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An outbreak at a warehouse of e-commerce firm Coupang in Bucheon, west of Seoul, has seen 69 cases
World
20.08.2024
South Korea re-imposes some social restrictions to combat new virus cases
Seven members of the Afghan security forces were killed Thursday in an attack officials blamed on the Taliban, the first deadly assault since a three-day ceasefire ended
World
20.08.2024
Afghan forces killed in first 'Taliban attack' since ceasefire end: officials
A screen shows the result of the vote on a proposal to draft a security law on Hong Kong during the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing
World
20.08.2024
China parliament adopts plan to impose security law on Hong Kong
Roughly a third of India's 1.3 billion people cut back on washing and bathing during summer as taps run dry
World
20.08.2024
Heat, water woes and coronavirus: India's perfect storm
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A medical worker prepares to take swab samples from a journalist to test for the COVID-19 coronavirus in Beijing
World 20.08.2024
US virus toll crosses 100,000 as pandemic rages in Latin America
Years of drought in eastern Australia have forced many farmers to reduce their flocks
World 20.08.2024
Drought drives Australia's sheep flock to record low
The city's judicial system is struggling under the strain as Hong Kong lurches through a political crisis that shows no sign of ending
World 20.08.2024
Hong Kong courts groan under weight of protest trials
Bill Gates's vaccine programmes on the continent have long provided ample fodder for speculation
World 20.08.2024
Bill Gates conspiracy theories echo through Africa
Turkey is proclaiming that the pandemic has been contained, trumpeting a mortality rate of just 2.8 percent
World 20.08.2024
Turkey claims healthcare 'transformation' helped vanquish virus
Mobile problems: Ethiopia's phone system is struggling to cope with demand
World 20.08.2024
Ethiopia unlocks one of the world's last closed telecoms markets
Meng Wanzhou, CFO of Huawei, walks down her driveway to her car as she departs her home for court on May 27, 2020 in Vancouver, Canada
World 20.08.2024
Canadian court rules against Huawei exec fighting extradition
Madame Caramel's Hoxton Dungeon Suite near London's trendy Shoreditch neighbourhood has stood silent for weeks
World 20.08.2024
Sex workers' hands tied under virus lockdowns
Iraqis walk through a fresh produce market in the southern Iraqi city of Basra as some lockdown restrictions imposed during the novel coronavirus pandemic have been eased
World 20.08.2024
As Iraq lockdown chokes off imports, local businesses thrive
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