Aljazeera The Philippine government says its war on drugs is producing results. But murder rates are rising, with a large number of deaths linked to police operations. The government denies that over 10,000 extrajudicial killings have taken place during Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs and instead points to a decrease in crimes such as kidnapping or theft. Al Jazeera’s Jamela… Read more »
Aljazeera Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam – Dao Le Quynh Nhi still vividly recalls the festive mood she and her friends were able to soak up when they interacted with Barack Obama at a town hall meeting here as part of his Vietnam trip last year. “I had high hopes that his visit, among other things, would result in a positive… Read more »
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia plans to launch in January a new automated system using 44 servers to help block websites displaying content such as pornography or extremist ideology, a communications ministry official said on Wednesday. The world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation has stepped up scrutiny of online content following a surge of hoax stories and hate speech, as well as… Read more »
GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – China is depending too much on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for cobalt, a crucial component in electric vehicle (EV) batteries, and should take steps to ensure security of supply, delegates said at an industry conference on Tuesday. China, the world’s top cobalt consumer, is “over-reliant” on the African country, which accounts for around half… Read more »
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will impose additional sanctions on North Korea in response to the continuing threat posed by its missile and nuclear programs, Japan’s top government spokesman said on Tuesday. The sanctions, mentioned by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a joint news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, will freeze the assets of nine organizations and 26… Read more »
(Reuters) – Cuts in OPEC output that have led to a surge in U.S. oil exports to Asia may prove a godsend for struggling global shippers, driving rates for large crude shipments to China, India and other major oil importers sharply higher over the next year. Operators such as Frontline Ltd (FRO.OL), Euronav (EUAV.BR) and Gener8 Maritime (GNRT.N) are still… Read more »
Aljazeera On August 6, the UN imposed new sanctions on North Korea. Here are the latest developments on the tensions with North Korea since: Russia opposes ‘total embargo’. “We have never supported the idea of a total embargo of North Korea, like any other country,” Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday. North Korea says sanctions hurting women,… Read more »
Aljazeera Human rights activists are demanding Australia immediately resolve worsening conditions at the Manus Island prison camp. Protesters have taken to the streets of Melbourne to demand that the Australian government move hundreds of refugees from the Manus Island camp to mainland Australia. They’re joined in this demand by human rights activists who are also calling on world leaders to… Read more »
This article immediately caught my eye mainly because of its relation to recent events here in the United States. However, the two countries protesting differs in the reasoning behind it. Since we all know the reasoning behind the American NFL players kneeling for the anthem, I’m going to focus on the reason the Chinese were booing their national symbol. For… Read more »
Source: France24 Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi arrived on her first visit to conflict-battered northern Rakhine State on Thursday, an official said, an unannounced trip to an area that has seen most of its Rohingya Muslim population forced out by an army campaign. Suu Kyi, a nobel laureate who leads Myanmar’s pro-democracy party, has been hammered by the international community for failing… Read more »