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South Korean survivor claims support group failed to spend donations on welfare It began with a call by a South Korean former “comfort woman” to end protests outside Japan’s embassy in Seoul – a rare attempt at reconciliation that has quickly spiralled…
Read MoreThe US president may be the pro-democracy movement’s biggest backer, but some protesters feel they are being usedHong Kong’s pro-democracy movement has struggled to reconcile the support it has received from Donald Trump with his administrati…
Read MoreSimon Birmingham says Cam Gillespie, arrested with over 7.5kg of methamphetamine, has 10 days to appealAustralia’s trade minister says the sentencing to death in China of an Australian man for drug smuggling should not necessarily be linked to the ongo…
Read MoreSão Paulo to dig up cemeteries to clear spaces for coronavirus deaths; new rise of infections in Darfur, Sudan; New Zealand goes 22 days with a new caseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA cluster of dozens of new coronavirus c…
Read MoreDozens of domestically transmitted cases at city’s largest wholesale food market prompt moveCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageParts of Beijing have reimposed lockdown measures after a cluster of locally transmitted coronavirus…
Read MoreFounder Shintaro Tsuji, 92, steps down and hands control of struggling firm to grandsonThe founder of the firm behind Hello Kitty is stepping down at the age of 92 and handing the reins to his grandson, the first change in leadership in the company’s s…
Read MoreRiot police send snatch squads to detain demonstrators throughout night after declaring gatherings illegalThousands of Hongkongers have sung a popular protest anthem and chanted slogans across the city as they marked the first anniversary of major clas…
Read MoreWith no active Covid-19 cases, NZ to open borders to certain migrants but the move will also help team American Magic for March 2021 competitionNew Zealand is relaxing its borders to grant exemptions for certain workers – including America’s Cup sailor…
Read MoreMeetings on Tiananmen Square massacre and Hong Kong crisis were taken down because Communist government complainedZoom has admitted it suspended the accounts of human rights activists at the behest of the Chinese government and suggested it will block …
Read MoreNetflix was right to pull Lilley’s shows. We have no need for him to whitesplain Tongan people for entertainmentWhen I first watched Summer Heights High, seeing the character of Jonah – a lazy, dumb, breakdancing, Tongan teenager – I was mortified and …
Read MoreOnce discouraged in favour of modern, smarter cities, vendors have been praised by Beijing in a bid to keep low-skilled in work after coronavirusCoronavirus latest updatesIndia cases surge as lockdown easesOn a quiet street corner in a neighbourhood in…
Read MoreCity council says memorial to Captain John Hamilton comes down after Māori elder calls him a ‘murderer’ and threatens to remove by forceA statue of a British naval captain has been removed by the city council in Hamilton, New Zealand after a local Māor…
Read MorePyongyang says since summit two years ago US has appeared friendly but has instead sought regime changeNorth Korea sees no future benefit in maintaining a relationship between its leader, Kim Jong-Un, and Donald Trump, the country’s state media has sai…
Read MoreForeign secretary calls for new laws to be dropped and says Beijing ‘tortured’ UK employeeThe foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has urged China to step back from the brink by abandoning plans to impose new security laws on Hong Kong, as he accused Beiji…
Read MoreAlmost 10,000 new cases in India on Thursday as WHO warns situation outside Europe deterioratingIndia reported almost 10,000 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, with hospitals swamped in the worst-hit cities of Mumbai, New Delhi and Chennai, and predict…
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