Mammoth task to collate magical folklore of Anatolian plateau involves thousands of stories ... ( read original story ...)
Neil Sheehan, Pentagon Papers reporter and Vietnam author, dies
Sheehan died Thursday morning of complications from Parkinson's disease, said his daughter, Catherine Sheehan Bruno. ( read original story ...)
China must explain its role in Philippines coronavirus vaccine scandal
The Philippines is currently embroiled in a vaccine scandal as it investigates the unauthorised use of a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine last year. Last week, President Rodrigo Duterte's security ... ( read original story ...)
Nazarene feast in Philippines could turn into ‘superspreader’
Despite warnings to devotees by health authorities to steer clear of Quiapo Church in Manila on Saturday (Jan 9), the Feast of the Black Nazarene, to avert a widespread transmission of the new ... ( read original story ...)
DOST: Sinopharm has no final decision yet on bid for clinical trial in Philippines
"Sa ngayon po ay wala pa silang (Sinopharm) final decision kung sila ba ay magcoconduct ng clinical trial or sila ay mag-aapply lang ng EUA (emergency use authorization)," DOST Assistant Secretary ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo fumes after South Korea court orders Japan to compensate ‘comfort women’
A South Korean court on Friday ordered Japan to compensate 12 women who were forced to work in its wartime brothels, a ruling that drew a strong rebuke from Tokyo and threatened to rekindle a ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean Court Orders Japan to Compensate Wartime Sex Slaves
The ruling, which Tokyo rejected, is likely to aggravate already chilly relations between the two key allies of the United States. ( read original story ...)
Seoul court orders Japan to compensate 12 Korean sex slaves
A South Korean court on Friday ordered Japan to financially compensate 12 South Korean women forced to work as sex slaves for Japanese troops during World War II, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga declares state of emergency for Tokyo as Covid-19 cases surge
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has declared a state of emergency for the nation's capital and surrounding areas as Covid-19 cases surge to the highest levels since the start of the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Japan says South Korean court ruling on comfort women is regrettable
Japan's chief government spokesman said on Friday that a South Korean court ruling ordering damages to be paid to so-called "comfort women" was regrettable and unacceptable. ( read original story ...)