Musical effort by former National Security Council figure Dan Kritenbrink is hailed as a ‘full assault on the art of rap’ ... ( read original story ...)
Former Radio 1 DJ Mark Page appears in court accused of child sex offences in the Philippines
The former Radio 1 DJ and Middlesbrough FC announcer appeared at Teesside Magistrates' Court on Monday facing four counts relating to sex offences against children. ( read original story ...)
Philippines: Duterte expects “good results” from vaccine rollout as country’s Covid-19 total zoom past 540,000
The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Tuesday 1,235 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 540,227. ( read original story ...)
Olympics Chief Said Sorry for Demeaning Women. In Japan, That’s Often Enough.
Yoshiro Mori’s resistance to calls for his resignation shows the power of a male-dominated old guard that is mostly unaccountable to public opinion. ( read original story ...)
Japan Keeps Its Covid Fight Simple With a Rule Starting at Dinnertime
Call it the Zen art of lockdowns. In the fight to suppress Covid-19, Japan has found success by stripping down its policy to one simple measure: closing restaurants and bars at 8 p.m. ( read original story ...)
Families despair; weather halts Pakistan search for climbers
Families of the three mountaineers who went missing in Pakistan last week while attempting to scale K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, were growing more desperate ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan approves Russia’s Sputnik-V COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
Russia's Sputnik-V has become the third COVID-19 vaccine to be approved by Pakistan for emergency use after China's Sinopharm and the one developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, the country's ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan to Seek Debt Relief From China Belt and Road Loan
Pakistan plans to ask China for relief on payments for power projects Beijing financed over the past eight years, the latest developing nation that’s struggling to repay debt under President Xi ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia hit by 372 disasters since early 2021: BNPB
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) confirmed that a total of 372 natural disasters had impacted Indonesia since early this year, leading to 216 ... ( read original story ...)
England beat India by 227 runs on day five of first Test – as it happened
James Anderson was England’s hero yet again, his spell of three for six in five overs setting up a memorable win; the tourists lead the four-match series 1-0, with the the second Test starting on ... ( read original story ...)