Asia
AsiaG7 summit outlines health pact to stop future pandemics
G7 leaders are on Saturday set to agree a joint declaration aimed at preventing another pandemic, as they resume wide-ranging talks at their first in-person summit in almost two years.
How an informant and a messaging app led to huge global crime sting
It took $100,000 plus expenses, and the opportunity for a reduced prison sentence, for the smartphone developer to collaborate with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in 2018 and kick-start ...
Hi-tech sting leads to global crackdown on organised crime, over 800 detained
Global law enforcement agencies hacked into an app used by criminals and read millions of encrypted messages, leading to hundreds of arrests of organised crime figures in 18 countries
99 of 100 cities most at risk environmentally in Asia
Of the 100 cities worldwide most vulnerable to environmental hazards all but one are in Asia, and four-fifths are in India or China, according to a risk assessment
Covid-19
WHO classifies India variant as being of global concern
The World Health Organziation said on 10 May that the B.1.617 variant first identified in India last year was being classified as a variant of global concern.
3 Bangladeshi women among top 100 Asian scientists
Three Bangladeshi women scientists have made it to the list of “best and brightest 100 Asian scientists” for their contribution in research
Developing Asia to recover strongly, but Covid-19 risks remain: ADB
Developing Asia, which groups 45 countries in the Asia-Pacific, is forecast to grow 7.3 per cent in 2021, the ADB said in its Asian Development Outlook report
Senators urge Biden to impose more sanctions on Myanmar junta
A bipartisan group of US senators have urged the Biden administration to slap more sanctions on the military junta in Myanmar, including choking revenues to a state energy company, in response to its ...
Global economy to stage vigorous recovery, jobs growth to lag
The global economy will recover this year from its coronavirus slump at a pace not seen since the 1970s as strong momentum builds in most major economies, according to Reuters polls of over 500 ...
Asia markets rebound after Wall Street rally
Investors took the New York drop as a cue to buy, with the Dow rising back above 34,000 and closing in on last week's record finish
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