to Afghanistan quits after chaotic troops withdrawal

Zalmay Khalilzad will leave the post this week after more than three years on the job under both the Trump and Biden administrations.

19/10/2021

Stays

Bali: What to do and where to stay in the Ubud jungle district

In the heart of the rainforest, you're never short of activities and delights.

18/10/2021

Partner content

Hollie Murphy, the coach training Dubai’s heroes for a future without limitations

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

Meet Hollie Murphy, the founder of ‘Heroes of Hope’, a not-for-profit group developing sporting, social and interpersonal skills for people of determination in Dubai and across the UAE.

18/10/2021

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Dubai Expo 2020: Countries unveil spawling pavilions

Many participating countries have built original pavilions to represent their nations at Expo 2020 in Dubai.

18/10/2021

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Rains and the emptying of a dam cause flooding in Thailand

Heavy rains over the weekend and the release of water from upstream dams have caused severe flooding in Suphan Buri province in central Thailand.

18/10/2021

Myanmar

Myanmar junta leader says over 5,000 anti-coup protesters to be freed

Coup leader General Min Aung Hlaing was speaking for the first time since being excluded from the upcoming ASEAN summit of south-east Asian leaders.

18/10/2021

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Models pose nude for Spencer Tunick shoot in Israel

Models pose nude for Spencer Tunick shoot in Israel

17/10/2021

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Russian actor, director arrive back on earth from ISS

Russian actor, director arrive back on earth from ISS

17/10/2021

India

Heavy rains, landslides leave 18 dead in south India

Torrential rains swept through villages and flooded roads in the southern Indian state of Kerala.

17/10/2021

Iran

Court upholds new 1-year prison sentence for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

An Iranian appeals court has upheld a verdict sentencing an Iranian-British woman long held in Tehran to another year in prison, her lawyer said on Saturday.

17/10/2021

Afghanistan

Islamic State claims mosque bombing in south Afghanistan

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing on a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan that killed 47 people and wounded scores more.

16/10/2021