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Business

Abu Dhabi’s maritime sector strategy shifts to diversification

“No one is safe, unless everyone is safe” is the mantra behind efforts to immunise the world against Covid-19.

09/07/2021

Japan

Olympic flame lighting ceremony marks countdown to 2020 Tokyo Games

Paralympian Aki Taguchi and former tennis player Shuzo Matsuoka handed the Olympic flame over to Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike.

09/07/2021

China

UK committee publishes damning report on Xinjiang "atrocities"

British lawmakers called for a United Nations inquiry into "serious human rights abuses" against ethnic minorities including Uyghur Muslims in north-western China.

08/07/2021

Syria

EU crisis management chief: Syria aid crossing must remain open

More than 1,000 trucks of humanitarian aid a month - including all donated COVID-19 vaccines - cross from Turkey into northern Syria each month through Bab al-Hawa, where a UN mandate is set to expire on Saturday.

08/07/2021

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Greenpeace gives biggest S. Korean firms bottom grades in climate survey

Greenpeace gives biggest S. Korean firms bottom grades in climate survey

08/07/2021

Japan

Fans banned from Olympics as Tokyo placed under state of emergency

Japan is to place its capital Tokyo under a state of emergency, which will last through the upcoming Olympic games.

08/07/2021

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Rescue operation to help 12 whales stranded in east China

Rescue operation to help 12 whales stranded in east China

07/07/2021

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Jim Mellon predicts the end of animal and dairy farming

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Billionaire and philanthropist, Jim Mellon, discusses his new book, the prospect of an agrarian revolution and how we can be healthier in old age.

07/07/2021

Afghanistan

Turkey and Russia shut consulates as Taliban advance in Afghanistan

Turkey and Russia have closed their consulates in the northern Afghanistan city of Mazar-e-Sharif amid Taliban victories nearby.

07/07/2021

Israel

Israel blocks law that keeps out Palestinian spouses

Israel’s parliament early on Tuesday failed to renew a law that bars Arab citizens from extending citizenship or residency rights to spouses from the occupied West Bank and Gaza.

06/07/2021

Money

NFTs are throwing Japanese artists a lifeline during COVID

Local Japanese artists are taking stock of how NFTs have changed the stakes in their industry as the first crypto art exhibition opened in Japan last week.

06/07/2021

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Search for dozens missing in deadly Japan mudslide

Search for dozens missing in deadly Japan mudslide

06/07/2021

Afghanistan

US left Afghan airfield at night, didn't tell new commander

The U.S. left Afghanistan's Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years without notifying the base's new commander, Afghan military officials said.

06/07/2021

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Dubai’s recipe for a sustainable future

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In this episode, Taste explores how Dubai's best restaurants are working hard to create a more sustainable future with regard to the produce they source.

05/07/2021

Japan

Japan searches for dozens missing in mudslide

Rescue workers dug through sludge and debris Monday looking for dozens of people who may be trapped.

05/07/2021

Philippines

Fifty killed in Philippine military’s worst ever air disaster

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules was carrying 96 mostly combat troops when it overshot the runway while landing on Sunday at the Jolo airport in Sulu province, military officials said.

05/07/2021

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Taliban captures territory as NATO withdrawal continues

The Taliban has captured more territory in Afghanistan in recent days from fleeing Afghan forces, as NATO troops continue to pull out of the country.

05/07/2021

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Devastation in Japanese town after landslide sweeps away homes

Two bodies were found after a huge landslide at a resort town in central Japan swept away homes on Saturday following days of heavy rain, with around 20 people still missing, officials said

04/07/2021

Malaysia

How palm oil ended up in everything - and could be ruining the planet

A Western PR firm that once represented Burma's military junta is now helping billionaires counter the narrative that palm oil is dangerous.

04/07/2021

Philippines

At least 31 dead in Philippines military plane crash

The Philippine air force C-130 aircraft carrying troops crashed in a southern province after missing the runway Sunday.

04/07/2021

Japan

Dozens feared missing after mudslide tears through town in Japan

A powerful mudslide has torn through dozens of home in Atami, 100 kilometres from Tokyo, after heavy rains deluged the town on Saturday.

03/07/2021

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Search continues for some 20 people missing after landslides in Japan

Officials in Shizuoka Prefecture say they're still trying to confirm the safety of about 20 people after mudslides swept away homes in a coastal city.

03/07/2021

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Meet the people and companies looking towards our future needs

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Explore the latest medical industry innovations, find out how Dubai is using AI to prepare for the future and discover how Tunisia is leading the way in seaweed farming to produce an alternative to meat.

02/07/2021

Afghanistan

US hands Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years

The US military left Bagram Airfield and handed it over to the Afghan National Security and Defence Force after nearly 20 years.

02/07/2021

India

India's COVID-19 death toll passes 400,000; experts say it's higher

Experts believe India's reported deaths and infections are massive undercounts. They say an untold number of people died during the April and May surge outside of hospitals and before they could be tested for the virus.

02/07/2021

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China marks 100 years of the CCP

China's ruling communist party on Thursday marked the 100th anniversary of its founding with a lavish ceremony in Tiananmen Square.

01/07/2021