Hong Kong: Chinese authorities were preparing Sunday to release a man who disappeared three years ago after publicizing videos of overcrowded hospitals and bodies during the Covid-19 outbreak, a relative and another person familiar with his case said. Fang Bin and other members of the public
London: The Stone of Scone, the coronation stone upon which monarchs in Britain have been crowned for centuries, reached London after a journey from Scotland in a special carrier made from Scottish oak, ahead of King Charles' coronation next week. Also known as the Stone of
Canberra: Australia will end a decade-old freeze on the minimum wage for skilled migrant workers as part of an overhaul of what the government described as a broken migration system that fosters exploitation and favors attracting low-paid employees over filling critical skill shortages. “What has emerged
Medina: In a world that is becoming increasingly digitised, even prayer mats are not left behind. Masjid-e-Nabawi, the second largest mosque in the world, has installed prayer mats embedded with Radio Frequency Identification System (RFID) chips, making worship more convenient and efficient for pilgrims. According to
Beijing: China is bracing for a record-high travel rush over the Labour Day holiday, with popular sightseeing spots selling out of tickets and some cities warning would-be visitors away as domestic tourism rebounds after Beijing ended Covid-19 curbs. Authorities are expecting 19 million trips to be
London: King Charles III lives in a palace, travels in a chauffeur-driven Bentley and is one of Britain’s richest men, but he’s similar to many of his subjects in one very basic way: His family life is complicated — very complicated. There’s a second wife, an
Geneva: A United Nations committee has said that it was deeply concerned about human rights violations by Russian forces and private military companies in Ukraine, including enforced disappearances, torture, rape and extrajudicial executions. In its findings on Russia, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial
Budapest: Pope Francis, starting a trip to Hungary, pointedly warned of the dangers of rising nationalism in Europe and told the Budapest government that accepting migrants along with the rest of the continent would be a true sign of Christianity. In a hard-hitting speech to government
Domoni: In Anjouan, part of the Comoros archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean, the distant French island of Mayotte casts a dangerous charm. Boasting schools, hospitals, roads and a social safety net, Mayotte is an eldorado that every year thousands of impoverished Comorans risk their lives
Beirut: Saudi Arabia and Iran will reopen embassies in each other's capitals "within days," Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said in a sign of warming relations after the two countries closed their missions seven years ago. Speaking at a news conference in the Lebanese capital