Asia
2 hours ago
Myanmar coup: Facebook, Instagram place immediate ban on military
Facebook said deadly violence in Myanmar had brought about the need for the ban on the military. Source link
3 hours ago
Singapore: Police officer's wife admits to killing Myanmar maid
The domestic helper from Myanmar was reportedly tortured and starved before her death. Source link
4 hours ago
Man survives 14 hours 'clinging to sea rubbish'
Vidam Perevertilov’s decision to swim towards a “black dot” – a life buoy – saved his life. Source link
6 hours ago
Australia passes law to make Google and Facebook pay for news
The world-first law is designed to make the tech giants pay news publishers for content. Source link
7 hours ago
The South Korean prisoners of war enslaved in the North’s coal mines
“Generations of people are born, live and die in the mining zones and experience the worst type of persecution and…
11 hours ago
Rescued orangutans returned to the wild
An Indonesian rehabilitation centre in Borneo has released 10 orangutans into the wild. Source link
12 hours ago
2032 Olympic Games: Brisbane preferred bidder, IOC announces
Brisbane would be the third Australian city to host the Olympics after Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000 The…
13 hours ago
Johnson rules out boycott of Beijing winter Olympics
Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey tells Boris Johnson he must act over “genocide” of the Uighur people. Source link
14 hours ago
New Zealand: Rescuers save 28 whales from stranding spot
Rescuers have successfully refloated 28 pilot whales on a notorious New Zealand beach where they had repeatedly beached themselves. The…
14 hours ago
Fortescue mining firm regrets Australia sacred site failure
Fortescue apologises to an Aboriginal group for clearing a sacred site without its members present. Source link