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This week on Worldview: US President Biden Summit for Democracy — can global conferences promote democratic standards or is this a case of foreign policy overreach?

Indian-origin couple jailed for abusing house help, obstructing justice in Singapore

Syed Mohamed Peeran Syed Ameer Hamza, who circumvented the MOM blacklist by using his business associate’s identity to hire an Indonesian domestic worker, was jailed 36 weeks or about eight months

Sri Lanka’s ‘organic only’ policy | Sowing the seeds of a disaster

The rash policy shift to ‘organic only’ agriculture in May could severely impact Sri Lanka’s food security, according to experts. With farmers angry, it could also have a considerable political cost for the ruling Rajapaksas, reports Meera Srinivasan

Pressure on Boris Johnson after U.K. Tories suffer by-election upset

Against this backdrop, supporters and opponents are questioning Mr. Johnson’s handling of the pandemic

U.S. hits China’s DJI, others with sanctions over ‘rights abuse’

Companies accused of complicity in oppression of Uighurs

Russia drafts pact to limit U.S., NATO role in ex-Soviet nations

It demands a ban on new membership to the alliance, limit on missile deployment

Radical change is needed in the mindset and governance of Hong Kong, says lawmaker Regina Ip

She says the purpose of the electoral system overhaul is to ensure that only true patriots can take part in the governance of the region.

Iran nuclear talks adjourn, seen resuming before year's end

Participants said they aim to resume quickly, though they haven't yet firmed up a date.

WHO gives emergency approval for Covovax vaccine

Covovax requires two doses and is stable at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius refrigerated temperatures.

Watch | The smallest country in the world

A video on the world's smallest nation situated in the North Sea

Eight killed as flash floods devastate northern Iraq

Omed Khoshnaw, Governor of Irbil province in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region, said the deaths occurred primarily in the Daratu district.

Pressure on PM Johnson after UK Tories suffer election upset

Thursday’s result is the second by-election defeat for the Conservatives this year.

News analysis | From China vs Quad, to Khaleda’s health and U.S. sanctions, Sheikh Hasina faces serious challenges

Bangladesh’s golden jubilee celebration, however, has gone ahead as planned

China getting more and more aggressive: French Defence Minister on Indo-Pacific

The French Defence Minister said China is a major country and there are areas where cooperation can be envisaged and developed including in fighting against climate change.

Google smart-city spinoff folding over founder's health

Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff said Thursday he's leaving the company focused on urban planning technology because he “very likely” has ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Spyware find highlights depth of hacker-for-hire industry

The researchers said in a report that the intrusions highlight how “hacking civil society transcends any specific mercenary spyware company.”

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen has book deal

Haugen's prominence has been cited as a sign of a rising wave of Big Tech whistleblowers.

New drug could treat patients hospitalised with COVID-19 pneumonia: Lancet study

The trial carried out between June 2020 and February 2021 involved patients aged over 16 with COVID-19 pneumonia either being treated on a ward or ICU at nine hospitals across the U.K.

President Kovind inaugurates landmark Kalibari temple in Dhaka

‘A symbol of the spiritual and cultural bonding among the people of India and Bangladesh’

U.S. regulators lift in-person restrictions on abortion pill

Millions of American women will now be able to get a prescription via an online consultation and receive the pills through the mail.

Miss World finale postponed due to COVID-19 fears

Miss India World among those tested positive before the event

27 people feared dead in building fire in Japan’s Osaka

The fire started on the fourth floor of an eight-story building

Morning Digest | 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War altered ideological map, says President Kovind in Dhaka, Resident doctors go on nationwide stir today, and more

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U.N. chief urges 'concrete' moves on year-end vaccine goal

‘Vaccine inequity is giving variants a free pass to run wild’, says Antonio Guterres

Super Typhoon Rai hammers Philippines

Thousands seek emergency shelter

Record 488 journalists jailed, 46 killed in 2021, says RSF

‘India is among the most dangerous nations with 4 killings’

Iran: no nuclear images for IAEA until curbs end

The comment came a day after Tehran and the IAEA said they had reached deal on replacing the cameras at the centrifuge making facility.

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