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Deadly blast in Liverpool Hospital

Paul Ellis, AFP
Nov 16 10:19 AM

Police in northwest England on Monday said they were treating a deadly blast outside a hospital in Liverpool as a "terrorist incident." Read more »

Chinese bombers in night drills amid Taiwan, S. China Sea tensions

South China Morning Post
Nov 16 07:40 AM

The Chinese navy has stepped up assault training and combat readiness with a series of night bombing drills in waters off the island of Hainan. Read more »

'HK couples with domestic helpers more likely to have a second child'

South China Morning Post
Nov 16 07:04 AM

Couples who employ a foreign domestic worker after their first baby are more likely to choose to have a second, a Hong Kong research team found. Read more »

COVID SCIENCE: Vaccines not linked to menstrual changes

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Nov 16 06:47 AM | Updated Nov 16 07:55 AM

Many women have reported noticing changes in their menstrual cycle after being vaccinated against COVID-19 but a new study of 1,273 women in the UK found no correlation. Read more »

NASA moon mission forecast in 2026: US watchdog

David Shepardson, Reuters
Nov 16 06:36 AM

A U.S. government watchdog on Monday said NASA failed to accurately estimate the cost of returning astronauts to the moon. Read more »

G7 set to hold meeting with ASEAN

Kyodo News
Nov 15 11:39 PM

The 10 members of ASEAN are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Read more »

Myanmar frees US journalist

Reuters
Nov 15 09:20 PM | Updated Nov 15 10:39 PM

American journalist Danny Fenster was released from prison on Monday in Myanmar and has left the country, his employer and family said. Read more »

Austria locks down unvaccinated

Francois Murphy, Reuters
Nov 15 06:57 PM | Updated Nov 16 08:13 AM

Austria slapped a lockdown on people unvaccinated against the coronavirus on Monday as winter approaches and infections rise across Europe. Read more »

Cambodia ends quarantine for vaccinated arrivals

Chanta Lach, Reuters
Nov 15 06:32 PM

Cambodia became the latest country in Asia on Monday to end strict quarantine and travel measures for vaccinated arrivals, giving hope to businesses in the pandemic-hit tourism industry. Read more »

China rebuffs UK criticism on coal after climate summit

Reuters
Nov 15 06:08 PM

China on Monday pushed back at criticism that it helped weaken language on phasing out coal at the COP26 conference, saying that it had already made "enormous efforts" to reduce coal consumption. Read more »

Britain to extend COVID booster rollout to over-40s

Alistair Smout, Reuters
Nov 15 05:55 PM

Britain's COVID-19 booster vaccine rollout is to be extended to people between 40 and 49 years old, officials said on Monday. Read more »

Singapore death row man's family pleads for his life

M. Jegathesan, Agence France-Presse
Nov 15 04:49 PM

The sister of a Malaysian man facing imminent execution despite concerns he is mentally disabled has pleaded with Singapore to give him a "second chance". Read more »

Sinking Tuvalu laments watered down U.N. Glasgow climate pact

James Redmayne, Reuters
Nov 15 04:34 PM

The South Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is disappointed with the outcome of the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, fearing it will fail to hold back global warming and worsen the threat of rising sea levels facing low lying countries. Read more »

India opens to tourists after 20 months

Agence France-Presse
Nov 15 04:21 PM

India on Monday opened to foreign tourists from countries with reciprocal agreements after a 20-month ban because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more »

Japan to allow booster shots 6 months after 2nd dose

Kyodo News
Nov 15 04:12 PM | Updated Nov 15 05:43 PM

Japan plans to allow booster shots of COVID-19 vaccine to be administered as soon as 6 months after an individual has received a second dose. Read more »

Death toll from Houston concert stampede rises to 10

Reuters
Nov 15 01:02 PM

A 9-year-old boy who was trampled at a Travis Scott concert in Houston died from his injuries on Sunday. Read more »

Women to sue Qatar over invasive airport searches

Agence France-Presse
Nov 15 12:48 PM

A group of women subjected to invasive gynecological searches at Doha airport will sue Qatari authorities. Read more »

Air pollution in Europe still killing 300,000 a year

Camille Bas-Wohlert, Agence France-Presse
Nov 15 09:03 AM

Heart disease and strokes cause most premature deaths blamed on air pollution, followed by lung ailments including cancer. Read more »

10,000 students quarantined in China after COVID outbreak

South China Morning Post
Nov 15 07:58 AM

At least 10,000 students have been quarantined in a city in the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning after a COVID-19 outbreak. Read more »

Why COVID-19 is hell for Hongkongers with OCD

South China Morning Post
Nov 15 06:55 AM | Updated Nov 15 06:57 AM

Nearly everything about the coronavirus pandemic seems tailor-made to increase the anxiety of Hongkongers living with obsessive compulsive disorder. Read more »

Volcano that wiped out town in Colombia is active again

Agence France-Presse
Nov 15 06:06 AM

A volcano that destroyed an entire town in Colombia with the death of some 25,000 people spewed ash and gas this weekend. Read more »

Israel greenlights vaccinations for 5-11 year olds

Agence France-Presse
Nov 15 06:02 AM

Israel gave the green light Sunday to start vaccinating children aged between five and 11 against Covid-19 using Pfizer/BioNTech jabs. Read more »

Cambodia ending quarantine for vaxed travelers

Reuters
Nov 14 06:56 PM

Cambodia will stop requiring quarantine for travellers who have been vaccinated for COVID-19 starting on Monday, Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Sunday. Read more »

Al Jazeera TV network says Sudan bureau head arrested

ABS-CBN News
Nov 14 06:42 PM

Sudanese security forces have arrested the bureau chief of Qatari-based Al Jazeera TV network, the media outlet said on Sunday, a day after the latest crackdown on anti-coup protesters left at least six dead. Read more »

Venezuela gathers musicians for Guinness Record

Federico Parra, AFP
Nov 14 11:33 AM

Members of the National System of Orchestras of Venezuela play during an attempt to enter the Guinness Book of Records for the largest orchestra in the world, at the Military Academy of the Bolivarian Army in Fuerte Tiuna Military Complex, in Caracas, on Saturday. Read more »