Asia/Pacific region

Judging by Friday's quiet streets in China's capital Beijing and compliance with virus restrictions by some metropolis eateries, the nervousness created by the "zero-Covid" coverage is prone to hinder a fast return to well being for the…
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Iran mentioned on Thursday it executed a prisoner convicted of against the law allegedly dedicated through the nation's ongoing nationwide protests, the primary such execution carried out by Tehran. The execution comes as different…
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India's greatest winemaker Sula Vineyards is heading to the inventory market, banking on the diversified style buds of a booming city center class in a rustic that has lengthy favored onerous liquor. Wine makes up lower than one % of…
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An Afghan man convicted of homicide was publicly executed on Wednesday, the Taliban mentioned, the primary affirmation of such a sentence because the hardline Islamists returned to energy. Final month, Taliban supreme chief Hibatullah…
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China on Wednesday introduced a broad easing of Covid-19 restrictions, saying some optimistic instances can now be quarantined at residence and lowering obligatory PCR testing necessities. Based on the brand new tips introduced by…
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Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday permitted laws that may ban extramarital intercourse whereas making different sweeping adjustments to the penal code - a transfer critics described as a setback for the nation's freedoms. After the…
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Chinese language President Xi Jinping and different present and former high officers paid tribute Monday to former chief Jiang Zemin, who died final week on the age of 96. State broadcaster CCTV confirmed Xi, his predecessor Hu Jintao…
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President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday hailed Iran's Islamic Republic as a guarantor of rights and freedoms, defending the ruling system amid a crackdown on anti-government protests that the United Nations mentioned has value greater than 300…
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EU chief Charles Michel went to Beijing on Tuesday and maintained plans to fulfill President Xi Jinping regardless of the chaos of large-scale protests in main Chinese language cities in opposition to the Covid lockdown. Earlier within…
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China's prime safety company known as for a "crackdown" on "hostile forces" on Tuesday, following a weekend of protests in main cities opposing Covid lockdowns and demanding higher political freedoms. The stark warning got here after…
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