India’s top court upholds legality of 2016 currency ban
by NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court said Monday that the government’s surprise 2016 decision to demonetize high-value bills was legal and made after consultation …
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Canada and Australia impose COVID rules on travelers from China
BEIJING (AP) — Australia and Canada have joined a growing list of countries requiring travelers from China to take a COVID-19 test before boarding their …
Asian cities ready for New Year’s Eve after COVID disruption
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Revelers have begun gathering in major city centers across the Asia-Pacific region to celebrate the first New Year’s Eve without COVID-19 …
More victims recovered from Cambodia hotel-casino fire
POIPET, Cambodia (AP) — The confirmed death toll from a massive fire at a hotel-casino complex in western Cambodia rose to 25 on Friday as …
China faces bumpy road to normal as infections rise
BEIJING (AP) — After three years of quarantines that pushed them to the brink of closure, restaurant owner Li Meng and his wife are hoping …
Afghan private universities face closure after women’s ban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A quarter of Afghanistan’s private universities face closure due to the Taliban government’s ban on female students, an industry spokesman said …
EU assesses impact of China’s dismantling of COVID measures
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union assesses the rise in COVID-19 cases in China following Beijing’s rollback of its strict infection controls in a bid …
Afghan women determined and frustrated after NGO bans Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Even before the Taliban prevented Afghan women from working in non-governmental groups, their forces visited the office of a local organization …
Lack of information on China’s COVID outbreak raises global concern
BEIJING (AP) — Moves by the United States, Japan and others to mandate COVID-19 testing of passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new …
UN agency investigates origin of Rohingya refugees in Indonesia
PIDIE, Indonesia (AP) — A United Nations agency is seeking travel information for more than 100 Rohingya Muslim refugees who landed on an Indonesian beach …