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Egypt unveils five newly discovered tombs in the Saqqara necropolis | South China Morning Post
Egyptian authorities unveiled five newly discovered tombs in the Saqqara necropolis, located south of the Egyptian capital Cairo. The five tombs belonged to senior royal officials, according to Mostafa Waziri, the head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities. The country’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said …
First African American Woman Nominated to US Supreme Court Faces Senators’ Questions
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VOA60 America - Judge Jackson, 1st Black female High Court Pick, Faces Senators
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Search for survivors continues after barracks in Ukraine’s southern Mykolayiv attacked by Russia | South China Morning Post
A marine base in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolayiv was turned into rubble after reportedly getting hit by three Russian missiles on March 18, 2022. According to Ukrainian military officials, about 200 soldiers were sleeping in the barracks when the attack took place. There are no official casualty figures, bu…
Putin tightens grip at home, issues chilling warning to rid Russia of ‘traitors’ | South China Morning Post
Anti-war activists and dissenters in Russia are coming under fire as President Vladimir Putin tightens his grip at home. In a speech on March 16, 2022, Putin issued a chilling warning to “traitors”, and on a “necessary cleansing of society”. Russia’s former deputy prime minister Arkady Dvorkovich faced calls for imm…
Japan assesses damage after magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes near Fukushima | South China Morning Post
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake rocked northeastern Japan on March 16, 2022, leaving at least four people dead and thousands temporarily without power. The quake struck just off the coast of Fukushima prefecture at a depth of 60km (37 miles). Fukushima was the site of a deadly magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami 11 years …
Ukrainian city of Mariupol descends into despair with over 2,000 people killed since start of war | South China Morning Post
The Ukrainian city of Mariupol has suffered days of continuous air strikes and shelling that have killed more than 2,000 fighters and civilians since Russia’s invasion started on February 24, 2022. On March 16, Russia’s military attacked the southeastern city’s Drama Theatre where hundreds of civilians were taking s…
Quiet streets in Ukrainian capital as 35-hour curfew continues amid Russian air strikes | South China Morning Post
Ukraine’s capital is under a 35-hour curfew after days of shelling by Russian forces hit residential buildings and neighbourhoods. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has killed at least 690 people and forced some 3 million to flee the violence, the United Nations estimates.
Protesters in Sri Lanka try to storm presidential office amid country’s worsening financial crisis | South China Morning Post
Sri Lankan protesters attempted to storm the country’s presidential office on March 15. 2022, amid the worst financial crisis in its modern history. A crowd marshalled by the main opposition party surrounded the office and clashed with police, who resisted efforts to storm the building. This came after President Got…
Mariupol hospital bombing survivor gives birth to baby girl | South China Morning Post
A healthy baby girl was born in a Mariupol hospital on March 11, 2022, just days after her mother survived a Russian air strike at the maternity hospital where she was waiting to deliver the child. Ukrainian officials say three people were killed and 17 injured in the attack on the maternity hospital. Another pregna…
Award-winning US journalist and filmmaker Brent Renaud killed in Ukraine | South China Morning Post
US journalist Brent Renaud was shot and killed in Ukraine on March 13, 2022, according to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. Two others were injured in the shooting, including fellow American journalist Juan Arrendondo, who was taken to hospital. The pair were attempting to film refugees in the Ukrainian city o…
#CallRussia volunteers cold-call Russians to counter Putin’s propaganda about Ukraine invasion | South China Morning Post
To counter propaganda and a domestic media blackout about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a group of Lithuanians have launched a #CallRussia initiative to get Russian speakers in other countries to cold-call citizens in Russia. During their phone conversations, the volunteers try to challenge Moscow’s narrative about …
Russian missiles hit Yavoriv military base in western Ukraine near Polish border | South China Morning Post
Russia fired about 30 missiles at a large military base near the city of Lviv in western Ukraine in a deadly attack targeting the compound near the Polish border on March 13, 2022. Dozens of people were reportedly killed when several of the missiles made it through defence systems to strike the base just miles from …
Russian forces target residential areas of Ukrainian cities and tighten grip on capital Kyiv | South China Morning Post
Russian forces were bombarding and surrounded Ukraine’s strategically important southern port city of Mariupol on March 11, 2020. Home to 446,000 people, the city has seen some of the nation’s worst devastation since Russia’s invasion started on February 24. Ukrainian officials said over 1,500 people, including chil…
Stunning timelapse footage of severe rains in Australia flooding bridges and roads | South China Morning Post
On March 9, 2022, the Australian government declared a national emergency in response to floods in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland. Tens of thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate. The flooding has killed 20 people and inundated thousands of homes and facilities since it began in late…
US and Romanian Forces Conduct ‘Justice Eagle’ Military Drills
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‘No choice’: Hong Kong security boss says residents asked to go into Covid isolation must comply | South China Morning Post
Going into a Covid-19 isolation centre is non-negotiable for Hong Kong residents if they're asked to do so, the city's Security Secretary, Chris Tang, said on March 10, 2022. "If they refuse to go, they can be fined HK$5,000 (US$639) or given up to 2 months in jail," Tang said. His comments come amid concerns about …
Ukrainian Police Officer Says Goodbye to Distraught Son as Family Flees Irpin
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Devastation in Ukrainian city of Irpin as Russian forces head within a breath of Kyiv | South China Morning Post
The town of Irpin, on the western edge of the Ukrainian capital, has come under heavy attack by Russian forces, with many civilians fleeing to Kyiv to seek safety. Civilians have come under fire as they try to escape, with eight people killed in an attack on March 6, 2022. The evacuation of the town continued on Mar…
Ukrainian artillery force fires on Russian troops north of the capital Kyiv | South China Morning Post
A Ukrainian artillery battery fired on Russian troops north of the capital Kyiv on March 6, 2022, according to wire reports. Russian troops reportedly continued to shell areas close to the city. Witnesses say at least four people, including children, were killed in the Russian shelling on March 6, according to Human…
South Korea’s ruling party chairman attacked with hammer at rally ahead of presidential election | South China Morning Post
The chairman of South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party was assaulted during a political rally in Seoul on March 7, 2022. Song Young-gil was campaigning in the capital in support of presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung ahead of the March 9 election, when a man wielding what was described as a small hammer attacked him…
Love and death in Ukraine in time of Russian invasion | South China Morning Post
Despite mounting civilian casualties as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its second week, some Ukrainians are defying the horrors of war by tying the knot amid the continuing onslaught of Russian attacks, including in the capital Kyiv where one couple got married on March 4, 2022. At the same time, others are …
VOA60 Africa - Malians "worried" after 27 soldiers killed in attack Friday
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Ukrainian president says more people will die as Nato rejects Ukraine no-fly zone request | South China Morning Post
On March 5, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky criticised Nato’s refusal to set up a no-fly zone amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He warned that more people will die because of Nato’s decision. Earlier, Ukraine’s leader had made the request as thousands of people were killed and wounded, with more than one milli…
Ukrainian Cameraman Killed in Russian Shelling of TV Tower in Kyiv
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Russia forces independent radio station to shut down over critical coverage of Ukraine invasion | South China Morning Post
The head of liberal Russian radio station Ekho Moskvy has vowed to keep working, despite the organisation being disbanded by its board of directors amid a Kremlin crackdown. Its editor-in-chief, Alexei Venediktov, said journalists will keep working and that they plan to challenge the decision to disband. This, as Ru…
Thai democracy activists volunteer to fight for Ukraine | South China Morning Post
More than 2,000 Thais in an online group have expressed interest in volunteering to fight for Ukraine. Among them are former conscripts and democracy activists who hope to use their military training and experience resisting riot police.
Clashes break out at New Zealand parliament as police move in to clear anti-Covid curbs protest | South China Morning Post
After three weeks of anti-vaccine mandate protests in New Zealand, hundreds of riot police were deployed to disperse demonstrators on March 2, 2022. Protesters have been blocking streets and sparked several fires near the parliament building in the capital Wellington. The protests were in response to the country’s t…
Kharkiv Police Building Engulfed in Flames after Russian Missile Strike
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Ukraine invasion: Russian missiles strike Kharkiv; at least 10 killed and 35 injured | South China Morning Post
Russian missiles hit the centre of Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, on March 1, 2022. The regional administration building and residential areas were badly damaged. At least 10 people were killed and 35 were injured.
Russian protests against Ukraine invasion continue despite risk of arrest | South China Morning Post
Anti-war protests continued in at least 48 cities across Russia on February 27, 2022, as demonstrators defied authorities to show their anger over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. More than 5,900 protesters in Russia have been arrested in three days, according to OVD-Info monitor, a human rights monitoring group that t…
Rocket strikes high rise building in Kyiv | South China Morning Post
This is the moment a rocket struck a high rise building in Kyiv during overnight fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces. The rocket hit the building between the 18th and 21st floor. Ukrainian authorities say no one was killed but some injuries were reported.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games | South China Morning Post
China closer to Tokyo relay bronze; Britain set to be stripped of silverMedal would be first for China in the Olympic event, as case against British sprinter CJ Ujah goes to Court of Arbitration for Sport after B-sample shows banned substances.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games | South China Morning Post
China closer to Tokyo relay bronze; Britain set to be stripped of silverMedal would be first for China in the Olympic event, as case against British sprinter CJ Ujah goes to Court of Arbitration for Sport after B-sample shows banned substances.
Russians divided on Ukraine invasion as protesters arrested in multiple cities | South China Morning Post
Russians are divided on the conflict with Ukraine, one day after Russia launched a “special military operation” in the country on February 24, 2022. Anti-war protests have broken out in several cities, including Moscow, St Petersburg and Novosibirsk, where police arrested protesters at the unauthorised rallies. Some…
Police in India burn 200 tonnes of marijuana | South China Morning Post
Police set fire to over 200 tonnes of marijuana on February 12, 2022 in Koduru village in India’s Andhra Pradesh state. India has criminalised the sale, possession and cultivation of cannabis in certain forms since 1985.
Hong Kong police mobilised in Covid-19 battle as new infections exceed 7,500 | South China Morning Post
A new anti-epidemic police task force is being formed under the Hong Kong government’s Security Bureau as the city continues its fight against Covid-19. Officers serving on the task force are being mobilised in preparation for universal testing of all of the city's residents as Hong Kong confirmed a record 7,533 new…
Nepal police fire tear gas to disperse pro-Beijing protest over US$500m aid grant from the US | South China Morning Post
Nepal police fired rubber bullets and tear gas on February 20, 2022, as hundreds protested against a $500 million US aid grant. The money is being provided by the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) under an agreement the organisation signed with the Nepali government in 2017. The grant will be used to build a…
Scuffles in Ottawa as Police Push to Break Up Protests
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Injured snow leopard rescued in China’s northwest Qinghai Province | South China Morning Post
An injured, rare snow leopard was rescued by police and locals at the Feicui Lake scenic area in China’s northwest Qinghai Province on January 30, 2022. The big cat was motionless when it was found. It is suspected to have been drinking salty water. After a six-hour ordeal, rescuers took the animal to the larger, ne…
Scuba diver dies in first fatal shark-attack in Sydney since 1963 | South China Morning Post
Scuba diver Simon Nellist died in a shark attack in Little Bay, Sydney, on February 16, 2022, after suffering "catastrophic injuries”, according to police and ambulance services. It’s the first fatal shark attack in the city since 1963. Police said Little Bay has since been closed off. A day after the attack, severa…
'We need to let the courts hear us': Chinese #MeToo pioneer vows to fight on | South China Morning Post
Zhou Xiaoxuan, also known as Xianzi, became a leading figure of China's #MeToo movement in 2018 when she took a popular TV personality to court for alleged sexual harassment. In a post on social media, Xianzi accused Zhu Jun of inappropriately touching her while she was an intern on his programme in 2014. A Beijing …
New Delhi Police Detain Protesters Demonstrating Against Hijab Ban
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VOA60 Africa - Somalia: At least six killed in a suspected suicide bombing in Mogadishu
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Anti-vaccine protesters clash with New Zealand police outside parliament | South China Morning Post
Hundreds of protesters have been forcibly removed from the grounds of New Zealand’s parliament following days of demonstrations against vaccine mandates, with more than 50 arrested after clashes with police on February 10, 2022. The protest, inspired by anti-vaccine trucker demonstrations in Canada, came into its th…
Hundreds queue overnight in China to buy Winter Olympics mascot | South China Morning Post
Hundreds of people in Beijing were seen queuing overnight outside a Winter Olympics souvenir store to buy the official panda mascot - Bing Dwen Dwen. The price for the toys went up tenfold, to roughly 2,000 yuan (US$314) on the resale market after stock ran out. Three re-sellers have been penalised, according to loc…
Canada cracks down on anti-vax trucker protests, seize fuel and ban honking | South China Morning Post
Truckers opposed to Canada’s vaccination requirements have gridlocked the nation’s capital of Ottawa for 11 days, in what started as a protest against vaccine mandates for cross-border drivers on January 28, 2022. The so-called “freedom convoy” consisting of trucks and other vehicles that have been moved into the ci…