New museum in Germany gingerly explores wartime suffering of people
A new museum dedicated to the long-silenced trauma of German civilians forced to flee eastern Europe at the end of World War II opens next week after decades of wrenching debate.
Covid positivity, death up by 50pc in a week
Daily death 49-day high, lax lockdowns decried
India accuses Twitter of ignoring new rules
Currently social media companies operating in India are classed as intermediaries, shielding them from criminal liability for anything posted on their platforms.
Biden warns Putin over ransomware attacks
Biden said he laid down the line on Moscow not taking action against hackers who have extorted hundreds of millions of dollars from western governments, companies, and organisations from the safety of Russian soil.
US opens path for finding guardians
President Joe Biden’s administration broadened the range of legal guardians who can apply to care for migrant children, in a new step to address an influx of young Central Americans seeking safety in the United States.
Hong Kong police arrest five of newspaper Apple Daily
The five executives were arrested ‘for collusion with a foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security’.
Taj Mahal reopens as new infections slow in India
Cases have declined in recent weeks, with several major cities including New Delhi and Mumbai easing many restrictions.
Australia releases Tamil asylum-seeking family from detention
The Murugappan family of four have been held at the remote Christmas Island immigration detention centre since August 2019, as they fight deportation to Sri Lanka.
NATO accused of exaggerating ‘China threat theory’
Beijing on Tuesday accused NATO of exaggerating the threat from China and ‘creating confrontation’, after a vow from the Western allies to work together to counter the ‘systemic challenges’ posed by its policies.
Pandemic has affected interrelationship worldwide
the Global market has become much more competitive. Covid-19 has made the US China relationship even more problematic.
