Tue 22 April 2025: The daily trading volume of cryptocurrencies in South Korea has surpassed that of the country’s stock markets, with the total market capitalization of digital assets exceeding 100 trillion ($74.8 billion) won, the Chosun Daily reported Tuesday. Despite having a market capitalization of about $70.2 billion in December, the crypto market saw […]
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Tue 22 April 2025: China announced Monday it will impose sanctions on US Congressmen, officials, and heads of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for “egregious behavior” on Hong Kong-related issues. “Hong Kong is China’s Hong Kong, and Hong Kong affairs do not allow interference from the US. Any wrong actions taken by the US on Hong Kong-related […]
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Mon 21 April 2025: China is banning automakers from using the terms “smart driving” and “autonomous driving” when they advertise driving assistance features, and it will tighten scrutiny of such technology upgrades. The mandate on vehicle advertising was delivered by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in its meeting with nearly 60 representatives from […]
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Sun 20 April 2025: The Trump administration has ordered Afghan refugees who entered after the country’s 2021 Taliban takeover to leave the US within a week or face deportation, an order that could end up being a death sentence for entire families. The US Department of Homeland Security sent emails to Afghan refugees living in […]
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Sat 19 April 2025: Police have arrested close to 200 people in Pakistan in recent weeks after more than 10 group attacks on outlets of the United States-based fast-food chain KFC, sparked by anti-US sentiment, unconditional US backing for Washington’s close ally Israel and opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza, officials say. The fast-food chain has […]
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Sat 19 April 2025: The Trump administration replaced the Covid.gov website with a platform that centers on the theory that the coronavirus originated from a laboratory in Wuhan, China, NBC News reported Friday. Once a hub for COVID-19 resources such as vaccine information, testing access and long COVID support, the site now redirects users to […]
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Sat 19 April 2025: China on Saturday held the world’s first humanoid robot race alongside human participants. Chinese-made Tien Kung Ultra came in first in the half-marathon with nearly 2 hours and 40 minutes time. The robot completed the 21-kilometer course without showing any visible signs of fatigue, state-run Global Times reported. Nearly 20 robotic […]
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Sat 19 April 2025: For the first time since 1974, US military personnel and Japanese police jointly patrolled southern Okinawa on Friday, following recent sexual assault cases involving US troops. The patrols, initiated by the US to curb such incidents, focused on high-traffic areas of the city, as reported by Kyodo news. Okinawa hosts 31 […]
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Thu 17 April 2025: Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday suspended the country’s ban on the activities of the Taliban movement, the court’s press service announced. The Taliban has been designated a terrorist organization by Russia, but the ruling effectively suspends that label, though it remains under international UN sanctions. A representative of the Taliban was […]
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Thu 17 April 2025: More than 10 million Muslims in India’s northeastern state of Assam are on the verge of a humanitarian crisis enabled by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In line with its hardline Hindutva ideology, the party has targeted Muslims through illegal mass arrests, arbitrarily demolished their homes, mosques and madrasas and […]
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