Asia

Destinations

Seychelles may become the first country to achieve herd immunity

All the information you need to plan a trip to the Seychelles this year, including testing and travel requirements

17/03/2021

Residences

Frosty reception for China hotel with polar bears on show

The world's first 'polar bear hotel' allows guests to watch the animals 24/7 from the comfort of their rooms, but conservationists have condemned the concept as 'cruel'.

17/03/2021

China

China warns EU against 'confrontational' human rights sanctions

Brussels is set to debate sanctions on four Chinese officials and one entity over human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority.

16/03/2021

Israel

Discovery of ancient scroll first of its kind since Dead Sea Scrolls

The 2,000-year-old scroll is the first discovery of its kind since the unearthing of the Dead Sea Scrolls more than 70 years ago.

16/03/2021

Syria

UN says 'quiet diplomacy' between actors in Syria crucial to end war

“I am absolutely convinced that (talks) will not progress far if a Syrian-led process is not supported by a constructive international diplomacy on Syria,” the UN's special envoy for Syria said.

16/03/2021

North Korea

Kim Jong-un's sister warns US against military drills with South Korea

“I would also like to take this opportunity to issue a word of advice to the new US administration, which is so eager to give off a smell of gunpowder in our land from across the ocean,” Kim Yo-jong said.

16/03/2021

Syria

'I might not live to see a free Syria,' activist tells Euronews

"I might not live to see a free Syria," Wafa Ali Mustafa told Euronews on the 10th anniversary of the uprising.

15/03/2021

Iran

Iran charges French tourist with spying and ‘spreading propaganda’

It’s the latest in a series of cases against foreigners at a time of heightened tensions between Iran and the West.

15/03/2021

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Harmonious and inclusive society: Paralympian Aki Taguchi takes aim at a new target

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While the global coronavirus pandemic forced the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 to be postponed to 2021, one notable first that will occur this summer is that Tokyo will be the first city to host the Paralympic Summer Games a second time.

15/03/2021

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Innovators in Japan are developing new technologies to counter coronavirus

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As the global coronavirus pandemic continues, the world is searching for new measures that will minimize the risk of infection while allowing essential institutions such as hospitals, government, and schools to continue to function.

15/03/2021

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Robotic assistance has the potential to play a key role in the fight against COVID-19

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The coronavirus pandemic has presented enormous challenges to healthcare providers, businesses, governments, and to the general public.

15/03/2021

Syria

Syria’s war at 10: Meet two escapees who rebuilt their lives in Europe

Razan Ibraheem, Irish Tatler's 2016 International Woman of the Year, and Ahmed Barakat, who now works for the IOM, look back with Euronews over a decade of conflict.

15/03/2021

Myanmar

Myanmar: Martial law imposed in parts of Yangon as deaths rise

"It was positively a slaughter in one of the suburbs of Yangon yesterday," Human Rights Watch told Euronews on Monday.

15/03/2021

Myanmar

At least 4 people shot dead in Myanmar anti-coup protests

At least four people were shot dead during protests in Myanmar on Sunday, as security forces continued their violent crackdown against dissent following last month's military coup.

14/03/2021

Myanmar

Myanmar: Civilian leader in hiding vows 'revolution' against junta

"We will never give up to an unjust military but we will carve our future together with our united power," Mahn Win Khaing Than, who was named the acting vice president by Myanmar's ousted lawmakers, said on Saturday.

14/03/2021

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People in Thailand ride elephants to mark National Elephant Day

Wildlife advocates have long denounced the brutal taming of elephants so they can perform tricks for tourists.

13/03/2021

Afghanistan

At least eight people killed in a car bomb explosion in Afghanistan

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

13/03/2021

Jordan

Six COVID-19 patients die in Jordan hospital due to lack of oxygen

The country's health minister stepped down after the incident, while Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh ordered an investigation into the deaths at the hospital in Salt, 20 kilometres north of the capital Amman.

13/03/2021

Myanmar

At least four killed as Myanmar security forces crack down on protests

Three deaths were reported in Mandalay, the country's second-biggest city, and one in Pyay, a town in south-central Myanmar.

13/03/2021

Kazakhstan

At least four people killed in Kazakhstan military plane crash

A military plane has crashed, killing four people and injuring two others in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

13/03/2021

Spotlight

How is life getting back to normal in Fukushima 10 years after the disaster?

In partnership with The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

The Kato family are farmers in Fukushima, they are one of the groups that suffered the most after the disaster 10 years ago because consumer confidence had collapsed. But now they say they don't see much apprehension over their produce and they're happy to be back home.

12/03/2021

Spotlight

Experts say Fukushima "is a completely different story" to Chernobyl

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Authorities behind the scenes of the Fukushima nuclear plant clean-up show where they're at with decommissioning and decontaminating. Experts say it's nothing like Chernobyl.

12/03/2021

Myanmar

Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi charged with illegally taking $600,000

Aung San Suu Kyi was arrested during the February 1 coup. This is the fifth offence she has been charged with since then.

12/03/2021

Thailand

Thailand joins countries in delaying use of AstraZeneca vaccine

A number of European countries have already suspended the vaccine pending an investigation into reports of blood clots in some people.

12/03/2021

Bangladesh

Bangladesh's first transgender news anchor hired by TV station

Tashnuva Anan Shishir made her debut on International Women's Day

12/03/2021

Japan

Japan tightens border controls over rise in new COVID-19 variant cases

Japan has confirmed 345 cases of the more contagious new variants.

12/03/2021