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Since the end of last week, the number of domestic infections with the new coronavirus has been flaring up in the Chinese capital Beijing. It is the largest outbreak of the virus in China since February. And that is cause for…

As expected, this afternoon Hurricane Amphan made landfall in India and Bangladesh. It is one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal with gusts of up to 190 kilometres per hour. Fears of the coronavirus…

China gets a line through a controversial 'detention and education system' for sex workers and their clients. They could be held for two years without charge. State media reports that those still trapped in specialised centres are…

Inside the Taiwanese capital Taipei, 170,000 to 200,000 individuals participated in the Satisfaction Parade on Saturday. Members waved rainbow flags to express their assistance for that recently authorized LGBT marriage. Taiwan was…

Teachers and professors who smoke can come from now on the whistle for a job at the University of Nagasaki in Japan. A spokesperson told AFP news agency that smokers are no longer employed as educational staff. "We have concluded…

Chinese Social Credit System Spreads Influence Worldwide. The Chinese social credit system, in which China uses big data to monitor and shape the behaviour of its 1.3 billion citizens, also has its effect outside the country's borders. This…