Drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC said on Friday it had applied for approval in Japan of its COVID-19 vaccine, making it the second pharmaceutical firm to do so after Pfizer Inc. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan PM: We would give Kashmiris ‘right to independence’
PM Khan said he is willing to allow Kashmiris full right to self-determination even if they vote to stay with Pakistan. ( read original story ...)
South Africa 106-4 in 2nd test, trails Pakistan by 166 runs
South Africa’s top order stumbled to 106-4 at stumps after Faheem Ashraf’s second successive half century had rallied Pakistan’s first innings to 272 in the second ... ( read original story ...)
Bombing in southwestern Pakistan kills 2 people, wounds 5
Pakistan's police say a bomb has exploded near a government office in the southwestern city of Quetta, killing at least two people and wounding five ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia, Malaysia urge ASEAN to hold talks on Myanmar coup
The leaders of Malaysia and Indonesia expressed concern Friday about Myanmar’s military coup and asked the foreign ministers of Southeast Asia countries to hold a ... ( read original story ...)
India’s farm protests turned violent last week. But why are farmers protesting in the first place?
Last week, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed soldiers parading through New Delhi to mark India’s 72nd Republic Day, a rally of farmers and their tractors turned violent mere miles away. ( read original story ...)
Pakistani PM urges Kashmir referendum, talks with India
Pakistan will allow people in the Pakistan-administered section of divided Kashmir to decide whether they wanted to join Pakistan or prefer to remain independent in a ... ( read original story ...)
India Restoring Fast Mobile Internet in Kashmir After 18 Months
India said on Friday it was restoring high-speed mobile internet in the federal territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the first time since August 2019, when the government withdrew the special rights of ... ( read original story ...)
China’s latest weapon against Taiwan: the sand dredger
Taiwanese coast guard commander Lin Chie-ming is on the frontline of a new type of warfare that China is waging against Taiwan. China's weapon? Sand. ( read original story ...)
Pushed by China, Guyana cancels Taiwanese investment office
Under pressure from mainland China, Guyana’s government has cancelled permission for Taiwan to open a trade and investment office in the South American country. ( read original story ...)