Plans for an underwater data cable between Los Angeles and Hong Kong have been dropped after the US government expressed fears that China could steal data from it. Facebook, Google and Amazon are …
Hong Kong to resume face-to-face school classes by late September
Hong Kong will resume face-to-face school classes from Sept. 23 as the Asian financial hub’s authorities aim to wind back strict coronavirus restrictions, which kept around 900,000 students working at …
Girl in Taiwan Is Swept High by a Kite
Powerful winds swept a 3-year-old girl into the sky after she became entangled in the kite’s tail during a festival in Taiwan. The girl landed safely.
Boho-Luxury Resort Nautilus Maldives Officially Reopens September 1
This boho-luxury resort allows guests to embrace their every indulgence without “the shackles of social constraints and time.” …
Bhutan, Sri Lanka condole demise of Pranab Mukherjee
Prime Minister of Bhutan Lotay Tshering on Monday condoled the demise of former President of India Pranab Mukherjee.
‘Love you to the moon and back’: Gogglebox star Lee Riley bids an emotional farewell to boyfriend of 26 years in Cyprus as he jets home to film new series
Gogglebox star Lee Riley bade an emotional farewell to his partner Steve Mail as he flew back to the UK on Monday to film the new series.
Scotland women’s qualifiers with Cyprus & Portugal postponed until February
Scotland women’s European Championship qualifiers next month with Cyprus and Portugal have been postponed until February.
Qatar backed ‘terrorism and extremism’, UAE tells UN court
The United Arab Emirates accused Qatar on Monday of backing “terrorism and extremism” as the three-year-old Gulf diplomatic crisis returned to the UN’s top court. Abu Dhabi urged the Hague-based …
Unseen Armenia – Discovering Griboyedov
BY HOVSEP DAGHDIGIAN AND VLADIMIR TCHAGHARYAN A number of locations and institutions in Armenia have Russian names – most of which we may have heard of; …
Chinese authorities face widespread anger in Inner Mongolia after requiring Mandarin-language classes
Activists say Beijing is beginning to roll back Mongolian culture and identity, much like it has with Tibetans and Uighurs.