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Travelers at Hong Kong International Airport.
Hong Kong cuts Covid hotel quarantine to three days
HONG KONG — Hong Kong will ease its Covid hotel quarantine requirements for people arriving from overseas, Chief Executive John Lee said on Monday.From Friday, those arriving in the city will have to stay at designated quarantine hotels for three days.They will then undergo another four days of "medical surveillance" either at home or at any hotel.Currently, overseas arrivals have to quarantine for seven days at designated hotels.During the "medical surveillance" period, people can go out but may not enter places that require vaccine passes to be checked, including bars, gyms and amusement centres.They are also barred from participating in any mask-off activities - such as certain forms of exercise - or entering homes for the elderly or disabled people and designated...
August 08, 2022

Hong Kong cuts Covid hotel quarantine to three days

Chaturvedi started his career as a singer of devotional songs.
The rise of anti-Muslim hate music in India
NEW DELHI — Sandeep Chaturvedi, 26, is readying to record his new song in a makeshift studio in the city of Ayodhya in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh.The song is about a mosque that has become a subject of controversy after Hindus claimed the right to worship there. It is riddled with innuendos against Muslims. But Chaturvedi says the song could get him back in business.Chaturvedi's songs are part of a growing trend of music on YouTube and other social media platforms where supporters of the Hindu right-wing spew venom at Muslims.The lyrics are abusive or threatening. They are usually based on the premise that Hindus have suffered for centuries at the hands of Muslims — and now it's payback time.Writer and political analyst Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay says that in...
August 08, 2022

The rise of anti-Muslim hate music in India

China earlier said it would impose unspecified sanctions on Nancy Pelosi and her family.
China suspends cooperation with US on range of issues, sanctions Pelosi over Taiwan trip
HONG KONG — China's Foreign Ministry announced new countermeasures against Washington on Friday, including the suspension of climate talks, in response to Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, hours after it announced sanctions against the US House speaker.The measures include the cancellation of future phone calls and meetings between Chinese and US defense leaders, for which future dates had not been announced, and the cancellation of annual naval meetings under the China-US military maritime consultation mechanism.China also suspended cooperation on the repatriation of illegal immigrants, legal assistance on criminal matters and the combat of transnational crimes, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said in a briefing Friday.It suspended its anti-drug cooperation with the US,...
August 05, 2022

China suspends cooperation with US on range of issues, sanctions Pelosi over Taiwan trip

Foreign minister Joseph Wu condemns China's military drills around Taiwan.
Taiwan FM defends US Speaker Pelosi's visit
TAIPEI — Taiwan's foreign minister has defended US Speaker Nancy Pelosi's brief but controversial trip to the island in an exclusive interview with the BBC.Joseph Wu condemned the large-scale military exercises that China began around the island on Thursday.He said Ms Pelosi's visit was "extremely significant" and China's response would not stop democratic politicians being invited to Taipei.Wu also warned that China's territorial aims go far beyond Taiwan.For the past six years Wu has been the public face of Taiwan's campaign for greater international recognition. He negotiated Nancy Pelosi's visit, and he is now dealing with its rather frightening aftermath.But Taiwan's foreign minister is not about to apologize. The whole point of Ms...
August 05, 2022

Taiwan FM defends US Speaker Pelosi's visit

Om Prakash is in custody and has not commented on the accusations against him
A 'most wanted criminal’ in India acted in 28 films and hid for 30 years
NEW DELHI — Om Prakash, also known as Pasha, figured on the list of "most wanted criminals" of police in the northern Indian state of Haryana.For 30 years, the former Indian army employee, wanted in connection with an alleged robbery and murder, hid in plain sight in the neighboring state of Uttar Pradesh. There, he acquired a brand-new life with official documents, married a local woman and raised three children with her.But earlier this week, his luck finally ran out when police arrested the frail 65-year-old from his home in a slum in Ghaziabad city.Until his arrest, police say, Om Prakash wore several hats — driving a truck, touring nearby villages as part of a group to sing devotional songs on religious occasions, even acting in 28 low-budget local films.Om Prakash is in...
August 05, 2022

A 'most wanted criminal’ in India acted in 28 films and hid for 30 years

Footage circulating online showed flames engulfing Mountain B nightclub in Chonburi.
Thailand nightclub fire kills at least 14 and injures dozens
BANGKOK — At least 14 people were killed and around 40 others injured after a fire swept through a nightclub in Chonburi province in south-eastern Thailand.The fire broke out at 01:00 local time on Friday (18:00 GMT Thursday) at the Mountain B nightspot in Sattahip district, police said.Footage shows people screaming as they flee, some with clothes on fire.The cause of the fire is not clear, with rescuers saying flammable material on the walls may have exacerbated it.The venue in Chonburi, a province located 150km (90 miles) south of Bangkok, was a single-storey complex measuring 4,800 square meters (51,660 square feet).Firefighters battled for more than two hours to bring the fire under control, local media reported. The blaze apparently broke out during a live music performance at the...
August 05, 2022

Thailand nightclub fire kills at least 14 and injures dozens

A joint civilian inspection team comprising officials from the Russian Federation, Türkiye, Ukraine and the United Nations visited the merchant vessel Razoni on 3 August 2022.
More lifesaving grain shipments authorized to leave Ukraine
KYIV — Three more ships have been given the green light to leave Ukraine’s Black Sea ports on Friday, carrying just over 58,000 tons of corn, in a move that will raise hopes further for the success of a UN initiative aimed at lowering prices of essential foods and easing the global crisis.The Joint Coordination Center (JCC) which is managing the Black Sea Grain Initiative, agreed between the UN, Ukraine, Russia and Türkiye, has authorized the departure of three vessels - two from the port of Chornomorsk and one from Odesa, carrying a total of 58,041 tons of corn through the designated “maritime humanitarian corridor”.The grain deal facilitated by UN Secretary-General António Guterres following the Russian invasion, amidst concerns over the blockade of Ukraine’s valuable food...
August 05, 2022

More lifesaving grain shipments authorized to leave Ukraine

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducts missile tests into the waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan, from an undisclosed location on August 4, 2022.
China sends warships, jets close to Taiwan as tensions rise in strait
TAIPEI — Chinese warships and aircraft conducted military drills in waters near Taiwan Friday, the island's Defense Ministry said, as tensions escalated in the region following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island this week.The ministry said Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) forces crossed the median line — the halfway point between the island and mainland China — in a move it called a "highly provocative act."The line has previously been an informal but largely respected border of control between Beijing and Taipei.Taiwan's military responded with radio warnings and put air patrol forces, naval ships and shore-based missile systems on alert, the ministry added.On Friday, Taiwan's Premier Su Tseng-chang said the island represented...
August 05, 2022

China sends warships, jets close to Taiwan as tensions rise in strait

Tourists look on as a Chinese military helicopter flies past Pingtan island, one of mainland China's closest point from Taiwan on August 4, 2022.
China fires missiles near Taiwan in live-fire drills as PLA encircles island
BEIJING — China fired multiple missiles toward waters near northeastern and southwestern Taiwan on Thursday, the island's Defense Ministry said, as Beijing makes good on its promise that Taipei will pay a price for hosting US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.The Chinese military's Eastern Theater Command said in a statement that multiple missiles had been fired into the sea off the eastern part of Taiwan. It said all the missiles hit their target accurately."The entire live-fire training mission has been successfully completed and the relevant air and sea area control is now lifted," China's statement said. Earlier, the Eastern Theater Command said it had conducted long-range, live-fire training in the Taiwan Strait, state broadcaster CCTV reported, as part of planned...
August 04, 2022

China fires missiles near Taiwan in live-fire drills as PLA encircles island

Wang Yi
Taiwan tensions: China condemns 'manic' visit as Pelosi continues tour
PHNOM PENH — China's foreign minister has called US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan "manic, irresponsible and irrational".At a meeting of Southeast Asian countries, Wang Yi defended China's military drills in the seas around Taiwan, held in response to the visit.Ms Pelosi made a brief but controversial stop on the island on Wednesday, during a tour of the region.China reacted by launching its biggest ever military exercises in the region.Ms Pelosi is the most senior US politician to visit the island in 25 years.Her decision to stop at the island has enraged Beijing, which considers Taiwan to be a breakaway province of China.The US does not officially recognise Taiwan, but it does maintain a strong relationship with the island, which includes selling...
August 04, 2022

Taiwan tensions: China condemns 'manic' visit as Pelosi continues tour

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