Thousands of people in Eastern Indonesia have been displaced by a powerful earthquake, as the country marks its Independence Day, reeling from the impact of fresh tremors.The 7.7-magnitude quake early
At a shooting range just outside Bangkok, a solitary shooter stands under a rusting awning and fires at a paper target about 10m away.Krisakorn Boonwan wears flip flops and no
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded an “abrupt rise” in sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from Mayon Volcano on Monday, suggesting the possibility of renewed eruptive activity.In an
A medication management lapse at the Sir Yue-kong PaoCancer Centre of Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin where a batch of cancer drugs worth about HK$400,000 left in an
Moldova’s foreign ministry condemned the violation of the country’s airspace by an unidentified aerial object that later exploded on Monday.Moldova shares a border with Ukraine and supports that country in
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) replaced its social media head on Aug 17 as part of an organisational reshuffle, weeks after youth-led protests amplified on social
A total of 500 people have been hospitalised for severe diarrhoea in Myanmar’s largest city, with nearly 150 testing positive for cholera.Myanmar’s infrastructure and health sector are creaking after more
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday advised the Japanese leadership to focus on its domestic affairs instead of launching “attacks” against Russia.Lavrov made the remarks when commenting on Tokyo’s
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls on Iran and the United States to resume negotiations toward a durable settlement to the conflict, his spokesman said Monday.Asked at a briefing about the
French conservative presidential candidate Edouard Philippe has won the backing of government minister Gerald Darmanin for next year’s election, Darmanin said in a newspaper interview published on Monday.Darmanin, who is