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Pakistan Taliban end ceasefire, order nationwide attacks

Agence France-Presse
Nov 28 10:12 PM

Pakistan's Taliban said on Monday they have called off a shaky ceasefire agreed with the government in June and ordered fighters to stage attacks across the country. Read more »

Rare protest against 'zero-COVID' policy erupts in Beijing

Kyodo News
Nov 28 04:58 PM

About 1,000 people marched in central Beijing through the early hours of Monday in protest against the nation's radical "zero-COVID" policy involving lockdowns. Read more »

Japan emperor discharged from hospital after tissue examination

Kyodo News
Nov 28 01:00 PM

Emperor Naruhito was discharged from a hospital in Tokyo on Monday after undergoing a tissue examination for an enlarged prostate. Read more »

China arrests journalist covering COVID protests

Agence France-Presse
Nov 28 10:33 AM | Updated Nov 28 04:54 PM

The BBC said on Sunday one of its journalists in China had been arrested and beaten by police while covering protests against the country's zero-COVID policy. Read more »

Protests vs China's COVID-19 restrictions

Noel Celis, AFP
Nov 28 09:18 AM

A deadly fire on November 24, 2022 in Urumqi, the capital of northwest China's Xinjiang region, has become a fresh catalyst for public anger. Read more »

Canada unveils new Asia-Pacific strategy with eye on China

Agence France-Presse
Nov 28 09:02 AM

Canada on Sunday unveiled its new economic and diplomatic strategy for the Asia-Pacific region, allocating 2.3 billion Canadian dollars (US$1.7 billion) over the next five years to the plan aimed at mitigating risks posed by China. Read more »

Brexit compounded UK's shortage of doctors, says study

Agence France-Presse
Nov 28 07:27 AM

Brexit has compounded a shortage of doctors in Britain, with an estimated shortfall of 4,000 in major specialty areas from EU countries, a study published Sunday said. Read more »

Iran bank manager fired for serving unveiled woman: media

Agence France-Presse
Nov 28 06:49 AM

An Iranian bank manager who served an unveiled woman has been fired, local media reported on Sunday, as demonstrations triggered by the mandatory head covering rule shake the Islamic republic. Read more »

Death toll from Indonesia quake rises to 321 — official

Agence France-Presse
Nov 28 12:13 AM | Updated Nov 28 07:38 AM

The death toll from an earthquake that hit Indonesia's island of Java this week has risen to 321 as rescuers found more bodies on Sunday. Read more »

Protests across China over zero-COVID policy

Agence France-Presse reporters
Nov 27 06:07 PM | Updated Nov 28 12:06 AM

China's hardline virus strategy is stoking public frustration, with many growing weary of snap lockdowns, lengthy quarantines and mass testing. Read more »

Kim vows North Korea to have world's most powerful nuclear force

Agence France-Presse
Nov 27 11:53 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country aimed to have the world's most powerful nuclear force, state media reported Sunday. Read more »

Brazi school shooter leaves 4 dead, including teacher

Agence France-Presse
Nov 27 11:03 AM

The death toll from a twin school shooting in Brazil rose to 4 after a teacher wounded in the attack by a 16-year-old shooter died from her injuries Read more »

1 dead, several missing in landslide on Italian island

Sonia Logre and Alice Ritchie, Agence France-Presse
Nov 27 07:31 AM

One woman died and around a dozen other people were still missing Saturday after heavy rains caused a landslide on the Italian island of Ischia. Read more »

China logs record-high COVID cases anew

Mark R. Cristino, EPA-EFE
Nov 26 05:44 PM

People line up for a COVID-19 test in a barricaded compound in Beijing, China on Saturday. Read more »

Death toll in Indonesia earthquake surpasses 300

Kyodo News
Nov 26 04:54 PM

The death toll from Monday's magnitude 5.6 earthquake on Java Island in Indonesia rose to 310, with 24 still unaccounted for on Friday. Read more »

Protests held against 'zero-COVID' policy as China sees record cases

Kyodo News
Nov 26 04:47 PM

Residents in various areas of China have protested against the nation's strict "zero-COVID" policy, according to videos shared on social media, as Beijing on Saturday reported a record number of infections for the third consecutive day. Read more »

Bondi Beach art installation warns of skin cancer

Dean Lewins, EPA-EFE
Nov 26 02:08 PM

Thousands of people stand nude, as part of an installation by contemporary artist Spencer Tunick, at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia on Saturday. Read more »

Xi: China willing to work with N. Korea for 'world peace'

Agence France-Presse
Nov 26 01:29 PM

The message from Xi came days after North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile in one of its most powerful tests yet. Read more »

Kanye West hints at another presidential run

Agence France-Presse
Nov 26 08:13 AM

The rapper posted a video of himself speaking about a meeting this week with the former president in Florida. Read more »

Dozens of casualties as Iran troops fire on protesters: activists

Agence France-Presse
Nov 25 10:44 PM

Iranian security forces opened fire on protests after Friday prayers in the restive southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, leaving dozens of people dead or wounded, activists said. Read more »

Global summit to vote on shark protections

Francisco Jara, Agence France-Presse
Nov 25 10:40 PM

Delegates at a global summit on trade in endangered species will on Friday decide whether to approve a proposal to protect sharks, a move that could drastically reduce the lucrative and cruel shark fin trade. Read more »

'Walls of Silence' mark International Day of Violence against Women

Andrea Pattaro, AFP
Nov 25 09:37 PM

Gondoliers show pictures of models covering their eyes, ears or mouths to mark the International Day of Violence against Women in Venice's Grand Canal. Read more »

Praying near the shelter

Mast Ihram, EPA-EFE
Nov 25 05:07 PM | Updated Nov 25 05:27 PM

People perform Friday prayers near a makeshift shelter at a village affected by the 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Cianjur, Indonesia on Friday. Read more »

Hong Kong cardinal, activists convicted over protest fund

Agence France-Presse
Nov 25 03:24 PM

A 90-year-old Hong Kong cardinal was among 6 dissidents convicted over a multi-million-dollar defense fund for arrested anti-government protesters. Read more »

Nurses join other striking UK staff in two December walkouts

Agence France-Presse
Nov 25 09:50 AM

Nurses across most of Britain will next month hold the first strikes in their union's 106-year history, joining a host of other UK workers taking industrial action over pay. Read more »