Tag: Asia
Tokyo under ’emergency orders’ with Olympics 3 months away
TOKYO — Only three months before the postponed Olympics are set to open, Tokyo and Japan's second largest metropolitan area of Osaka have been...
Danger in the depths: submarine disasters highlight risks
<p>BANGKOK — The disappearance of an Indonesian submarine off the resort island of Bali follows dozens of other disasters in the depths of the...
Merkel defends lobbying for Wirecard on 2019 China visit
FRANKFURT, Germany — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her lobbying for Wirecard during a 2019 visit to China, testifying before a parliamentary committee...
EXPLAINER: What does Japan’s virus state of emergency mean
<p>TOKYO — Japan on Friday declared a state of emergency to curb a rapid coronavirus resurgence, the third since the pandemic began. The measures...
UK spy chief says West faces ‘moment of reckoning’ on tech
LONDON — Western countries risk losing control of technologies that are key to internet security and economic prosperity to nations like China and Russia...
Tokyo Olympics torch relay has first positive COVID-19 case
TOKYO — Tokyo Olympics organizers said Thursday that a policeman tested positive for COVID-19 a day after his assignment last week at the Olympic...
Search for Indonesia submarine focuses on oil slick off Bali
<p>JAKARTA, Indonesia — The search for a missing Indonesian submarine on Thursday focused around an oil slick north of the resort island of Bali...
EXPLAINER: Why India is shattering global infection records
NEW DELHI — The world's fastest pace of spreading infections and the highest daily increase in coronavirus cases are pushing India further into a...
Relics seized from smugglers are returning to Afghanistan
<p>WASHINGTON — Precious relics of Afghanistan’s ancient past are returning home as the nation confronts deepening uncertainty about its future. </p>
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Biden opening summit with ambitious new US climate pledge
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will open a global climate summit with a pledge to cut at least in half the climate-wrecking coal and...