Pfizer Says Final Stage Trials Prove Vaccine's Efficacy Even After Six Months The trials confirmed that the vaccine had an efficacy rate of 91.3 percent in preventing symptomatic Covid-19 even after six months. Apr 2, 2021
Taiwan Train Crash: 54 People Die, More Than 150 Injured in Worst Rail Disaster in Decades As many as 350 people, many of them tourists, were onboard the train when the mishap occurred. Apr 2, 2021
Taiwan's TSMC to Invest $100 Billion to Retain Edge in 3-Way Chip War TSMC says it will increase capacity and develop advanced semiconductor technologies in the next three years. Apr 2, 2021
Egypt Seeks Whopping $1 Billion Compensation After Vessel Blocks Suez Canal Officials at the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) did not specify who they will seek the compensation from. Apr 1, 2021
Archegos Blowout Drills a $9 Billion Hole in the Market Cap of Nomura, Credit Suisse Credit Suisse shares dropped 4 percent, bringing the total loss over the week to a whopping 20 percent. Apr 1, 2021
China Fumes After Nasa Officially Refers to Taiwan as a 'Country' China considers self-ruled Taiwan as an integral part of the mainland and has not ruled out taking over the island through military action. Mar 31, 2021 Nasa
Who is Bill Hwang? Billionaire in Focus as Banks Lose $6 Billion After Archegos Liquidation Here's a look at Archegos Capital, the man behind it, how the crisis unfolded, the banks affected and the implications of the crisis. Mar 30, 2021
Iran Shoots Down a Third US Proposal to Restart Talks, Will Not Halt Uranium Enrichment "The Biden administration is losing time, and if it fails to lift the sanctions soon, Iran will take the next steps," says a top Iranian official. Mar 30, 2021
Biden Promises Vaccine for All Adult Americans by May 1 as Deaths Hit 550,000 Biden's announcement came even as the US death toll from the coronavirus infection neared the grim milestone of 550,000. Mar 30, 2021 Coronavirus
What is JAD? Indonesian Islamic Terror Outfit in Spotlight For Serial Church Attacks The Indonesian police have said Isis-linked terror outfit Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) was behind the Makassar attack on Palm Sunday. Mar 29, 2021
Philippines Sends Fighter Jets as China Masses Vessels in South China Sea The Philippines defense ministry demands the Chinese to withdraw the flotilla from the disputed waters immediately. Mar 28, 2021
Suicide Bombing at Indonesia Church: 14 People Injured in Palm Sunday Attack The churchgoers were assembled in the church when the explosion happened, South Sulawesi police said. Mar 28, 2021
Houthi Drones Rain Down on Saudi Border Cities; Red Sea Oil Terminal Catches Fire Several Houthi drones target Saudi oil cities close to the border with Yemen; missile hits oil terminal in Red Sea port of Jizan. Mar 26, 2021
Record Spike in Flight of Capital From Hong Kong to Canada After China Clampdown Canadian visa applications from Hong Kong rose 10 percent to 8,121 in 2020. This excludes applications for visitors' visas. Mar 26, 2021
AstraZeneca Lowers Vaccine Efficacy to 76% Following US Criticism Earlier, the English company had said the efficacy was 79 percent. Mar 25, 2021 Coronavirus
N. Korean Ballistic Missiles Land Near Japan's Economic Zone After Biden Laughs Off Threat South Korea says it will hold a national security council meeting following the extreme provocation from North Korea. Mar 25, 2021
Who is Pony Ma? Is Tencent Founder Facing Jack Ma's Fate as CCP Trains Guns on Him? The threat of impending action by Beijing has already led to the wiping out of as much as $170 billion from Tencent's value. Mar 24, 2021
FBI Slip-Up to Blame for Boulder Shooting? Al-Issa Was Known to Feds, Reports Say The suspect's identity was previously known to the F.B.I. because he was linked to another individual under investigation by the bureau, says NYT. Mar 24, 2021
Israel Election 2021: Netanyahu Declares Victory; Likud Eyes Forming Government Soon The Likud party is expected to win at least 31 seats in the 120-seat Knesset; Netanyahu could form a government with the help of his allies. Mar 24, 2021
BREAKING: Who is Ahmad Al Issa? Boulder Shooter Identified The suspect, Ahmad Al Issa, launched the attack with an AR-15 rifle. However, the police have not revealed the motive behind the crime. Mar 23, 2021