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Access to clean, safe drinking water across the Pacific is the lowest of any region in the world, raising fears for the rapid spread of coronavirus Papua New Guinea’s battle against a climbing rate of Covid-19 infections is being hampered by the most b…
Read MoreThe sentencing of the Christchurch gunman delivered a mood of catharsis and jubilation for manyNoraini Abbas Milne woke up her son, Sayyad, by tickling his feet, as was his usual request, and gave him a cuddle. It was 15 March 2019.She told him that sh…
Read MoreAuthorities use boats to rescue Karachi residents trapped by monsoon rains Heavy rains have hit parts of Pakistan, including the financial capital of Karachi, for a fifth straight night, bringing further flooding to towns and villages and leaving at le…
Read MoreProtests against treatment of Hongkongers and Uighurs accompany foreign minister’s continental visitA network of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have disrupted a week-long European charm offensive by the Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, by demandin…
Read MoreJapan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has announced his resignation, citing ill-health. His departure marks the end of an unusual era of stability in which the Japanese leader struck up strong ties with the US president, Donald Trump, eve…
Read MoreAntónio Guterres tells country to stop building coal-fired power stations for sake of climateIndia must swiftly and permanently turn away from coal despite its need for cheap energy, the UN secretary general has urged, aiming to revive global action on…
Read MoreIntelligence cyber crime agencies called in to help after chaotic week of distributed denial of service attacksThe New Zealand government has activated national security systems after the nation’s stock exchange was disrupted by cyber attacks for a fou…
Read MoreFinance minister says ‘we are nearly there’ but urges residents to get tested if they display symptomsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAuckland is on track to move out of level 3 lockdown on Sunday despite new cases of Covid-…
Read MoreAbe says return of bowel condition means he cannot continue in his positionJapan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has said he will resign over his declining health, telling a shocked country that the return of a chronic bowel condition had left him unable…
Read MoreChinese coastguard stopped a speedboat on Sunday suspected of an illegal border crossingMore than 10 Hong Kong residents, including an activist charged under the city’s punitive national security law, have been detained by China’s coastguard while tryi…
Read MoreVirus reached Great Andamanese tribe despite testing of all island visitorsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTen members of a dwindling tribe who live on a secluded island in the Andaman Islands archipelago have tested positiv…
Read MoreOnly 46% of voters in Britain think their country has done well, compared with 95% in DenmarkCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePeople in Britain have given a worse assessment of their country’s handling of the coronavirus outb…
Read MoreGunjan Saxena was one of the first women in the IAF, but her biopic has drawn rebukes from fellow officers over sexism claimsFormer and current members of the Indian military have criticised a Netflix film for portraying the armed forces as rife with g…
Read MoreDesign comprises an imperfect ring made up of a dozen bouncing red blobs – some with googly eyes It is supposed to symbolise the “brilliance of life,” but among social media users in Japan, the newly unveiled logo for the 2025 World Exposition in the c…
Read MoreIrish journalist Aaron McNicholas’s visa was rejected in what’s believed to the first such case at a local titleAfter months of reassurance that Beijing’s national security law would not affect Hong Kong’s free press, the government has denied a visa t…
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