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US defence officials stress strategic partnership to help India
"The US Defence Department will continue to stand by India in its moment of need and support US assistance efforts in the days and weeks ahead," Under Secretary of Defence for Policy Colin Kahl told India's Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar on Thursday, according to Pentagon's Deputy Spokesperson Jamal Brown. Kahl and Kumar during their phone conversation "highlighted the enduring strength of the US-India strategic partnership"
Maldives former President injured in explosion
Deputy Speaker Eva Abdulla said in a tweet that Nasheed was receiving treatment at the ADK Hospital in capital Male. "We will keep the public informed on (former) President Nasheed's condition as we receive updates," she said. "Police are currently active on the scene and we urge the public to refrain from going to that area for the time being. We will keep updating the public," Maldives Police said in a Twitter post.
South Korea's homegrown space rocket set for October launch
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) President Lee Sang-ryool said the 200-ton three-stage rocket, named Nuri, is currently being assembled without a glitch in the process. South Korea has been seeking to develop a homegrown space launch vehicle since 2010, earmarking nearly 2 trillion won (US$1.79 billion).
Myanmar junta bans satellite TV, restricts Internet, media
The ruling State Administration Council announced this week that anyone using satellite dishes to watch television will face up to one year in prison or a fine of 500,000 kyat ($320). The military junta claimed that "illegal organisations and news agencies" were broadcasting programs via a satellite that threaten state security.
Moderna's 3rd booster jab effective against Covid variants
The Phase 2 trial showed that antibodies produced by a single 50 mg dose of its booster shot were effective against the original form of the virus, as well as against two variants of concern first identified in South Africa (B1351) and Brazil (P1).
China sharply rejects criticism by G7 Foreign Ministers
"The G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting made groundless accusations against China, grossly interfered in China's internal affairs," DPA news agency quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin as saying to reporters here. "Hong Kong, Tibet and Xinjiang ... are all China's internal affairs."
US must confront China, not compete with it
The bill aims to implement a range of investments, including $655 million in Foreign Military Financing funding for the Indo-Pacific region and $450 million for the Indo- Pacific Maritime Security Initiative. It also expands the powers of the US Committee on Foreign Investment, which analyses international financial transactions, to pick up on any national security risks.
China suspends economic dialogue with Australia
The move comes shortly after the Australian government scrapped two Belt and Road Initiative agreements with China, reports DPA news agency. In a statement, the NDRC said its decision was based on the "current attitude" of the Australian government.
Attacks against Asians rise in US: Panel
The context of the post-Covid violence against Asians is more worrying, Representative Ted Lieu told attendees at the 'EWC Live: Asian Americans Unsilenced' online seminar, covered by IANS. With the numbers of anti-Asian attacks projected to grow, other panelists speaking at the seminar called for more activism and collaborations with other ethnic groups.
Big Tech must pay 'political price': Trump on FB ban
Donald Trump slammed Facebook, Google and Twitter and called them "corrupt", saying these social media companies "must pay a political price, and must never again be allowed to destroy and decimate our Electoral Process." "What Facebook, Twitter, and Google have done is a total disgrace and an embarrassment to our Country," Trump said in a statement posted to his new communications platform on his website
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