Indonesia's national coronavirus caseload continues to rise past 1 million, but one mountain tribe which protects their reclusive neighbours from the outside world have so far helped keep COVID out of ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate 4.2 quake hits near Amahai, Maluku, Indonesia
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred early morning on Monday 8 February 2021 at 3:19 am local time near Amahai, Maluku, Indonesia, as reported by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and ... ( read original story ...)
Himalayan glacier breaks in India, around 125 missing in floods
Around 125 people were missing in northern India after a Himalayan glacier broke and swept away a small hydroelectric dam on Sunday, with floods forcing the evacuation of villages downstream. ( read original story ...)
Man rescued from mud and debris after huge north India flood
A man whooped and cheered as he was pulled from underneath thick layers of mud deposited after a vast glacier collapsed in the Himalayan mountains. The bursting glacier sent water and debris cascading ... ( read original story ...)
From Lightbulbs to 5G, China Battles West for Control of Vital Technology Standards
Whoever has control of industrial norms for telecommunications, electricity transmission and artificial intelligence is in a position to dominate. For years, Western countries had the whip hand. Not ... ( read original story ...)
Biden warns China of face ‘extreme competition’ from US
President Joe Biden said China would face “extreme competition” from the US, in the latest sign of Sino-US tensions after his administration said it would hold Beijing accountable for its “abuses” and ... ( read original story ...)
China Ambassador Cui Tiankai suggests WHO investigate coronavirus origins in US in CNN interview
China’s ambassador to the United States suggested in a televised interview Sunday that the World Health Organization should investigate whether the coronavirus outbreak began somewhere in America ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan war games raise risk of US-China conflict
The danger is rising that long-running tensions between China and the US over Taiwan could lead to military hostilities. That puts the island in the front rank of geopolitical risks for US President ... ( read original story ...)
Biden Hints at ‘Extreme Competition’ With China, Says There’s No Need for Conflict
Biden will return to multilateral foreign policy to combat the growing global threat of China, he said in a CBS Evening News interview airing in full Sunday evening. ( read original story ...)
UAE’s GDP contracted 7.7% in 2020
The UAE's economy might have contracted by as much as 7.7 per cent in 2020, the steepest decline estimated for the GDP so far, with the core economic sectors --- the hydrocarbon, tourism and retail ... ( read original story ...)