From Olympics gold to drug confession: The Joseph Schooling timeline
From becoming Singapore’s only Olympic Games gold medallist to his drug confession, Joseph Schooling has had his fair share of ups and downs in his career. Here is a timeline of what has happened since his historic win. Continue Reading
Japan further eases border controls for tourism, allowing non-guided package tours
TOKYO: Tourists will be able to visit Japan from next week on package tours without a guide, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday (Aug 31), as the country moves to ease strict COVID-19 controls. From Sep 7, Japan will also raise its daily cap on the number of peopleContinue Reading
Oil prices inch higher as U.S. fuel inventories fall, dollar weakens
OIL prices recovered slightly on Wednesday as data pointed to firm fuel demand in the United States, providing respite after a 5% drop a day earlier on fear of demand suffering from increased China COVID-19 curbs and central bank interest rate hikes. Read full storyContinue Reading
Japan plans to develop longer-range missiles to counter China, Russia
The budget request is for funding to mass produce ground-launched cruise missiles – an extended range version of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries-designed Type 12 missile already in use – to strike ships, and new high-velocity glide ballistic missiles capable of hitting ground targets. The ministry is also seeking money toContinue Reading
Gorbachev as an ultimately tragic figure
Few world leaders have cut a more consequential but ultimately tragic figure than Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, whose death at the age of 91 has been announced by Russian state media. In a way, it was fitting that as the last leader of the USSR, Gorbachev was probably its only truly humane one. And it’s equally […]
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Russia-Israel relations: It’s complicated
Being the president of Russia means never having to say you’re sorry, except – remarkably – after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed casually that Adolf Hitler was of partly Jewish descent. Vladimir Putin offered a personal apology to then-Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett. Reflexive Russian anti-Semitism is a dog-bites-man story; a Russian leader’s apology […]
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US must dispel Pelosi’s ‘negative influence’ before climate talks: China
BEIJING: China said on Wednesday (Aug 31) that a condition for the resumption of bilateral climate talks with the United States was Washington dispelling the “negative influence” left by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan earlier this month. In response to the visit on Aug 2Continue Reading
Taiwan vows to ‘counter-attack’ if China’s forces enter its territory
TAIPEI: Taiwan said on Wednesday (Aug 31) it would exercise its right to self defence and “counter-attack” if Chinese armed forces entered its territory, as Beijing increased military activities near the island. Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its own against strong objections by the government in Taipei, has held militaryContinue Reading
Joseph Schooling: Singapore Olympic star suspended over cannabis scandal
The 27-year-old revealed to taking marijuana while overseas, in the controversy that has divided opinion.Continue Reading
Taiwan fires live rounds at unidentified drones near outlying islands
It comes as Taiwan provides complained of repeated harassment by Chinese language drones close to its islands.Continue Reading