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The Supreme Court of South Korea on Tuesday ruled that the country is liable to compensate victims of a now-defunct presidential decree enforced in the 1970s during the presidency of the late Park Chung-hee to crack down on anti-government…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised a “cultural change” to improve conditions for women in the workplace. In a speech on Monday marking 100 days since Labor Party came to power in May’s election, Albanese flagged a…

India’s premier communications solutions provider, Bharti Airtel says it has awarded its first 5G contract in the country to Ericsson, a Swedish telecom gear giant. In a statement on Wednesday, Mr Gopal Vittal, Managing Director and…

After she visited Taiwan, Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi flew on to the next stop of her Asia trip in South Korea on Wednesday. Earlier, the U.S. politician met human rights activists in Taipei, including the…

The largest pink diamond of its kind to be found in the past 300 years, weighing 170 carats, was reportedly found in Angola. The "Lulo Rose" diamond was discovered at the Lulo alluvial diamond mine, according to a statement posted on the…

Finland ranks first in the European Union’s (EU) digital performance comparison, according to a statement by the Finnish Government on Thursday. The maximum score in the European Commission’s annual Digital Economy and Society Index…

Fresh protests are underway in Sri Lanka demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. The protest happened hours after Sri Lanka’s embattled President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his wife fled the country to Maldives on…

Dr Eleanor Nwadinobi, the President of the Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA), has been reappointed for a second tenure of three years. Information about the reappointment is contained in a statement she issued on Wednesday…

Pakistan braces for worst flooding in decades as heavy monsoon rains may submerge cities and cause rivers to burst their banks, weather and disaster officials warned on Tuesday. The monsoon season due to start next week would trigger…

An Afghan refugee was executed in Iran on Monday for the murder of two Shiite clerics earlier this year. The 21-year-old was hanged in Vakilabad prison in the northeastern city of Mashhad, the head of the local judicial authority…