Sun 19 December 2021: Progressive legislators question massive US defence budget, which officials say is necessary amid China competition. Washington, DC – Months after US President Joe Biden’s administration pulled the last American troops out of Afghanistan as part of his promise to end the country’s “forever wars“, the United States Congress approved a $777.7bn defence budget, a […]
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Sat 18 December 2021: In central China’s Henan Province, a city site dating from the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 B.C.) has been discovered, with more than two dozen tombs and a significant number of artifacts recently excavated. According to China’s Xinhua news agency, the site, located in the Taojiaying village, Anyang city, covers an area of […]
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Fri 17 December 2021: The Biden administration hits Chinese companies with export restrictions, citing national security and human rights. The Biden administration has slapped trade sanctions on several Chinese companies and institutions, citing national security and China’s oppression of its largely Muslim Uighur minority population. The US Commerce Department said on Thursday that it was […]
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Thu 16 December 2021: Mahathir Mohamad, the former Malaysian prime minister, was admitted to hospital on Thursday and will undergo a full medical examination, according to the medical facility. Mahathir arrived at 7:00 p.m. (1100 GMT) and is expected to stay for a few days, according to the National Heart Institute. It did not specify […]
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Thu 16 December 2021: Late Tuesday, the US special envoy to Afghanistan announced that the US will donate 1 million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses to Afghanistan. “The United States has offered the people of Afghanistan one million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses through #COVAX,” Thomas West said on Twitter. With the additional vaccine doses, the total […]
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Thu 16 December 2021: Turkey’s Presidency of Police Academy and the Malaysian Police Service discussed forensic investigation methods in a meeting, Wednesday, in the Turkish capital of Ankara. The meeting was intended to increase bilateral cooperation between committees and reciprocal sharing of experiences in all fields, focusing on learning about methods and application in forensic […]
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Thu 16 December 2021: Government clears proposal to raise minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21, but rights activists say the move could be a ‘disaster’. The Indian government has cleared a proposal to raise the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21, according to media reports, as women’s […]
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Thu 16 December 2021: The US is “very actively” looking to designate the ongoing repression of the Rohingya population of Myanmar as a “genocide,” the top US diplomat said on Wednesday. “We continue also to look actively at determinations of what are the actions taken in Myanmar and whether they constitute genocide and that’s something […]
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Wed 15 December 2021: According to the Wuhan Botanical Garden (WBG), which is part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese researchers have discovered a new plant species of endangered orchids in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. Ponerorchis wolongensis is a new species with white flowers. It was given the name Wolong after the Wolong National […]
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Wed 15 December 2021: On Wednesday, the UK Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) will launch a nationwide televised appeal to raise funds for 1 million Afghan children who are “at risk of dying” this winter, while the government has pledged to match the first 10 million Pounds ($13.2 million) in public donations. “Afghanistan is heading for […]
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