Kumbh Mela Police in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand have registered a case against three private labs for filing fake Covid reports. Media reports say fake names, mobile numbers and addresses were used in more than 100,000 tests during the Kumbh festival in April. The private labs were hired by the state to […]
By Jonathan Amos BBC Science Correspondent China has launched three astronauts into orbit to begin occupation of the country’s new space station. The three men – Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo – are to spend three months aboard the Tianhe module some 380km (236 miles) above the Earth. It will be China’s longest […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has formally acknowledged that his country is facing food shortages. Addressing a meeting of senior leaders, Mr Kim said: “The people’s food situation is now getting tense”. He said the agricultural sector had failed to meet its grain targets due to typhoons last year, which caused flooding. There are reports […]
Some 28 Chinese military aircraft flew into Taiwan’s air defence zone on Tuesday, said its defence ministry, the largest reported incursion so far. Fighters and nuclear-capable bombers were among those in the so-called air defence identification zone (ADIZ). The incident comes after Nato leaders on Monday warned of the military challenge posed by China. While […]
The Chinese government has acknowledged damage to fuel rods at a nuclear power plant in the south of the country, but said no radioactivity had leaked. China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment said the problem was “common” with no need for concern. The admission comes after CNN reported that the US government was assessing a […]
China has accused Nato of slandering its peaceful development after alliance leaders warned about “systemic challenges” coming from Beijing. China’s actions, including expanding its nuclear arsenal, threatened “rules-based international order”, Nato said. It was the first time Nato had placed China at the centre of its agenda. In its response, China said its defence policy […]
Delhi riots A court in India has granted bail to two female activists arrested in May 2020 over an anti-government protest. Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita joined the sit-in last year against a controversial citizenship law a day before deadly riots broke out in Delhi. They were among several protesting activists who have since […]
A French energy company says it has deliberately released gas from a Chinese nuclear power plant in a bid to fix a “performance issue”. EDF Energy confirmed that there was a build-up of noble gases in one of the two reactors’ primary circuits. It comes after CNN reported that the US government had been assessing […]
By Andrew Clarance BBC News, Delhi Exam results 2020 Earlier this month, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the cancellation of key school-leaving examinations. “We were glued to our phones, waiting for the announcement on Twitter,” 18-year-old Vishwas Dubey told the BBC. He was among millions of students who were due to take the […]
Censors in Hong Kong have been given the power to vet films that authorities say may endanger national security, as a clampdown on dissent continues. The order also instructs censors to prevent and suppress acts that do not uphold the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China. Hong Kong’s thriving film industry had previously enjoyed freedoms […]
