By Reuters Staff NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is working to offer production-linked incentives to more sectors to boost domestic manufacturing, a top government official said on Friday, bolstering efforts to attract new investments in its coronavirus-stricken economy. The Cabinet will soon consider approving such incentives for more sectors, Rajiv Kumar, vice chairman of NITI Aayog, […]
By Preeti Jha BBC News New Zealand has voted to legalise euthanasia in what campaigners call “a victory for compassion and kindness”. Preliminary referendum results showed 65.2% of voters supported the End of Life Choice Act 2019 coming into force as a new law. It will allow terminally ill people, with less than six months […]
By Secunder Kermani BBC News Al-Qaeda is still “heavily embedded” within the Taliban in Afghanistan, in spite of a historic US-Taliban agreement earlier this year, a senior United Nations official has told the BBC. Earlier this year, the US signed an agreement with the Taliban committing to withdrawing all American forces from the country by […]
Qatar has said it will investigate allegations that women booked on 10 flights were subjected to invasive examinations at an airport in Doha. The women were checked for whether they had given birth after a baby was found in a bin at Hamad Airport on 2 October. Australian officials said 13 of its citizens and […]
Asia becomes second region to exceed 10 million coronavirus cases By Anurag Maan (Reuters) – Asia surpassed 10 million infections of the new coronavirus on Saturday, the second-heaviest regional toll in the world, according to a Reuters tally, as cases continue to mount in India despite a slowdown and sharp declines elsewhere. Behind only Latin America, […]
Hong Kong anti-government protests China has told Britain to “immediately correct its mistakes” after the UK reaffirmed its plan to offer a route to British citizenship to almost three million people living there. The offer was made in July when Beijing imposed a strict national security law on the former British colony. Critics say it […]
Coronavirus pandemic North Korea has warned its citizens to stay indoors over fears that “yellow dust” which blows in from China could bring coronavirus with it. The streets of the capital Pyongyang were reported to be virtually empty on Thursday following the warning. The secretive state claims to be coronavirus-free but has been on high […]
By Ahmad Sultan JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – At least 15 people were killed in stampede among thousands of Afghans gathered near Pakistan’s consulate on Tuesday as jostling broke out between people applying for visas, officials in the eastern city of Jalalabad said. An estimated 3,000 Afghans had congregated on the open ground, usually used for […]
China-India border dispute A Chinese soldier has been handed back by Indian authorities after he strayed across a contested border in the Himalayan region, army officials said. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldier was apprehended in the Demchok area of Ladakh, India said on Monday. The soldier was disoriented and was provided medical assistance and […]
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has won a landslide victory in the country’s general election. With all votes tallied, Ms Ardern’s centre-left Labour Party won 49.1%, bringing a projected 64 seats and a rare outright parliamentary majority. The opposition centre-right National Party won 26.8% in Saturday’s poll – just 35 seats in the 120-seat […]
