Tag: Asia

Jan 9 (Reuters) – Pfizer (PFE.N) is not in talks with Chinese authorities about licensing a generic version of its COVID-19 drug Paxlovid for use in China, but it has…

Beijing has closed or suspended more than 1,000 social media accounts to crack down on critics of its pandemic policies as China’s dramatic U-turn to zero COVID measures continues. China’s…

KIEV (Reuters) – Following a barrage of missiles launched on Saturday, Russia launched heavy strikes against Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine early on New Year’s Day, with air raid…

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen said on Thursday that she would provide China with “necessary assistance” to deal with the surge in the number of new coronavirus infections.…

Dec 31 (Reuters) – Europe and Asia bid farewell to 2022 as fireworks explode in London, Paris and Berlin in hopes of an end to the war in Ukraine and…

WUHAN/SHANGHAI, Jan. 1 (Reuters) – Thousands of people gathered in central Wuhan on Saturday night to mark a “harsh” 2022 filled with lockdowns and a new major epidemic in December.…

RAMALLA, WEST BANK (Reuters) – A United Nations General Assembly vote on Saturday to seek an opinion from the International Court of Justice on the legal implications of an Israeli…

Protesters convicted of vandalism He denied the charges and went on hunger strike Rights Group Says Protesters, Security Clashes in West Unconfirmed video shows new protests in central Iran’s Tehran…

Outspoken speech puts war at center stage at main family festival Putin sees war as a battle for survival that requires sacrifice Russia ‘defends its people and its historical territories’…

Russia launches more than 20 cruise missiles Ukraine shoots down 12 people – war chief Attack dubbed ‘New Year’s Eve terror’ in Kyiv 1 dead, more than 12 injured KIEV…