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Hong Kong and Macao suspend BioNTech coronavirus vaccine rollout due to packaging defect
Authorities in Hong Kong and Macao have suspended the rollout of BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine citing a packaging defect found in their first batch of doses.Both governments said in statements Wednesday they had received a letter from BioNTech and its Chinese…
Myanmar protesters join 'silent strike' after soldiers kill 7-year-old girl in her father's arms
Myanmar's security forces shot dead a 7-year-old girl in the city of Mandalay on Tuesday, the youngest victim yet in the military's bloody crackdown on civilian opposition to the February 1 coup.The young girl was killed in her home during…
Ingenuity Mars helicopter prepares for the first flight on another planet
Humanity's first Wright Brothers moment on another planet will happen in April. The Ingenuity Mars helicopter will attempt the first powered flight on Mars no earlier than April 8, according to NASA.It's fitting that the mission, an experimental companion to…
'Be relentless': What it will take to free two Canadians detained in China
From her home in Toronto, Vina Nadjibulla fields hundreds of emails, texts, and phone calls, all about the only person she really wants to hear from.Nadjibulla's husband, Michael Kovrig, has been detained in China for more than two years, on…
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At least 11 dead as massive fire destroys thousands of homes in Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camps
A fire swept through a sprawling Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Monday, killing at least eleven people, destroying homes and endangering the lives of tens of thousands of refugees, according to the Bangladesh government.The fire destroyed at least…
Philippines demands Chinese fishing flotilla leave disputed South China Sea reef
The Philippines has demanded that China recall more than 200 Chinese boats it said had been spotted at a disputed reef claimed by both Manila and Beijing, describing their presence as a "clear provocative action."Philippine government officials on Saturday released…
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Arrest warrants for two Iraqi government critics spark outrage
Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council has issued arrest warrants for two prominent Iraqi political analysts, prompting backlash from activists and some politicians who say it's an attempt to intimidate critics of the government.Political analysts Ibrahim al-Sumaidaie and Yahya al-Kubaisi were respectively…
Diplomats denied access as Canadian Michael Kovrig goes on trial in China
Diplomats from more than two dozen countries were denied access to a Chinese court Monday as detained Canadian Michael Kovrig went on trial in Beijing on espionage charges.Kovrig is one of two Canadians detained since 2018, following the arrest in…
Atlanta spa attacks shine a light on anti-Asian hate crimes around the world
The outpouring of grief and anger over the news that six Asian women were among those killed in the shootings at three Atlanta area massage parlors has drawn attention to the rise of anti-Asian violence in the US.And it's not…
Largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year will be moving unusually fast
The largest asteroid that has been predicted to make a close approach of Earth this year will zip by from a safe distance on Sunday, according to NASA.Scientists estimate the asteroid is between 1,300 and 2,230 feet wide.The near-Earth asteroid,…
Indian sailors are being caught in a piracy boom off West Africa. One captain held hostage shares his story
That morning, Capt. Ripusudan Prasad phoned his wife, Anita, as he did every day from the oil tanker he commanded, the MT Duke.The ship was about eight hours from port in Lomé, Togo, from where Prasad planned to fly home…
Imran Khan, Pakistan's Prime Minister, tests positive for Covid-19
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife have tested positive for Covid-19, according to government officials.Khan is "self-isolating at home," the country's health minister, Faisal Sultan, said on Saturday.The 68-year-old former international cricketer received his first dose of China's…
Earthquake of 7.0 magnitude hits Japan near devastating 2011 disaster epicenter
A 7.0 preliminary magnitude earthquake has struck Japan off the coast of Ishinomaki, a city located just 65 miles (104 km) from Fukushima, the site of a devastating 9.0 magnitude quake 10 years ago.Latest information from USGS shows the earthquake…
Iceland volcano remains hazardous after eruption near Reykjavík
Volcanic activity has "somewhat decreased" in the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland, southwest of the capital Reykjavík, where a volcano erupted Friday night, the the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) announced Saturday.The current eruption is "small" with the "volcanic activity" having "decreased…
Must-watch videos of the week
An angry snake, a fiery van, and a daring rescue. These are the must-watch videos of the week.'It almost got me'An angry, reticulated python lunged at Jay Brewer, owner of The Reptile Zoo in Fountain Valley, California, while he was…
Astronauts relocated a spacecraft outside the International Space Station
The astronauts on the International Space Station have already conducted five spacewalks so far this year -- and now they have relocated a spacecraft outside of the orbiting laboratory.Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, along with NASA astronaut Kate…
South Korea to revise rules on mandatory Covid-19 testing of foreigners
Officials in the South Korean capital Seoul have reversed course on controversial plans to require all foreign workers to undergo Covid-19 testing after facing a torrent of criticism from diplomatic missions and international businesses.The ruling, which came into force Wednesday,…
