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Sat, July 24, 2021 | 13:57

From coal to cars, Chinese floods tangle supply chains

The floods drenching central China and submerging swathes of a major economic and transport hub are threatening supply chains for goods ranging from cars and electronics to pigs, peanuts and coal.

2021-07-23 11:25

UNESCO says Japan failed to provide sufficient explanation on forced labor

A UNESCO committee on Thursday called for Japan to keep its promise to honor forced labor victims at an information center on industrial revolution sites registered on the World Heritage list.

2021-07-23 09:23

More than 90% of adult Beijing residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19

China's capital Beijing has fully vaccinated nearly 91 percent of its adult residents against COVID-19, data from the municipal government showed, as the country expands its nationwide vaccination efforts.Some 17.7 million people, or 90.8 percent of adult residents in Beijing, had been inoculated as of July 21, city authorities said on Thursday via social media. That accounts...

2021-07-22 21:16

Brisbane picked to host 2032 Olympics without a rival bid

Brisbane was picked Wednesday to host the 2032 Olympics, the inevitable winner of a one-city race steered by the IOC to avoid rival bids.The Games will go back to Australia 32 years after the popular 2000 Sydney Olympics. Melbourne hosted in 1956.``We know what it takes to deliver a successful Games in Australia,'' Prime Minister Scott Morrison told International Olympic Comm...

2021-07-21 19:19

Flooding in central China turns streets to rivers, killing at least 12

At least 12 people died in severe flooding Tuesday in a Chinese provincial capital that trapped people in subways and schools, washed away vehicles and stranded people in their workplaces overnight.

2021-07-21 15:29

Iraq market suicide bombing claimed by IS kills nearly 30 on eve of Eid holiday

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility early Tuesday for a suicide bombing that ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital ahead of Eid holiday celebrations, killing nearly 30 people, according to medical sources.

2021-07-20 11:22

Private Israeli malware used to spy on journalists, activists around the world: report

Activists, journalists and politicians around the world have been spied on using cellphone malware developed by a private Israeli firm, reports said Sunday, igniting fears of widespread privacy and rights abuses.

2021-07-19 10:53

OPEC+ agrees oil supply boost after UAE, Saudi reach compromise

OPEC+ ministers agreed on Sunday to boost oil supply from August to cool prices which have climbed to 2-1/2 year highs as the global economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.

2021-07-19 10:03

WHO eyes China lab audits next in COVID origin probe

The World Health Organization said on Friday that the second stage of an investigation into the origins of COVID-19 should include further studies in China and lab audits.

2021-07-18 10:18

US ships 3.2M JJ vaccine doses to Philippines

The U.S. is shipping more than 3.2 million doses of Johnson Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines.

2021-07-15 21:20

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