Tag: Asia
After 18 months, Socceroos assemble for World Cup qualifiers
BRISBANE, Australia — After 18 months without a game, the gathering of Australian players in Dubai ahead of next month’s World Cup qualifiers feels...
Malaysia’s worsening COVID-19 outbreak sparks alarm
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A worsening coronavirus outbreak in Malaysia has sparked alarm and is spilling over into neighboring Thailand, which recently discovered a...
Australia closes its embassy in Kabul, others scale back
KABUL, Afghanistan — Australia is shutting its embassy in the Afghan capital later this week, citing security concerns ahead of the final withdrawal of...
Bad dream stopped Everest guide from climbing peak 26th time
KATHMANDU, Nepal — A record-holding Sherpa climber halted his attempt to scale Mount Everest for a 26th time because of a bad dream but...
Biden’s solar ambitions collide with China labor complaints
BEIJING — The Biden administration’s solar power ambitions are colliding with complaints the global industry depends on Chinese raw materials that might be produced...
Navy says it’s charting a new course after rash of problems
BATH, Maine — The Navy’s speedy littoral combat ships had propulsion failures. The gun on its stealthy destroyer is a dud because of expensive...
Cosmic 2-for-1: Total lunar eclipse combines with supermoon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The first total lunar eclipse in more than two years coincides with a supermoon this week for quite a cosmic...
UN envoy warns of possible civil war in Myanmar, seeks talks
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar warned Monday of possible civil war in the country, saying people are arming themselves against...
US warns against all travel to Japan as Olympics loom
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials and the State Department on Monday warned Americans against travel to Japan because of a surge in coronavirus cases...
US Judge: Saipan casino builder must pay 7 ex-workers $5.4M
HONOLULU — A judge on the U.S. Pacific island of Saipan on Monday ordered a Hong Kong company to pay seven Chinese construction workers...