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Papua New Guinea's first prime minister Michael Somare dies
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BTS: K-pop boy band racism storm hits German radio station
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Joe Biden talks to Saudi king ahead of Khashoggi report release
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India targets Twitter, WhatsApp with new regulatory rules
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US carries out airstrikes on Iran-backed militia in Syria
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Lady Gaga's dogs kidnapped, dog walker in critical condition
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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Too little aid for distraught citizens
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EU coronavirus summit: Vaccine certificates expected by summer
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Brazil's Serrana aims for COVID herd immunity first
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Coronavirus: AstraZeneca admits huge vaccine shortfall for EU
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The murder of exiled Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 still overshadows US-Saudi relations. [...]
John Geddert, who headed the 2012 US women's gymnastics team, took his own life, officials say. [...]
Eritrean troops killed hundreds in Aksum in Ethiopia's Tigray region, witnesses tell Amnesty and the BBC. [...]
The disappearance of Melissa Caddick - who is accused of stealing from investors - has flummoxed police. [...]
The diplomats had no choice as Pyongyang has banned trains from leaving as part of Covid measures. [...]

The Russian Foreign Ministry posted images on its Twitter account that showed diplomats from the country and family leaving North Korea on a hand-pushed trolley due to Pyongyang’s COVID-19 travel… [...]

Italy's mafia reportedly provided stimulus for some struggling small businesses in the country and there is concern that these establishments will become beholden to these mobsters. [...]

White House press secretary Jen Psaki left the door open to a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as pressure grows in Congress to punish China over its… [...]

The editor of Proekt says corruption has continued despite the more public findings of independent reporters. [...]

A security camera captured an elderly woman chasing down a man who allegedly nabbed her purse at a pub in Australia. [...]

The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups. The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket… [...]

US President Joe Biden’s decision to deliver on his promise to release a CIA report on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi comes as no surprise to foreign policy… [...]

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday told Saudi King Salman he would work for bilateral ties “as strong and transparent as possible,” the White House said, ahead of the expected… [...]

The more contagious British variant "now accounts for about half of people infected with Covid-19 in France", Prime Minister Jean Castex said during a press conference on Thursday. The same variant… [...]

European Union leaders sought to inject new energy and a fresh sense of unity into the bloc’s lagging coronavirus vaccination efforts Thursday as concern mounts that new variants might spread… [...]

It was a moment caught on camera -- a heroic act that thrust Patrick Hutchinson, a London father and grandfather, into the limelight. [...]

The Dutch parliament on Thursday passed a non-binding motion saying the treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority in China amounts to genocide, the first such move by a European country. [...]

The white van arrived in slum areas of Bhopal, a city in central India, blasting a message over the speaker system that seemed too good to refuse: "Come and take… [...]

Italy's Mount Etna, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, has had spurts of activity recently, spewing fountains of lava and ash into the air. [...]

Over the last year, the worldwide web has started to look less worldwide. [...]
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- L-com, an Infinite Electronics brand, and a preferred manufacturer of wired and wireless connectivity products, announced today that it has launched a new series… [...]
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pasternack, an Infinite Electronics brand and a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has just launched a new line of Yagi… [...]
HONG KONG and LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Lifestyle brand, CASETiFY, is once again teaming up with global superstars, BTS, to create a special tech accessory collection. Launching… [...]
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PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia, Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Voneco's Nanovon™️, a scientifically-substantiated self disinfectant nano-coating hosted a strategic presentation to the Russian, Qatari, & Central Asian ambassadors in Malaysia. [...]
Almost two months after their launch, the vaccination campaigns in Europe are still making slower progress than many would like. Deliveries of the jointly procured vaccines to EU member states… [...]

Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. has declared his interest in fighting one of either Russian MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko or ex-UFC champion Anderson Silva in an exhibition match, and says… [...]
Senator Mitch McConnell said he would “absolutely” support Donald Trump as his party’s next presidential pick, taking a more friendly tone after a recent poll found nearly half of the… [...]
President Joe Biden has drawn praise from hawks and accusations of hypocrisy from critics after he authorized a reprisal airstrike on Syria, claiming that by bombing “Iran-backed militia” infrastructure he… [...]

Ads urging workers in Alabama not to unionize “shouldn’t have been allowed,” the streaming platform Twitch said, bucking its parent company Amazon after a pro-union outlet published a story complaining… [...]
Oreo Cookie may have been trying to signal a boldly virtuous statement for social justice by proclaiming that “Trans people exist,” but while the message struck a chord with some,… [...]

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by Professor William Brumfield () William Brumfield (Wikipedia) is a genuine treasure in the field of Russian studies. He is the world's leading expert on northern Russian architecture, and has… [...]

by Charles Bausman () Charles Bausman is the Editor of Russia Insider. Follow him on ..., well actually don't bother, he stopped posting on Twitter and Facebook because they censor his… [...]

by Kevin Paul (Zerohedge) Many Trump supporters, and even some on the left, like to talk about the “Deep State” secretly having complete control of our government, thus rendering our… [...]

by Max Shelton (War On the Rocks) When I first heard of “Torzhok,” I assumed it was some sort of primitive mauling weapon. It turns out it’s actually a small… [...]

Embraced by India's right-wing government, Koo has given a platform to anti-Muslim hostility.View Entire Post › [...]

Some in the financial industry warned the unprecedented reporting project would have a chilling effect. Now, many say it could improve the system.View Entire Post › [...]

Defying the Indian government could put Twitter officials in jail. But not doing so would mean enabling a crackdown against free speech.View Entire Post › [...]

After a decade of concerns, the US government is pushing for stronger regulation.View Entire Post › [...]

The government has reportedly ordered the company to take down access to nearly 1,200 additional accounts.View Entire Post › [...]

White House says president ‘affirmed the importance the United States places on universal human rights and the rule of law’Joe Biden has spoken with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman for the… [...]

Operation, which was approved by Joe Biden, comes after a series of attacks against US targets in IraqThe United States has carried out airstrikes in Syria targeting facilities near the… [...]

Commission head reassures leaders she will ban vaccines leaving EU if suppliers fail to deliver againCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageUrsula von der Leyen has reassured EU leaders… [...]

Unanimous decision by highest court hailed a step towards acceptance of LGBT+ peopleA Malaysian man has won a landmark court challenge against an Islamic ban on sex “against the order… [...]

Father Jamie Spears ‘saved Britney’s life’ says lawyer in response to the #FreeBritney movement that has advocated for the pop starFans of Britney Spears who believe her father should be… [...]

On the 75th anniversary of a defining Cold War moment, does the U.S. need to devise a strategy of "containment" for China? [...]

A new vaccine is expected to hit the market soon, while drugmakers are retooling the existing ones to combat the emerging, more virulent variants of the virus. [...]

Eritrean troops “went on a rampage and systematically killed hundreds of civilians in cold blood." [...]

A U.S. intelligence report is expected to implicate Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the 2018 killing of the Washington Post contributing columnist. [...]

The man decided to leave the item where he’d found it, just in case it could save “another person’s life.” [...]
The yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note briefly crossed the 1.6% level on Thursday to trade at its highest level in more than a year. [...]
India's micro, small and medium businesses contribute about 30% to the nominal GDP and the sector is the second-largest employer, according to the RBI. [...]
In recent years, Asia-Pacific countries have signed two mega trade agreements — the CPTPP and RCEP — that exclude the U.S. [...]
Fear of inflation is causing investors to speculate the Fed may have to shift policy sooner than expected. [...]
Pressure is growing from activists and GOP politicians who want the U.S. to bow out of the games in protest of China's human rights record and other conduct. [...]

Michael Somare, a pivotal figure in Papua New Guinea’s independence and the South Pacific island nation’s first prime minister, has died [...]

Millions of people have joined a 45-day Hindu bathing festival in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj, where devotees take a dip at Sangam, the sacred confluence of several rivers.… [...]

Feb. 19-25, 2021 This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Asia and Pacific. The gallery was curated by AP… [...]

The number of monarch butterflies that showed up at their winter resting grounds in central Mexico decreased by about 26% this year, and four times as many trees were lost… [...]

Lanfranco Cirillo designed the ostentatious palace that Alexei Navalny claims belongs to Russia’s president. "We used fantastic materials, I was proud of my work," the architect says when contacted by… [...]

Reports that the AstraZeneca vaccine is less effective that the ones from BioNTech and Moderna have fueled widespread reservations. Leading German health experts say they have faith in the company's… [...]

Italy was facing a huge number of problems – and then was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. As Mario Draghi takes over as prime minister, he has set himself… [...]

On Feb. 19, 2020, a right-wing extremist murdered nine young people in Hanau. Because the gunman shot himself, there will be no trial. But those left behind have questions for… [...]

The coronavirus mutants are spreading at breakneck speed in Germany. They have left puzzled researchers asking what makes them so highly infectious? And why are they infecting so many young… [...]

Earlier, rock icon Bruce Springsteen was arrested and given three citations for driving under the influence, reckless driving and consuming alcohol in a closed area. [...]

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has urged his fellow EU countries to build more vaccine factories that can provide citizens with vaccines, as she warned that the coronavirus is here… [...]

On 18 February 2021, Imaad Zuberi, a Pakistani-American venture capitalist and political fundraiser, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for falsifying records to conceal his work as a foreign… [...]

TOKYO (Sputnik) – The Japanese car manufacturer of Toyota has delayed the opening ceremony and the launch of a new plant in Myanmar over the recent military coup in the… [...]

The last US presidential race saw an all-time record of people participating in elections (over 159.6 million Americans) while the outcome appeared to be one of the most controversial, as… [...]
Remember ISIS? How about al Qaeda? It was not long ago (on the calendar, at least) that either name could summon, if not profound discomfort, at least a hint of… [...]

On a hot summer day last August, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya was pacing up and down her empty apartment in Minsk, the capital of Belarus in Central Europe, her life—and her country—in… [...]
"All we ask is to be allowed to run free, for once and for all" [...]
Doctors say the shortage has led to unnecessary deaths from COVID-19 [...]
Millions are going without food, says the U.N.'s humanitarian chief [...]
Authorities say that all those connected to the murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia have now been arrested. [...]
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after a virtual meeting of EU leaders that vaccination certificates could be ready to use in three months time. [...]
"How is it possible that you have no clue?" said Finnish MEP Silvia Modig, who called Soriot a "piece of soap" over his alleged conflicting statements in recent weeks. [...]
The announcement comes as the French capital was placed under increased surveillance due to deteriorating coronavirus indicators, along with more than a dozen other French regions. [...]
Activists say Hungary's government is changing the law to make it easier for private and state-run development on the shores of some of Europe's most unique freshwater habitats. [...]

A group of Russian diplomats and family members used a hand-pushed rail trolley to leave North Korea this week, after Pyongyang’s strict anti-coronavirus measures resulted in most forms of passenger… [...]

China’s gross domestic product (GDP) could expand by 8 to 9 per cent in 2021 as it continues to rebound from the coronavirus, pandemic, Liu Shijin, a policy adviser to… [...]

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been sent to a prison outside Moscow to serve his sentence, his lawyer said on Thursday, a move that comes despite a demand by… [...]

Japan is in disputes with all its immediate neighbours over territory, with those competing claims largely dating back to its imperial past of a century ago.Tokyo insists that it has… [...]

South Korea launched its Covid-19 inoculation campaign on Friday, with shots to be administered in some 200 nursing homes, in an effort that officials call the first step in returning… [...]

A British university professor has come under mounting criticism over what students described as his "Islamophobic" remarks and taught content. [...]

Junta supporters wielding knives and slingshots have clashed with residents in Myanmar, as tensions rise after weeks of nationwide protests against the military coup. [...]

Temperatures at the Tokyo Olympics this summer are expected to rise to cautionary levels. What countermeasures are being taken to protect athletes? [...]

"The devil is already here," the study lead said - but experts are split on how much of a threat the variant, found across the US and abroad, poses. [...]

A gorilla and two lions have tested positive for Covid-19 at the Prague Zoo, which is closed amid lockdown restrictions in the country. [...]

Facebook said letters of intent had been signed with independent news organizations Private Media, Schwartz Media and Solstice Media. [...]

The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded multiple troops. [...]

The visit follows up on Justin Trudeau's own virtual summit this week with U.S. President Joe Biden. [...]

"And the jab – it didn’t hurt at all," Queen Elizabeth said in remarks released by Buckingham Palace. [...]

However, EU officials remained wary about supply. [...]

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said on Thursday (Feb 25) his administration plans to launch a campaign to educate Americans about COVID-19 vaccines in anticipation of a period later this year… [...]

Britain's highest court will rule Friday whether Shamima Begum, a woman stripped of her UK citizenship for joining the Islamic State group in Syria, can return to challenge the decision. [...]

BERLIN: A man lounges across two seats on a crowded Berlin train, oblivious to his surroundings - until the two women opposite him suddenly spread their legs, revealing a message on… [...]

SEOUL: Two self-made South Korean billionaires have pledged in as many weeks to give away half their fortunes - a rarity in a country where business is dominated by family-controlled… [...]

Myanmar police launched a crackdown overnight in a Yangon district after breaking up a protest to oppose a military appointed local official, as the World Bank halted payments to projects… [...]