Planes carrying prisoners exchanged by the warring parties in Yemen took off from three airports on Thursday in an operation to return about 1,000 men home and help build the trust to enable fresh ... ( read original story ...)
Shiite Militia’s Supporters Burn Kurdish Party Headquarters in Iraq
Supporters of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces militia torched on Saturday the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Baghdad after one of its leaders blamed the movement for attacking ... ( read original story ...)
Japan wants to shred its paper habit. Could it finally leave the fax behind?
Japan’s government, which sometimes seems hopelessly addicted to paper and faxes, also began to realize the system wasn’t working. Doctors were overwhelmed with paperwork, public health offices were ... ( read original story ...)
Forced to undergo genital exams in colonial India
In 1868, police in the British-ruled Indian city of Calcutta (now Kolkata) sent a woman called Sukhimonee Raur to prison for evading a genital examination which had been made compulsory for ... ( read original story ...)
England still expected to tour India next year as hosts propose day-night Test
England could face a day-night Test match when they travel to India in January, according to reports coming out of last night’s Indian cricket board meeting.It was decided at the meeting that the ... ( read original story ...)
China Warns U.S. It May Detain Americans Over Prosecutions: WSJ
The Trump administration has increasingly accused China of suing cyber operations and espionage to steal U.S. technological, military and other know-how in a strategy to supplant ... ( read original story ...)
China and Covid-19: what went wrong in Wuhan?
The first days and weeks of the pandemic were crucial. So why was no action taken? Through a six-month investigation in the city, the FT has uncovered the answers ... ( read original story ...)
China Warns U.S. it May Detain Americans in Response to Prosecutions of Chinese Scholars
Chinese government officials are warning their American counterparts they may detain U.S. nationals in China in response to the Justice Department’s prosecution of Chinese military-affiliated scholars ... ( read original story ...)
Big Western businesses spending billions in China
World-famous firms investing big in the People's Republic Tesla Leading the way is California's Tesla. CEO Elon Musk has been described as having a love affair with China and is pushing ahead with a ... ( read original story ...)
Open Banking Developments in Singapore May lead to More Transformative Fintech Changes that those Offered by Digital Banking
Open Banking developments in Singapore may lead to more transformative Fintech changes than those offered by digital banking. ( read original story ...)