The COVID-19 pandemic means Thanksgiving should be different this year, says Yukon's chief medical officer Dr. Brendan Hanley. Here's how he suggests to celebrate with caution. ( read original story ...)
A Famed Horror Director Mines Japan’s Real-Life Atrocities
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s latest movie, which recently won him the award for best director at the Venice Film Festival, is a thriller animated by the ghosts of Japan’s ghastly wartime experiments. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh weighs death penalty for rapists as protests flare
Protests rocked Bangladesh on Saturday as hundreds of people took to the streets to demand justice after a series of rapes and sexual assaults that have spurred the government to seek capital ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan bans TikTok after complaints of ‘indecent’ content
Pakistan has banned the popular video-sharing app TikTok. The country's telecommunication authority says it made the decision after numerous complaints about 'immoral' content. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 4,294 new coronavirus infections
Indonesia on Saturday reported 4,294 new coronavirus infections to bring the total tally of 328,952, data from the country's COVID-19 task force showed. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Is the Next Front in the U.S.-China Standoff
Taiwan is one of those flash points that has never flashed. The dispute over the island’s fate has had the potential to erupt into conflict between China and the United States for decades. But the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan calls for ‘meaningful dialogue’ with China amid heightened military tensions
"We are willing to work together to facilitate meaningful dialogue," President Tsai Ing-wen said at amid National Day celebration. ( read original story ...)
China joins WHO-backed vaccine programme COVAX rejected by Trump
China has joined a global scheme for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine backed by the World Health Organization (WHO), it said on Friday, giving a major boost to an initiative shunned by U.S. ( read original story ...)
China classical music festival to feature Wuhan musicians
China's first classical music festival since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic is featuring musicians from the former epicenter of Wuhan ... ( read original story ...)
The Vatican has betrayed the faithful in China
The Catholic Church’s agreement with the Chinese government will cost the Church its convictions and endanger the lives of its Chinese members. ( read original story ...)