Taiwan is ready to have "meaningful" talks with China as equals as long as they are willing to put aside confrontation, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday, offering another olive branch to Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Bhutan on Cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of the Republic of India and the Royal Government of Bhutan on ... ( read original story ...)
5 new COVID-19 cases detected in Mongolia
At the regular press briefing of the Ministry of Health today on January 1, it was reported that 5 new cases were detected in Mongolia after testing 17,764 people nationwide within the past 24 hours. ( read original story ...)
Sen. David Perdue, facing tight runoff in Georgia, will quarantine after close Covid contact
Perdue was scheduled to rally with President Donald Trump in Georgia ahead of the runoffs that will decide control of the Senate. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Senator Perdue quarantines after coronavirus contact days before Georgia runoff vote
David Perdue, one of two Republican U.S. senators facing a runoff election next week, is quarantining after coming in contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus, his campaign said on ... ( read original story ...)
Acquitted AMIA bombing suspect says Israel kills ‘kids in Palestine’
A week after being acquitted of being involved in the 1994 AMIA Jewish center bombing in Buenos Aires, an Argentine car dealer tweeted about how Israel kills “kids in Palestine.” Carlos Telleldin had ... ( read original story ...)
US votes against UN budget over ‘anti-Israel’ measure, lack of Iran action
The Trump administration on Thursday voted against the United Nations' 2021 program budget, citing its continued support of an "anti-Israel" event and the failure to implement a mechanism to monitor ... ( read original story ...)
Michael Jordan Awarded $46,000 For ‘Emotional Damages’ But Not Full Rights To His Own Name in China
Former NBA superstar Michael Jordan still doesn’t own the rights to his own name in China, but at least he’s just won a bit of pocket money heading into 2021. In the latest installment of ... ( read original story ...)
Attack on Assad troops fuels fears of Isis resurgence in Syria
Islamic State terrorists ambushed a military convoy in Syria in their deadliest attack for months, raising fears about the group’s resurgence.At least 37 Syrian soldiers travelling home for the new ... ( read original story ...)
Islamic State claims responsibility for Syria bus ambush that killed 37 soldiers
War monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday IS had attacked soldiers as they travelled home for holidays. ( read original story ...)