South Koreans angry that their government, and not Japan, may pay WWII forced labour victims
South Korean officials are considering creating a domestic fund to compensate Koreans who were enslaved by Japanese companies before the end of the Second World War, as they desperately try to repair re…
Russian forces press deadly assault for breakthrough in east
Russia said Thursday that its forces are edging closer to capturing a salt-mining town in eastern Ukraine, which would mark an elusive victory for the Kremlin but come at the cost of heavy Russian casualties and extensive destruction of the territory t…
Threema Under Fire After Downplaying Security Research
The developers of the open source secure messaging app Threema have come under fire over their public response to a security analysis conducted by researchers at the Swiss university ETH Zurich.
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French education minister presents plan to tackle drastic school level slump
France’s National Education Ministry this week announced new measures to get schoolschildren’s basic French and maths skills up to scratch, including two extra hours of reading and writing, and daily dictation exercises.
Chinese Travellers Rushing To Hong Kong For mRNA Covid Vaccines: Report
Scores of mainland Chinese travellers are rushing to Hong Kong to receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which are not available on the Chinese mainland, as the country grapples with a torrent of infections that have overwhelmed its health system.
Romania searches 7 homes in Andrew Tate case
Romania’s anti-organized crime agency has carried out seven additional house searches in its investigation into divisive social media influencer Andrew Tate, an official said Thursday.
Amnesty condemns Mozambique’s ‘forgotten war’ after viral video
The conflict has gone on since 2017, killing 4,500 people, and forcing nearly a million to flee their homes.
China’s COVID-19 Toll Isn’t Public. Satellite Images Seem to Show a Lot of People Are Dying
Photos show increased activity at funeral homes and crematoriums, as the virus surges throughout the country and reliable data is unavailable.
Car plows into pedestrians in China, killing at least 5
At least five people were killed and 13 others injured when a car accelerated through pedestrians at an intersection in the southern Chinese hub of Guangzhou on Wednesday evening, state media said.