Asia

Israel

Former Israeli PM Netanyahu negotiating a plea deal, source claims

Netanyahu -- who denies wrongdoing -- is on trial for fraud, breach of trust, and accepting bribes in three separate cases.

16/01/2022

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan protest death toll rises to 225, up from 164

Demonstrations began over a sharp rise in fuel prices and spread nationwide into a general protest against the country's authoritarian government.

15/01/2022

China

Winter Olympics: Is your country doing a diplomatic boycott?

Here's a round-up of all the countries that have said they will not send senior officials to China for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games.

14/01/2022

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Jakarta protest calls for boycott of Beijing Olympics

Protesters in Jakarta on Friday called for a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over China's treatment of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang.

14/01/2022

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Sri Lanka: elephants feeding in garbage dumps

In eastern Sri Lanka, elephants are feeding on an open dump and many are dying after ingesting plastic waste.

14/01/2022

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India: Thousands take holy dip in Ganges amid COVID fears

Hundreds of thousands of Indian pilgrims begin packing an island in the Ganges for a vast religious festival as Covid-19 cases surge nationwide.

14/01/2022

North Korea

North Korea fires missiles for third time this year after US sanctions

Pyongyang's third weapons launch this month is seen as a reprisal for fresh sanctions imposed by the Biden administration for its continuing missile tests.

14/01/2022

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Severe snowstorms are hitting northern and western Japan

A winter storm is bringing heavy snow to some parts of northern to western Japan on the Sea of Japan side on Thursday. Snowfall may accumulate rapidly overnight, creating potentially hazardous conditions for motorists.

13/01/2022

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Indian villages fish collectively during the Bhogali Bihu harvest festival

Hundreds of villagers take part in a traditional collective fishing event during the Bhogali Bihu celebrations at Goroimari Lake in Panbari, around 50 kilometres (31 miles) from Guwahati, to mark the end of the harvesting season in India's northeastern Assam state.

13/01/2022

Mobility

The year is 2022 and we’ve finally taught goldfish to drive

To prove that navigation is a universal ability in animals, researchers at Ben-Gurion University have taught a goldfish to steer a robotic vehicle.

13/01/2022

Kazakhstan

Russian-led forces begin withdrawing from Kazakhstan

The military alliance had deployed over 2,000 soldiers in Kazakhstan to support the government during unprecedented protests last week.

13/01/2022

Syria

Euroviews. I'm fighting for justice after surviving Syria's torture jails | View

Today Anwar Raslan, a colonel and torturer within Bashar al-Assad's prison system, was jailed for life in Germany for crimes against humanity. A doctor who was tortured in custody for 40 days and gave evidence in the case tells us what it means to him.

13/01/2022

Work

Remote work takes off in Japan - with flights to the office paid for

Yahoo Japan will soon allow its staff to live and work anywhere in the Pacific island nation, and they'll even be able to claim the cost of tickets if they have to fly to the office.

13/01/2022

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Taiwan gay couple confirm court adoption ruling with legal documents

A married gay couple in Taiwan arrives at a district office to apply for legal documents that officially show the men as parents of their child, after a local court allowed one partner to adopt his spouse's non-biological infant.

13/01/2022

India

UK and India launch talks in New Delhi on post-Brexit trade deal

The British trade minister's visit to launch the negotiations is a sign the UK intends to focus its post-Brexit trade policies in the Indo-Pacific region.

13/01/2022

North Korea

US hits North Korean officials with sanctions after missile test

The US Treasury says sanctions are being imposed on five officials, hours after Pyongyang said leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful test flight of a hypersonic missile.

13/01/2022

Iran

French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah reimprisoned in Iran

The French government said the imprisonment of Fariba Adelkhah is purely political and called for her immediate release.

12/01/2022

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Vietnam incense village dazzles ahead of Lunar New Year, though sales down

Vietnam's "incense village" is a dazzling pink as workers prepare fragrant sticks for the Lunar New Year holiday, but strict rules to stop the spread of Covid-19 are dulling its lustre.

12/01/2022

Afghanistan

Extreme poverty drives Afghans to sell vital organs

In the western province of Herat, people in dire need of money have taken to risking their lives by selling their kidneys.

12/01/2022

Kazakhstan

Nearly 1,700 more people arrested over recent protests in Kazakhstan

The violence that rocked the former Soviet country was the worst since Kazakhstan gained independence in 1991.

12/01/2022

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Israeli researchers claim to teach goldfish to drive a vehicle

Israeli scientists try to prove that fish can drive a car

12/01/2022

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: President appoints new PM as Russia-led troops to withdraw

President Tokayev named ex-finance minister Alikhan Smailov as PM and also promised to conduct reforms, rein in inflation, and boost wages after a week of deadly unrest.

11/01/2022

Afghanistan

'Absolutely essential': UN launches €4.4 bn appeal to help Afghans

The UN says $5bn (€4.4bn) is needed to pay health and other essential workers to help prevent the collapse of basic services following the Taliban takeover.

11/01/2022

Culture news

Public portrait gallery of conflict casualties taken down by Taliban

The organisers want the governments in charge of Afghanistan to be held responsible for the atrocities of war.

11/01/2022

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Fire guts shelters in Rohingya camp in Bangladesh

Thousands of people were left homeless after a fire gutted parts of a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, destroying about 1,200 houses.

10/01/2022

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Life in Kazakhstan's largest city slowly returns to normal.

Public transport has started operating for the first time since the violence, which left government buildings burned and gutted, and many businesses looted.

10/01/2022