5y

Russia detects first H5N8 bird flu case in humans

Patients zero are 7 poultry farm workers, who did not suffer any serious health consquences

5y

Virus outbreak hits Chinese community in Cambodia

Kingdom has so far fared well in tackling virus and life in Phnom Penh has largely returned to normal

5y

China shares dramatic video of mountain clash with India troops

High-altitude border battle in Galwan valley one of the deadliest confrontations between two sides in recent decades

5y

Google fires another lead AI ethics researcher

Margaret Mitchell troubled by dismissal of Timnit Gebru last year

5y

Four Taiwan ex-intelligence officers charged with spying for China

Accused ‘coveted illegal gains’ despite being aware of stand-off between both governments

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Monsoon floods inundate Indonesia’s capital, displacing over 1,000

Rivers overflow as extreme downpours assail Jakarta, forcing people out of their homes

5y

Russia registers third Covid-19 vaccine

Jab developed using inactive virus, first 120,000 doses to be distributed among civilians in mid-March

5y

Britain pushes at UN for rich states to share shots with poor

160 mil people living in conflict zones, unstable circumstances that puts them at risk of not receiving vaccinations, says UK foreign secretary

5y

Why has the EU not approved Russia’s Sputnik jab?

Some wonder why Moscow offering doses to Europe while still in process of vaccinating their own people

5y

6 more ‘Oath Keepers’ charged in assault on US Capitol

They add to probe of 3 others, as Justice Dept builds case that attack was not spontaneous, but planned

5y

Facebook blocks medical data shared by apps

Data fed into social media analytics tool by app makers include medical diagnoses, whether users were pregnant

5y

US warns China on force in disputed South China Sea

Washington reaffirms view that Beijing’s assertive campaign in waters illegal

5y

Biden reassures Americans Covid-19 vaccines are safe

US president takes trip to Pfizer factory