Afghanistan: Street fighting rages as Taliban attack key city
Ferocious fighting is taking place in a major Afghan city, amid fears it could be the first provincial capital to fall to the Taliban. Lashkar...
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Tokyo Olympics: Valerie Adams makes history with fourth shot put medal
New Zealand’s Valerie Adams became the first woman to win medals at four Olympics in a single field event after claiming bronze in the women’s...
Covid and a coup: The double crisis pushing Myanmar to the brink
It’s a double whammy that has left Myanmar with no room to breathe – a military coup coupled with a pandemic that has killed thousands....
Outspoken billionaire Sun Dawu jailed for 18 years in China
A prominent Chinese billionaire has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, the latest in a string of punishments against outspoken corporate bosses. Sun Dawu...
Tokyo Olympics medals table
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Japan 12 4 5 21 2 China 11 5 8 24 3 USA 10 11 9 30 4...
North and South Korea restore hotline after a year
North and South Korea have restored a communication hotline that was cut off by Pyongyang last June. According to the South’s presidential office, the leaders...
Deadly street protests over Iran water shortages
Deadly street protests over Iran water shortages https://emp.bbc.com/emp/SMPj/2.43.6/iframe.htmlDeadly street protests over Iran water shortages Security forces in Iran’s southwest Khuzestan province have been firing bullets...
Singapore Eyes Starting Quarantine-Free Travel in September
Singapore aims to relax more virus curbs, including starting to allow quarantine-free travel in September, marking the first time it’s set out a timeline to...
Olympics opening ceremony director sacked for Holocaust joke
The show director of the Olympics opening ceremony has been dismissed, one day before the event is due to be held. Footage of Kentaro Kobayashi...
Covid: China rejects WHO plan for second phase of virus origin probe
China has rejected the next stage of a World Health Organization (WHO) plan to investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. The WHO wants to...
