Upcoming China train station looks like a sanitary pad, ridicule netizens
BEIJING: Plum blossoms and sanitary pads do not appear to have anything in common, until the proposed design of a…
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India’s election officials climb hills, ford rivers to reach voters
NONGRIAT, India (Reuters) -India was preparing on Thursday for the world's largest general election, as polling officers clambered up hills,…
Cyprus beefs up efforts to stop irregular migration, patrol off Lebanon
NICOSIA (Reuters) - A Cypriot law enforcement vessel was off the coast of Lebanon on Wednesday amid reports Cyprus was…
Actor Hugh Grant settles privacy lawsuit against Murdoch’s Sun tabloid
LONDON (Reuters) -British actor Hugh Grant has settled a lawsuit against the publisher of Rupert Murdoch's tabloid newspaper, The Sun,…
Water-splashing festivals boost tourism in China, South-East Asia
KUNMING: When Cambodian student Tim Chivorn immersed himself in the just-concluded water-splashing festival in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's…
Georgia presses on with ‘foreign agents’ bill opposed by EU
TBILISI (Reuters) -Georgia's parliament gave initial approval on Wednesday to a bill on "foreign agents" that the European Union said…
Beijing half-marathon under probe after controversy over winner
ANKARA: Organisers of the Beijing half-marathon are investigating the outcome of the race after controversary erupted over allegations that several…
Social media platform X blocked in Pakistan over national security, ministry says
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan's interior ministry said on Wednesday it had blocked access to social media platform X around the time…
US, China defence chiefs hold first talks in nearly 18 months
WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun via video teleconference on Tuesday (April 16), in…