FLY — US sent more than 4.8 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to four African countries, White House told FLY on Wednesday (27/10). White House officials said the 55-member African Union set the allocation. Chad, a landlocked country and one of the world’s poorest countries, will receive 115,830 doses; densely …
Read More »India slams China’s new land border law
Despite expressing concern about the new land border law passed by China, India expressed hope that Beijing would not take any action that could “unilaterally” change the situation in the border areas of the two countries. China’s National People’s Congress passed the law on Saturday amid a protracted military stalemate …
Read More »Australia Prepares to Open Borders After 19 Months
Australia, Thursday (28/10), advised its residents who will travel abroad to be very careful. The government issued the travel advisory as the country prepares to open its borders, for the first time in 19 months, starting Monday (1/11). Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the planned opening in a press conference …
Read More »ASEAN Unity is a Priority for India
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Thursday (28/10), said that ASEAN’s unity and central position had become an important priority for India. He made the statement in a speech at the India-ASEAN virtual summit. Modi added that cooperation during the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to strengthen India-ASEAN relations in the future. …
Read More »Military Tortures Detainees Systematically in Myanmar
Investigations conducted by the news agency Associated Press (AP) found that Myanmar’s military had used torture systematically against those detained across the country since taking power from an elected government last February. AP spoke to 28 people who had been imprisoned and released in recent months. The news agency also …
Read More »Sigi Regency Holds Flash Flood and Earthquake Disaster Emergency Simulation
HAMMER – Aware of the threat of natural disasters that continue to haunt, the Sigi Regency Government in Central Sulawesi prepared itself by holding a disaster emergency simulation on Wednesday (27/10). Around a thousand people were involved in the simulation, which was held with two different disaster scenarios, namely flash …
Read More »Adolescence vs. Education Today: Exploring Potential, Pursuing Technology
SOLO — Fifteen students from Sebelas Maret University (UNS) in Solo who were divided into three groups last week seemed busy doing something in the lake area of the campus. They tinkered with three prototypes of their unmanned craft, including a fast boat and a submarine equipped with cameras used …
Read More »The Wave of Migrants Crossing Mexico Continues to Grow
A growing group of migrants departed Wednesday morning after a day of rest en route through southern Mexico. About 2,000 migrants left the town of Tapachula near the border with Guatemala on Saturday (23/10). The group appeared much larger on Wednesday (27/10), and its leaders estimate the total number of …
Read More »Vietnam Has Violated Journalists’ Rights
Pressure has been mounting on Vietnam to release a journalist who had been jailed since last year. Journalist Pham Doan Trang, known for his coverage of human rights, was arrested in October 2020. An opinion piece released by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found that Trang had …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Releases Prisoners of Shia al-Nimr Jailed for Participating in Anti-Government Protests
Ali al-Nimr, a Saudi national from the minority Shia group who was previously sentenced to death and later received commutation of sentences, was released on Wednesday (27/10) after serving a prison sentence of approximately nine years. He was sentenced for taking part in anti-government protests. “Ali al-Nimr, a young man …
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