Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 42kAn Iranian warship has accidentally opened fire on one of its own support vessels during a training exercise in the Gulf of Oman, killing 19 and leaving 15 injured. The Jamaran, a frigate, had been attempting to hit a target with one of its Noor cruise missiles when it accidentally struck a support ship named Konarak instead.The Konarak had been placing targets for the Janaran to hit but remained too close to one of them causing the missile to lock on to it by mistake, state-run media said.  Nineteen people were 'martyred' in the friendly-fire...… Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 42kAn Iranian warship has accidentally opened fire on one of its own support vessels during a training exercise in the Gulf of Oman, killing 19 and leaving 15 injured. The Jamaran, a frigate, had been attempting to hit a target with one of its Noor cruise missiles when it accidentally struck a support ship named Konarak instead.The Konarak had been placing targets for the Janaran to hit but remained too close to one of them causing the missile to lock on to it by mistake, state-run media said.  Nineteen people were 'martyred' in the friendly-fire...WW…

 Sunday, Jan 31st 2021| 4.3k Myanmar's military has detained the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the president, and other MPs in a coup.Suu Kyi and President Win Myint were arrested early Monday, just hours before a new government which was elected in a vote held last year was due to be sworn in. Military leaders have declared a year-long state of emergency, and appointed Vice President Myint Swe - a former general - as acting president.Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy had humiliated the military-backed USDP party in the vote, winning by a wider margin...… Sunday, Jan 31st 2021| 4.3k Myanmar's military has detained the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the president, and other MPs in a coup.Suu Kyi and President Win Myint were arrested early Monday, just hours before a new government which was elected in a vote held last year was due to be sworn in. Military leaders have declared a year-long state of emergency, and appointed Vice President Myint Swe - a former general - as acting president.Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy had humiliated the military-backed USDP party in the vote, winning by a wider margin...WW…

 Monday, Dec 7th 2020| 88 An influential prince has launched a bitter attack on Israel at a regional conference, calling the Jewish state a 'Western colonising power'.   Prince Turki al-Faisal, a former Saudi intelligence chief who is said to be close to the country's top leadership, reiterated strong support for the Palestinian cause in a fiery presentation to the Manama Dialogue security forum in Bahrain on Sunday. It comes just months after the UAE and Bahrain broke decades of Arab consensus by normalising ties with , a move condemned as a 'stab in the back' by...… Monday, Dec 7th 2020| 88 An influential prince has launched a bitter attack on Israel at a regional conference, calling the Jewish state a 'Western colonising power'.   Prince Turki al-Faisal, a former Saudi intelligence chief who is said to be close to the country's top leadership, reiterated strong support for the Palestinian cause in a fiery presentation to the Manama Dialogue security forum in Bahrain on Sunday. It comes just months after the UAE and Bahrain broke decades of Arab consensus by normalising ties with , a move condemned as a 'stab in the back' by...WW…

 Monday, Sep 12th 2022| 66China has successfully fired up its 'artificial sun' nuclear fusion reactor for the first time in its quest to find 'limitless clean power', according to state media.  The HL-2M Tokamak reactor is China's largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device, and scientists hope that the device can potentially unlock a powerful green energy source.The cutting-edge device uses a powerful magnetic field to fuse hot plasma and can reach temperatures of over 150million degrees Celsius (302million degrees Fahrenheit), according to the...… Monday, Sep 12th 2022| 66China has successfully fired up its 'artificial sun' nuclear fusion reactor for the first time in its quest to find 'limitless clean power', according to state media.  The HL-2M Tokamak reactor is China's largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device, and scientists hope that the device can potentially unlock a powerful green energy source.The cutting-edge device uses a powerful magnetic field to fuse hot plasma and can reach temperatures of over 150million degrees Celsius (302million degrees Fahrenheit), according to the...WW…

 Monday, Sep 12th 2022| 1.2khas overtaken the U.S. to become the EU's biggest trade partner while the rest of the world slides into the red due to the pandemic.  The country pushed past the United States in the third quarter to become the 's top trade partner, as the pandemic disrupted the US while Chinese activity rebounded.Over the first nine months of 2020, trade between the EU and China totalled 425.5 billion euros ($514 billion), while trade between the EU and the United States came in at 412.5 billion euros, according to Eurostat data. For the same period in 2019, the...… Monday, Sep 12th 2022| 1.2khas overtaken the U.S. to become the EU's biggest trade partner while the rest of the world slides into the red due to the pandemic.  The country pushed past the United States in the third quarter to become the 's top trade partner, as the pandemic disrupted the US while Chinese activity rebounded.Over the first nine months of 2020, trade between the EU and China totalled 425.5 billion euros ($514 billion), while trade between the EU and the United States came in at 412.5 billion euros, according to Eurostat data. For the same period in 2019, the...WW…

 Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 2.6kChina recorded 61 new coronavirus cases on Monday - the highest daily figure since April - propelled by clusters in three separate regions that have sparked fears of a fresh wave.The bulk of 57 new domestic cases were found in the far north-western Xinjiang region, where a sudden outbreak in the regional capital of Urumqi occurred in mid-July.Local infections were also registered in Liaoning and Jilin in north-eastern China while Hong Kong recorded 145 cases today, setting a new daily high for the financial hub. Fourteen domestic cases were also recorded in...… Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 2.6kChina recorded 61 new coronavirus cases on Monday - the highest daily figure since April - propelled by clusters in three separate regions that have sparked fears of a fresh wave.The bulk of 57 new domestic cases were found in the far north-western Xinjiang region, where a sudden outbreak in the regional capital of Urumqi occurred in mid-July.Local infections were also registered in Liaoning and Jilin in north-eastern China while Hong Kong recorded 145 cases today, setting a new daily high for the financial hub. Fourteen domestic cases were also recorded in...WW…

 Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 50Four people survived a month adrift in the Pacific Ocean after their boat capsized off the coast of Papua New Guinea.  The survivors - including a girl aged around 12, a woman, a boy in his 20s, and an adult male - had set off from Bougainville island on December 22.The group, which initially numbered 12, had been intending to celebrate on the island Carteret Islands, around 62 miles away, when disaster struck.  Survivor Dominic Stally said their small boat capsized and a number of the group drowned.The rest managed to right the vessel but...… Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 50Four people survived a month adrift in the Pacific Ocean after their boat capsized off the coast of Papua New Guinea.  The survivors - including a girl aged around 12, a woman, a boy in his 20s, and an adult male - had set off from Bougainville island on December 22.The group, which initially numbered 12, had been intending to celebrate on the island Carteret Islands, around 62 miles away, when disaster struck.  Survivor Dominic Stally said their small boat capsized and a number of the group drowned.The rest managed to right the vessel but...WW…

 Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 581has promised its companies the biggest economic aid package in the country's post-war history to help them cope with the impact of COVID-19.'Unlimited' credit has been offered to keep the country's economy afloat during the ongoing  outbreak.    Germany's Finance Minister Olaf Scholz reassured businesses during a press conference alongside the Minister of Economics and Energy Peter Altmaier today. Mr Scholz said: 'There is no upper limit to the credit offered by (state-owned development bank) KfW, that's the most important...… Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 581has promised its companies the biggest economic aid package in the country's post-war history to help them cope with the impact of COVID-19.'Unlimited' credit has been offered to keep the country's economy afloat during the ongoing  outbreak.    Germany's Finance Minister Olaf Scholz reassured businesses during a press conference alongside the Minister of Economics and Energy Peter Altmaier today. Mr Scholz said: 'There is no upper limit to the credit offered by (state-owned development bank) KfW, that's the most important...WW…

 Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 664's deputy public security minister, who was sent by Beijing to supervise the security affairs in Wuhan during the epidemic, is being investigated by the country's main anti-corruption body, the authority has said.Sun Lijun is said to be probed for 'serious violations of discipline and the law', a euphemism for corruption.The notice, published late Sunday by China's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, did not give details on the alleged wrongdoings. Sun, 51, was last seen in early March in Wuhan, the former centre of the COVID-19 pandemic, the...… Tuesday, Sep 13th 2022| 664's deputy public security minister, who was sent by Beijing to supervise the security affairs in Wuhan during the epidemic, is being investigated by the country's main anti-corruption body, the authority has said.Sun Lijun is said to be probed for 'serious violations of discipline and the law', a euphemism for corruption.The notice, published late Sunday by China's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, did not give details on the alleged wrongdoings. Sun, 51, was last seen in early March in Wuhan, the former centre of the COVID-19 pandemic, the...WW…