Tag: Asia Pacific
Omicron doesn’t hold back millions of pilgrims expected at Hindu festival
In India, a gigantic Hindu festival is taking place these days in the region of Bengal, in the east of the country, called Ganga Sagar Mela. Millions of pilgrims must…
North Korea fires third missile in 10 days
While the two previous launches were “hypersonic missiles” according to North Korean state media, they would be two short-range ballistic missiles. The multiplication of these tests, unusual at this time…
the ex-president’s clan to maneuver during the riots to keep power
Kazakhstan has just experienced the most important events since its independence in 1991, according to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, referring to the riots that killed at least 164 people. He’s talking…
Massive screening in Tianjin after discovery of two Omicron cases
The port megalopolis of Tianjin, east of Beijing, launched a Covid screening campaign on Sunday among its 14 million inhabitants. Twenty infections have been reported since Saturday, including two Omicron…
a critical professor of the Taliban arrested
A respected Afghan university professor, known for his criticism of the Taliban, was arrested on Saturday (January 8) in Kabul, a spokesman for the Taliban government said on Sunday, accusing…
Women auctioned off, new Islamophobic scandal in India
India was rocked this week by an Islamophobic internet campaign: people created an app where they posted photos of famous Muslim women in order, they said, to auction them off.…
Faced with the explosion of cases, New Delhi is confined to the weekend
In India, the number of Covid cases has doubled in three days: more than 140,000 cases in 24 hours. A night-time curfew at 10 p.m. has been put in place…
Hong Kong dignitaries sent to quarantine after party
In Hong Kong, dozens of senior officials were sent to a quarantined camp for participating in a party without respecting barrier gestures. The photo posted on social networks might seem…
Child marriage now banned in the Philippines
In the Philippines, the Child Marriage Prohibition Act came into effect on Thursday, January 6, 2022, and provides for imprisonment for anyone who marries someone under the age of 18…
the international community calls for calm
In Kazakhstan, security forces chased protesters from the main public square in Almaty, the economic capital of the country rocked by riots that killed dozens of people and led to…