For the global economy, 2022 brought forth several unforeseen challenges even as the world hoped to recover after two years of pandemic. Among the most powerful factors that hit the economy hard was the war […]
Sporting icons are considered immortals by their fans due to the indelible mark they make in their sporting careers. 2022 has been a year of several success stories, but this was also a year when […]
This year, we have lost many renowned global personalities leaving millions of followers with a huge void in their hearts. From Queen Elizabeth II to the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, the following are some […]
The year 2022 was a tumultuous one for global politics. The war in Ukraine upended the global economy – still facing the effects of Covid-19 – and threatened global peace and stability. Across the world, […]
The year 2022 has been a tumultuous one, with many uprisings, new faces coming to prominence and dictators losing hold of power. It has been a year of economic shockers, from the West to the […]
Seoul (TIP): South Korea’s military confirmed it test-fired a solid-fuelled rocket on December 30 after its unannounced launch triggered brief public scare of a suspected UFO appearance or a North Korean missile launch. The Defence […]
Moscow (TIP): President Vladimir Putin on December 27 delivered Russia’s long-awaited response to a Western price cap, signing a decree that bans the supply of crude oil and oil products from February 1 for five […]
Seoul (TIP): North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles towards its eastern waters in its latest weapons display on December 31, a day after rival South Korea launched a solid-fuelled rocket as part of its […]
Kyiv (TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed on December 30 to deepen their bilateral cooperation against the backdrop of Moscow’s 10-month war in Ukraine, which weathered another night of drone […]
Beirut (TIP): A militant rocket attack in eastern Syria on December 30 targeted a bus with oil industry employees, killing at least 10, the government said. To the north, Syrian Kurdish-led forces announced they arrested […]
Istanbul (TIP): A gas canister explosion at a restaurant in western Turkey killed seven people on December 30, officials said. The blast injured five others in the Nazilli district of Aydin province, Gov. Huseyin Aksoy […]
Kabul (TIP): Three major international aid groups on December 25 suspended their operations in Afghanistan following a decision by the country’s Taliban rulers to ban women from working at non-governmental organisations. Save the Children, the […]
Kathmandu (TIP): Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” was on December 26 sworn in as the Prime Minister of Nepal for a third time, a day after the former guerrilla leader dramatically walked out of the pre-poll […]
Bangkok (TIP): A court in military-ruled Myanmar on December 30 convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption, sentencing her to seven years in prison in the last of a string of […]
Islamabad (TIP): Top civil and military leaders of Pakistan on December 30 vowed to defeat the recent “wave of terrorism” in the country and warned that nobody will be allowed to harm the key concept […]
Moscow (TIP): Russian and Chinese warships on December 22 practised joint action in the East China Sea, continuing a series of drills that reflect a growing defence cooperation between the two countries. The Russian Defence […]
Toronto (TIP): Eight teenage girls, who apparently met on social media, have been charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a 59-year-old man in Toronto, police said December 21. Investigators allege that the […]
Geneva/Beijing (TIP): The World Health Organization has received no data from China on new Covid hospitalisations since Beijing lifted its zero-Covid policy, prompting some health experts to question whether it might be hiding information on […]
Moscow (TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 22 said Russia was aiming for a speedy end to the conflict in Ukraine and that fighting should end as soon as possible, reported The Sydney Morning […]
Taipei (TIP): China’s military sent 39 planes and three ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour display of force directed at the island, Taiwan’s defence ministry said on December 22. China’s military harassment of self-ruled Taiwan, […]
London (TIP): The Bank of England on December 20 unveiled the design of banknotes featuring King Charles III. In a statement, the central bank said the portrait of the King will appear on existing designs […]
Myanmar (TIP): Up to 20 people have died of hunger or thirst on a boat carrying ethnic Rohingya that has been stranded at sea for two weeks off India’s coast, two Myanmar Rohingya activist groups […]
Kabul (TIP): Taliban security forces in the Afghan capital on December 21 enforced a higher education ban for women by blocking their access to universities, with video obtained by The Associated Press showing women weeping […]
Lahore (TIP): A large number of supporters of Pakistan’s ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan “besieged” the governor’s house here on December 22 and warned the governor of de-notifying the chief executive of Punjab province on […]
Kathmandu (TIP): Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will be the ruling Nepali Congress party’s candidate for the post of Prime Minister in the new government after he was elected the parliamentary party leader on […]
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