Taiwan won't be forced to bow to China, president says

Published On: October 10, 2021 12:16 PM NPT By: Reuters

TAIPEI, Oct 10: Taiwan will keep bolstering its defences to ensure nobody can force the island to accept the path China has laid down that offers neither freedom nor democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Sunday, in a strong riposte to Beijing.

SRINAGAR, Oct 10: Security forces in Indian Kashmir have detained more than 300 people for questioning in recent days as they try to stem a wave of targeted killings that has spread panic among minority groups, two police officials said on Saturday.

At least 20 killed in earthquake in southern Pakistan

Published On: October 7, 2021 09:16 AM NPT By: Reuters

QUETTA, Pakistan, Oct 7: At least 20 people were killed and more than 200 injured when an earthquake struck southern Pakistan, Disaster Management Authority Director General Naseer Nasir said on Thursday.

Oct 5: Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp lit up again late on Monday afternoon Eastern time after a nearly six-hour outage that prevented the company's 3.5 billion users from accessing its social media and messaging services.

2 Koreas restore hotline despite North’s missile tests

Published On: October 4, 2021 07:41 AM NPT By: Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 4: North and South Korea restored a stalled communication hotline after weeks of a hiatus in a small, fragile reconciliation step Monday, as the North pushes hard to win outside concessions with a mix of conciliatory gestures and missile tests.

REUTERS, Oct 1: Worldwide deaths related to COVID-19 surpassed 5 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, with unvaccinated people particularly exposed to the virulent Delta strain.

Oct 1: The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certified by peer review.

N.Korea fires new anti-aircraft missile in latest test

Published On: October 1, 2021 09:16 AM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL, Oct 1: North Korea fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile on Thursday, state media KCNA reported on Friday, the latest in its recent series of weapons tests amid deadlocked denuclearisation talks with the United States.

YouTube blocks all anti-vaccine content

Published On: September 30, 2021 07:09 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Sept 30: YouTube will block all anti-vaccine content, moving beyond its ban on false information about the COVID vaccines to include content that contains misinformation about other approved vaccines, it said in a blog post on Wednesday.

Pfizer vaccine for kids may not be available until November

Published On: September 29, 2021 07:24 AM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Sept 29: Pfizer has submitted research to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine in children but the shots may not be available until November.