“The horrific act of executing an athlete can only be regarded as a repudiation of the humanitarian values that underpin sport,” said World Players Association (WPA) director Brendan Schwab in a …
Isolated rainshowers to prevail over Metro Manila, rest of Philippines
The ridge of a high pressure area (HPA) and localized thunderstorms are expected to bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers over Metro Manila and the rest of the country, PAGASA …
Japan’s fractured opposition unites as Suga set to succeed Shinzo Abe as prime minister
Eight years after Japan’s Democratic Party was ousted and began unravelling, opposition groups are once again unifying for a general election that could come soon, but they face an uphill battle to …
Japan’s Suga says strong economy necessary to pursue fiscal reform
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, a frontrunner to become next prime minister, said on Wednesday that strong economic growth is necessary to pursue fiscal reform.
Japan’s Suga Says Important to Cover Fertility Treatment by National Insurance
Japan’s Suga Says Important to Cover Fertility Treatment by National Insurance Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference there were currently subsidies that would cover some …
Shoaib Akhtar Lashes Out at Pakistan Coach, Says Must Take Responsibility for Loss
Shoaib Akhtar has made news once again. He has lashed out at under fire coach of Pakistan team, Misbah Ul Haq. The latter had claimed that he inherited a T20 side that was already on a decline, after …
‘World’s loneliest elephant’ cleared for relocation to a better facility outside of Pakistan
The “world’s loneliest elephant,” Kaavan, is being released from the Pakistani zoo where he has spent 35 years.
Death toll from collapsed mine in NW Pakistan rises to 22
Rescue crews using heavy machinery recovered 14 more bodies from a collapsed marble mine in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, raising the death toll from the incident to 22, officials said. The cause …
Netwalker ransomware hits Pakistan’s largest private power utility
Electric, the sole electricity provider for Karachi, Pakistan, has suffered a Netwalker ransomware attack that led to the disruption of billing and online services.
As Indonesia cases soar, medical workers bear the burden
While Indonesia has recorded more deaths from the coronavirus than any other Southeast Asian country, it also has seen by far the most fatalities among medical workers …