One year after US forces assassinated Iran's most storied commander, tensions are boiling between Iraq's Washington-backed premier and pro-Tehran forces that accuse him of complicity in the Baghdad ... ( read original story ...)
A Nurse Stripped Off His PPE to Have Sex With a Covid-19 Patient in Indonesia
A nurse in Indonesia has been suspended after he apparently stripped out of his PPE to have sex with a covid-19 patient in a hospital bathroom. Truly the romantic tale we needed to cap off this ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Assam state bans all Islamic schools
Minister from Hindu nationalist BJP says schools should be producing Muslim professional workers, rather than future imams ... ( read original story ...)
EU-China trade deal: Neither human rights concerns nor US disapproval could stop agreement
In a year that has seen global perceptions of China plunge, Beijing scored a major diplomatic victory Wednesday with the finalizing of a trade deal with the European Union -- in spite of criticism ... ( read original story ...)
What is in the EU-China investment treaty?
After seven years of talks the EU has secured one of its top priorities in relations with China: an investment agreement that Brussels insists will resolve longstanding problems faced by European ... ( read original story ...)
China scores an EU investment deal before Biden takes office — and it wants to do more
China wrapped negotiations with the EU on an important investment deal and talked up hopes for more, less than a month before Joe Biden is set to take office. ( read original story ...)
China gives conditional approval to Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine
China approved a COVID-19 vaccine developed by an affiliate of state-backed pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm on Thursday, making it the country's first approved shot for general public use, as it braces ... ( read original story ...)
China Approves Covid-19 Vaccine as It Moves to Inoculate Millions
Sinopharm, a state-controlled company, said its candidate had a 79 percent efficacy rate in interim late-stage trials. But crucial questions remained unanswered. ( read original story ...)
E.U. and China agree to investment pact despite concern about forced labor, objections from U.S.
The European Union and China reached an agreement in principle Wednesday on a long-stalled investment pact, a diplomatic victory for China and a snub to the incoming Biden administration, which had ... ( read original story ...)
China iron ore futures set to end 2020 with over 50% gain
Chinese iron ore futures advanced on Thursday and were on course to rise by over 50% this year, their second straight annual gain, supported by supply concerns and China's robust steel demand despite ... ( read original story ...)