Pakistan welcomed Qatar and Saudi Arabia's decision to reopen their land, air and sea borders to each other after almost four years."Pakistan welcomes the decision by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and ... ( read original story ...)
Cricket-New Zealand rout Pakistan to sweep series and seal top ranking
Kyle Jamieson took his second five-wicket haul of the match as New Zealand beat Pakistan by an innings and 176 runs in the second test on Wednesday to sweep the series 2-0 and top the world rankings ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s young given Covid vaccines before the elderly
Indonesia is to prioritise young people rather than the elderly for vaccinations in an attempt to achieve herd immunity among the most economically productive sector of its population.Most countries ... ( read original story ...)
Covid piles pressure on India to embrace online degrees
India is accelerating plans to offer higher education online as coronavirus forces universities and colleges to close while the student population swells. A range of international universities, ... ( read original story ...)
Why China Is Sentencing a Tycoon to Death
The harsh penalty against Lai Xiaomin is likely a warning to others in the sprawling state-run financial sector to stick to their duties. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: WHO chief ‘very disappointed’ after China blocks’ Wuhan visit; 1 in 50 infected in UK
Germany extends lockdown; Zimbabwe reports record cases and deaths; GCSE and A-level exams cancelled in England ... ( read original story ...)
WHO Covid team blocked from entering China to study origins of coronavirus
The World Health Organization said that China has blocked the arrival of a team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, in a rare rebuke from the UN agency. ( read original story ...)
China’s Sinopec builds first phase of new shale gas field in Sichuan
China's Sinopec Corp said on Wednesday it had completed building the first phase of a new shale gas field, Weirong, in southwestern Sichuan province with an annual production capacity of 1 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Criticism of death sentence to former China tycoon
The death penalty handed out to a former Chinese finance chief found guilty of corruption has been heavily criticised by human rights activists.Lai Xiaomin was arrested in 2018 on charges of taking 1. ( read original story ...)
China blocks WHO team sent to probe Covid’s origins
Beijing has barred the entry of a 10-member World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic after their visas were not approved. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO ... ( read original story ...)