Sri Lanka’s new president says non-violent protests can continue after crackdown

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s new president Ranil Wickremesinghe informed diplomats this week that non-violent protests towards his government is going to be allowed to continue, including in the commercial capital Colombo, his office mentioned in a statement on Sunday (Jul 24). Within a pre-dawn raid on Friday, countless security personnel disassembledContinue Reading

China launches second space station module, Wentian

BEIJING: China on Sunday (Jul 24) launched the second associated with three modules to its permanent space station, in one of the final missions needed to complete the orbiting outpost by year’s finish. The live feed on condition broadcaster CCTV showed the 23-tonne Wentian (“Quest for the Heavens”) laboratory moduleContinue Reading

North Korea accuses US of biological warfare in Ukraine

SEOUL:   North Korea accused the United States on Sunday (Jul 24) of manufacturing natural weapons in Ukraine, echoing a Russian state dismissed by the United Nations in March. Moscow number one ally Pyongyang in February said US plan was the “root reason for the Ukraine crisis”, and this monthContinue Reading

Why is the world worried about China’s property crisis?

BEIJING: China’s troubled property sector suffered another blow this month when disappointed homebuyers stopped making mortgage payments on products in unfinished tasks. The boycott came with many developers struggling to handle mountains of debt, and fears whirling that the crisis can spread to the remaining Chinese – plus global –Continue Reading

China reports 982 new COVID-19 cases for Jul 23

BEIJING: Mainland China reported 982 new COVID-19 cases for Jul 23, of which 129 were symptomatic plus 853 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Sunday (Jul 24). That compares with 817 new cases per day earlier – 164 symptomatic and 653 asymptomatic infections, which China counts separately. TheContinue Reading