MANILA, May 25 (Reuters): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has given his government a week to process some 24,000 repatriated Filipino workers stuck for weeks on cruise ships or in coronavirus quarantine, s
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MANILA, May 25 (Reuters): One by one, Michelle Asinto's six children take the plate of rice doused in soy sauce and eat their share before passing it on. This is what a meal can look like
HONG KONG, May 25 (Reuters): China's foreign ministry office in Hong Kong and the city's security chief on Monday defended proposed national security laws by describing some acts in mass pro-democr
ALMATY, May 25 (Reuters): Several snow leopards, including a mother and her cub, have been spotted near the Kazakh city of Almaty wandering through a usually popular hiking destination that is now mostly off li
Beijing, May 25 (IANS): China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has accused the US of spreading "conspiracies and lies" about the coronavirus pandemic, ratcheting up tensions between the two nations, it
Vienna, May 25 (IANS): Austria's President Alexander Van der Bellen has apologised after staying at a restaurant beyond the country's coronavirus-related closing time of 11 p.m. The Preside
Tokyo, May 25 (IANS): The Japan government on Monday decided to lift the state of emergency for COVID-19 in Tokyo and four other prefectures of the country, the only places where the measure implemented to curb
Canberra, May 25 (IANS): Tens of thousands of Australian school students returned to their classrooms on Monday to resume full-time face-to-face classes, as the country plans to normalize its economic activity
Jerusalem, May 25 (IANS): An Israeli plane landed in Turkey for the first time in 13 years, the country's flag carrier El Al said. El Al was the only Israeli airline to conduct flights to Turke
Seoul, May 25 (IANS): A kindergarten student in Seoul has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the South Korean capital city's education office said on Monday. The development comes just
WASHINGTON, MAY 24 (IANS): The Yokosuka-based aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan officially began its Indo-Pacific deployment this week, the US Navy has said in a statement. More than 1,000 tonnes
JERUSALEM, May 24 (Reuters): Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday became the first serving Israeli prime minister to go on trial, proclaiming his innocence in the corridor before walking into court to face charges
PIRA FATEHAL, Pakistan, May 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation): Gul Muhammad was expecting a decent wheat harvest this year - until torrential rains and freak hailstorms in March destroyed the crops on his farm, l
MEXICO CITY, MAY 24 (IANS): The government in Mexico's Guerrero state has created 300 unmarked graves in the coastal city of Acapulco, as cemeteries and crematoriums reached the limit of their capacity.
NEW YORK, MAY 24 (IANS): The New York Times has devoted its entire front page to the names of 1,000 of the COVID-19 victims as the US approaches nearly 100,000 virus deaths, the current highest in the world.
HONG KONG, May 24 (Reuters): Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of people who rallied on Sunday to protest against Beijing's plan to impose national security laws on
JERUSALEM, May 24 (Reuters): Benjamin Netanyahu professed his innocence at the start of his corruption trial on Sunday, saying he was being framed in the first criminal prosecution of a serving Israeli pri
JAKARTA, May 24 (Reuters): For Indonesia's 225 million Muslims, celebrating Eid al-Fitr this year, the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, is bittersweet. Many are forced to spend it
WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters): Nearly 200 political figures from around the world on Saturday decried Beijing's proposed national security laws for Hong Kong, including 17 members of the U.S. Congress,
KABUL, May 24 (Reuters): The Taliban declared a three-day Eid ceasefire in Afghanistan starting Sunday, via a tweet on Saturday from the hardline Islamist group, and the country's president said the go
