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China, US tensions rise over suspected Chinese spy balloon

YoopyaFebruary 3, 2023February 3, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 3, 2023February 3, 20230447

The U.S. was tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon spotted over American airspace, and China said Friday that it would look into those reports, as...

Africa Asia Health News

Covid-19: Police break up fake vaccine network in China and South Africa

YoopyaMarch 3, 2021June 30, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 3, 2021June 30, 2023037

Police in China and South Africa have seized thousands of doses of counterfeit Covid-19 vaccine and made dozens of arrests, Interpol says. In China, police...

Asia News World

Myanmar security forces kill at least 34 protesters

YoopyaMarch 3, 2021June 19, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 3, 2021June 19, 2023012

Myanmar security forces dramatically escalated their crackdown on protests against last month’s coup, killing at least 34 protesters Wednesday in several cities, according to accounts...

Africa News World

Saudis’ arrest of 2 princes called a warning to royal family

YoopyaMarch 8, 2020June 14, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 8, 2020June 14, 202305

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was shown in state media Sunday in apparent good health and working, just days after the arrest of two senior princes...

World

Amid virus, Saudis close Islam’s holiest sites to foreigners

YoopyaMarch 1, 2020July 2, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 1, 2020July 2, 202302

Saudi Arabia on Thursday closed off the holiest sites in Islam to foreign pilgrims over the coronavirus, disrupting travel for thousands of Muslims already headed...

Asia News World

Hong Kong leader apologises as rally chokes city

YoopyaJune 16, 2019June 2, 2023

by YoopyaJune 16, 2019June 2, 2023010

About two million protesters choked Hong Kong’s streets in a powerful rebuke of a reviled extradition law, organisers said Sunday, piling pressure on the city’s...

Asia News World

N. Korea’s Kim vows more summits with South next year: Seoul

YoopyaDecember 30, 2018June 3, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 30, 2018June 3, 2023029

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to meet the South’s President Moon Jae-in frequently next year to discuss denuclearisation of the peninsula in a...

Asia World

After driving ban ends, Saudi women taste thrill of speed

YoopyaAugust 30, 2018June 3, 2023

by YoopyaAugust 30, 2018June 3, 202309

Donning a helmet inside a pearl silver sports sedan, Rana Almimoni skids and drifts around a Riyadh park, engine roaring, tyres screeching and clouds of...

Asia News World

Iran’s Khamenei says ready to abandon nuclear deal if needed

YoopyaAugust 30, 2018June 3, 2023

by YoopyaAugust 30, 2018June 3, 202304

Iran’s supreme leader warned Wednesday the country could abandon its nuclear deal with world powers if it no longer served its interests, even as economic...

Asia News

Iran has arrested dozens of spies: intelligence minister

YoopyaAugust 30, 2018June 3, 2023

by YoopyaAugust 30, 2018June 3, 202300

Iran’s intelligence minister said dozens of spies had been arrested as part of a crackdown on espionage and dual nationals and alluded to an agent...