Hong Kong (TIP): The oldest-ever male giant panda in captivity has died at age 35 at a Hong Kong theme park after his health deteriorated. ‘An An’ lived most of his life at Ocean Park […]
London (TIP): Britain will send scores of artillery guns and more than 1,600 anti-tank weapons to Ukraine in the latest supply of Western arms to help bolster the country’s defence against Russia, Defence Secretary Ben […]
Sydney (TIP): Australians admitted to hospitals from COVID-19 neared record levels on July 20 as authorities urged businesses to let staff work from home and recommended people wear masks indoors and get booster shots urgently […]
Hong Kong/Beijing (TIP): China’s cybersecurity regulator on July 21 fined Didi Global Inc $1.2 billion, concluding a probe that forced the ride-hailing leader to delist from New York within a year of its debut and […]
Kathmandu (TIP): A 25-year-old Indian national has been arrested for carrying 41.55 lakhs of Indian currency in cash without any legal document to support its source, police said. He was arrested on July 20 by […]
Kathmandu (tip): A 47-year-old Nepali sherpa has set a climbing record by scaling all the world’s 14 peaks that are higher than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) for a second time, his agency said on July […]
Lahore (TIP): Imran Khan has demanded fresh general elections in Pakistan after his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party routed the ruling Pakistan Muslim League party in the crucial Punjab assembly by-polls, dealing a major blow to Prime […]
Dhaka (tip): Indian Army Chief ManojPande paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina at her official residence here on July 21 and held talks with top military commanders on his maiden visit. The […]
Wickremesinghe is the first Sri Lankan President to be elected by Parliament following a vote COLOMBO (TIP): Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Thursday, July 21, sworn in as Sri Lanka’s eighth president and will […]
“What is history? An echo of the past in the future; a reflex from the future on the past.” – Victor Hugo July 15 July 15, 1918 – During the Battle of the Marne in […]
Kyiv )TIP): A Russian ammunition depot was apparently targeted by Ukrainian forces overnight, resulting in a massive blast captured on social media. The Ukrainian military’s southern command said the rocket strike targeted the depot in […]
London (TIP): London’s Heathrow Airport is capping daily passenger numbers for the summer and telling airlines to stop selling tickets as it steps up efforts to quell travel chaos caused by soaring travel demand and […]
London (TIP): Britain’s government will hold a confidence vote in itself on July 12, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s political spokeswoman said on Wednesday, after blocking an effort to bring one by the opposition Labour Party […]
Tokyo (TIP): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on July 14 blamed inadequate police protection for the death of former leader Shinzo Abe, who was shot while giving an outdoor campaign speech. Abe, one of Japan’s […]
Kyiv (TIP): Renewed Russian artillery barrages across Ukraine killed at least five civilians and wounded another 18 in the past day, the office of Ukraine’s president reported on July 13 as Moscow attempted to expand […]
Karachi (TIP): In a gruesome incident, a Pakistani man has allegedly killed and boiled his wife in a cauldron in front of his six children here in the country’s Sindh province, a media report said […]
Colombo (TIP): Sri Lankan President GotabayaRajapaksa has resigned, Parliament Speaker MahindaYapaAbeywardena officially announced on July 15, after a week of dramatic developments and massive protests against the government for “mishandling the economy” that bankrupted the […]
Tibet (TIP): Amidst a rousing reception by Ladakhi students and other people in Jammu, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on July 15 raised the issue of autonomy of Tibet. The Dalai Lama who is […]
Borodyanka (TIP): ValentynaKlymenko tries to return home as late as possible to avoid the darkness of her war-damaged home outside Ukraine’s capital. She visits friends, goes to the well for water or looks for a […]
KYiv (TIP): A staggering 71 million more people around the world are experiencing poverty as a result of soaring food and energy prices that climbed in the weeks following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United […]
Brussels (TIP): The 30 NATO allies signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on July 5, sending the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative approvals. The […]
Tokyo (TIP): Japan’s former prime ministerShinzo Abe was shot during a campaign speech on July 8 in western Japan and was airlifted to a hospital but he was not breathing and his heart had stopped, […]
Abuja (TIP): At least 600 inmates escaped in a jailbreak in Nigeria’s capital city, officials said July 6, blaming the attack on Islamic extremist rebels. About 300 have been recaptured, authorities said. The “very determined” […]
Colombo (TIP): With no fuel for transportation, Sri Lanka on Sunday declared a week-long holiday for schools from July 5. The Education Ministry decided that all government and government-approved private schools would be given holidays […]
Karachi (TIP): Pakistani security agencies on July 5 claimed to have arrested the mastermind of the Karachi University suicide attack in which a burqa-clad Baloch woman bomber killed three Chinese nationals and their local driver […]
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