Asia
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China successfully launches cargo resupply spacecraft
SHENZHEN: China on Saturday successfully launched an automated cargo resupply spacecraft to rendezvous with an orbiting module, in the second…
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China rails at Biden move to probe virus origins
BEIJING: China hit out at the “dark history” of the US intelligence community on Thursday, after President Joe Biden ordered…
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Twitter urges Indian government to respect freedom of expression
Twitter on Thursday said it is worried about the safety of its staff in India and called for the government…
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WhatsApp sues Indian govt, says new media rules mean end to privacy
WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming into force on Wednesday…
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Powerful cyclone Yaas destroys homes in India, forces airport closure
A powerful cyclone destroyed tens of thousands of mud houses in eastern India on Wednesday, forcing the closure of the…
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Indian doctors decry Modi govt’s free distribution of unproven herbal remedy to Covid-19 patients
Indian doctors on Wednesday decried the free distribution of an unproven remedy to Covid-19 patients by the state of Haryana…
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21 runners die in extreme weather in China ultra-marathon
Twenty-one people running a mountain ultra-marathon have died in northwestern China after hail, freezing rain and gale force winds hit…
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India faces shortage of anti-fungal drug as rare disease adds to its woes
BENGALURU: India said on Friday it was working to alleviate a shortage of a medicine used to treat a rare…
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India tells social media firms to take down ‘Indian variant’ posts
India’s government has ordered social media platforms to take down content that refers to the “Indian variant” of the coronavirus.…
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Beijing, Washington argue over naval activity in South China Sea
BEIJING: China on Thursday issued its second protest in as many days over United States naval activity in the region,…
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