Biden willing to use force to defend Taiwan US President Joe Biden has said he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan, capping a series of critical comments about China while … World • 23 May
Climate change made S Asia heatwave more likely - study The punishing heatwave that scorched India and Pakistan in March and April was made 30 times more likely by climate change, according to experts. World • 23 May
Japan firms to be required to disclose gender pay gaps Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has pledged to require big firms to disclose wage gaps between men and women as a centrepiece of his "new … World • 20 May
WHO concerned about 'worrying' N Korean Covid outbreak A senior World Health Organization official has said high levels of transmission of the coronavirus among unvaccinated people, such as in North Korea, creates a … Coronavirus • 17 May
Kim slams North Korea pandemic response, deploys army North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has denounced his country's response to the coronavirus pandemic and ordered the army to help distribute medicine. Coronavirus • 16 May
