MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE NOW EASE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS TO LIVE WITH COVID-19
Singapore and Malaysia have each revealed plans to start reopening their borders as the Southeast Asian neighbours move away from their zero-COVID strategies
SYDNEY CELEBRATES THE END OF 107 DAYS OF LOCKDOWN
The Australian city of Sydney has emerged from lockdown after almost four months, with locals celebrating a range of new freedoms.People queued for pubs
THE WORLD’S SAFEST CITIES POST PANDEMIC
Cities across the world have had to rethink security in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the ones doing it well
THE US IS DEEPLY CONCERNED OVER TAIWAN-CHINA TENSION
The US is "deeply concerned" about actions that undermine peace across the Taiwan Strait, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan has told the BBC
HERE IS WHY INDIA IS ON A BRINK OF A POWER CRISIS
India is on the brink of an unprecedented power crisis. More than half of the country's 135 coal-fired power plants are running on fumes as coal stocks run critically
ANTARCTICA RECEIVES FIRST BATCH OF ASTRAZENECA COVID-19 VACCINE
Nine months after it was rolled out, the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has finally reached the Antarctic. It was flown in this week to immunise the 23 staff members
WORLD FOOD PRICES HIT 10 YEAR HIGH
World food prices rose for a second consecutive month in September to reach a ten year peak, driven by gains for cereals and vegetable oils, the United Nations
SRI LANKA RANKED NUMBER FIVE AMONGST TOP 20 COUNTRIES FOR 2021
Condé Nast Traveler readers rank their favourite countries around the world and Sri Lanka has been ranked number five
STUDIES CONFIRM WANING IMMUNITY FROM PFIZER COVID-19 VACCINE
Two real-world studies published confirm that the immune protection offered by two doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine drops off after
OIL AT NEW MULTI-YEAR HIGHS
Asian shares dropped reversing early gains, after an overnight rebound in the US and European stocks as investors shrugged off worries
THE US AND CHINA AGREE TO ABIDE BY TAIWAN AGREEMENT
The US President Joe Biden said that he has spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping about Taiwan and they agreed to abide by the Taiwan
GLOBAL STOCKS STEADIES
Stocks in the United States and Europe steadied after Asian markets were rattled overnight by fears of a potential US default, trouble
FACEBOOK, WHATSAPP AND INSTAGRAM BACK AFTER OUTAGE
Social media services Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are back up and running after an outage that lasted almost six hours
JAPAN APPOINTS NEW PRIME MINISTER
Japan's Fumio Kishida took office as the country's new Prime Minister, tasked with leading the world's third-largest economy out of the
NEW ZEALAND DROPS COVID-19 ELIMINATION PLAN
New Zealand abandoned its strategy of eliminating coronavirus, easing some COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in its biggest city Auckland
LEAKED RECORDS OPEN ‘PANDORA BOX’ OF FINANCIAL SECRETS
Hundreds of world leaders, powerful politicians, billionaires, celebrities, religious leaders and drug dealers have been hiding their investments
EURO ZONE INFLATION JUMPS TO A 13-YEAR HIGH
Euro zone inflation hit a 13-year high last month and looks likely to jump higher still, further clouding the European Central Bank’scrisis.
AUSTRALIA AND EU TALKS DELAYED
Trade talks between Australia and the European Union have been postponed as a row with France over the so-called Aukus security
FACEBOOK GRILLED OVER MENTAL HEALTH IMPACT ON KIDS
Facebook has defended the impact of its products, saying Instagram has affirmatively helped young people. Its global head of safety
YOUTUBE BLOCKS ALL ANTI-VACCINE CONTENT
YouTube has said it will remove content that spreads misinformation about all approved vaccines, expanding a ban on false claims about