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UN hails landmark conviction of senior Syrian official
German prosecutors alleged that Raslan supervised the “systematic and brutal torture” of more than 4,000 prisoners between April 2011 and September...
First person convicted under Hong Kong's national security law drops...
Critics, including Western governments, say the law has been used to silence dissent, with scores of pro-democracy campaigners arrested, civil society...
Denmark to ease restrictions despite surge
The Epidemic Committee has decided that several anti-virus restrictions on cultural life currently in force will be lifted from January 16.
Nigeria lifts ban on Twitter after 7 months
Abdullahi said that the establishment of Twitter's legal entity is its "first step in demonstrating its long-term commitment to Nigeria".
US sanctions 6 N.Koreans over ballistic missile programmes
North Korea claims to have successfully test fired a new hypersonic missile last September, a second on January 5 and a third earlier this week.
People forced to live in metal boxes under China's zero Covid rule
Sprawling quarantine camps with rows upon rows of cramped metal boxes to house people suspected of having Covid-19 have sprung up in China, social...
South Korea to deploy Pfizer Covid pills as Omicron wave looms
South Korea will begin treating coronavirus patients with Pfizer's antiviral pills on Friday, health officials said, as concern mounts over the spread...
Australia Covid infections hit record amid runaway Omicron outbreak
Australia on Thursday reported its biggest pandemic caseload with a runaway Omicron outbreak driving up hospitalisation rates as the surge put severe...