International News

July 16, 2021

Top EU court rules hijab can be banned at work

The European Union’s top court has ruled that employers may forbid the wearing of visible symbols of religious or political belief, such as headscarves. But the […]
July 15, 2021

HIV ‘significant’ risk factor for severe COVID-19: WHO

HIV is a “significant” risk factor for severe COVID-19, the World Health Organisation said in research published on Thursday that showed a major increase in deaths […]
July 13, 2021

Taliban warns Turkey against extending troops in Afghanistan

The Taliban on Tuesday warned Turkey against extending its presence in the country when US-led forces leave the country, insisting the decision was “reprehensible”. “The decision […]
July 8, 2021

Is North Korea a threat towards the East Asian Region?

The mountains and the uplands are divided between narrow and deep valleys in North Korea. The government system is a one-man communist state dictatorship; the president […]
July 7, 2021

Johnson unveils rules for ‘freedom day’ in England

THE majority of Covid-19 restrictions across England are set to be lifted on July 19, a day being marked by anti-lockdown citizens as ‘freedom day’ and […]
July 6, 2021

Israel’s new government fails to extend controversial citizenship law

Israel’s parliament has failed to pass an extension to a controversial law barring Palestinians from the occupied West Bank or Gaza who marry Israelis from being […]
July 5, 2021

Indonesia faces oxygen crisis amid worsening Covid surge

Indonesia’s government has ordered producers to prioritise medical oxygen amid a Covid surge and a shortage of oxygen in a number of cities. Hospitals say they […]
July 4, 2021

Chinese astronauts make first spacewalk outside new station

Two astronauts made the first spacewalk on Sunday outside China’s new orbital station to work on setting up a 15-metre-long robotic arm. Liu Boming and Tang […]