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Samsung’s Lee Family to Pay more than $10.8bn Inheritance Tax, Donate Art
The family of late Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee said on Wednesday they will pay more than 12 trillion won ($10.8 billion) in inheritance taxes for his estate and donate
Israel Committing Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution Against Palestinians, Human Rights Watch Says
Israel is committing the crimes of apartheid and persecution against Arabs in the occupied territories and Israel itself, Human Rights Watch says. The 213-page report from the leading human rights
Turkey Announces Full Lockdown in Bid to Halt Covid Surge
Turks will be required to stay mostly at home under a nationwide “full lockdown” starting on Thursday and lasting until May 17 to curb a surge in coronavirus infections and
India Records 320,000 Cases as Foreign Help Arrives
India recorded more than 320,000 new cases of coronavirus infection Tuesday as a grim surge of illness and death weighed on the country and its sinking health system started getting
Fighting Erupts in Eastern Myanmar Near Thai Border
Some of the most intense fighting in Myanmar since the country’s seized power in a coup on February 1 erupted in eastern Myanmar near the Thai border early on Tuesday,
US to Share Up to 60m AstraZeneca Vaccine Doses
The US will share up to 60 million doses of its AstraZeneca vaccine with other countries as they become available, the White House has said. The doses will be able
Hong Kong, Singapore to Launch Air Travel Bubble from May
Hong Kong and Singapore are set to launch an air travel bubble in May, in an arrangement that would allow tourists to fly between both cities without having to serve
Covid Patients Dying Without Oxygen in India Amid Delhi Surge
For a fourth day in a row, India has set an unwelcome world record for the number of new coronavirus infections: a further 349,691 cases in the 24 hours to
Anti-lockdown Protesters Defy Restrictions in Central London March
Several thousand anti-lockdown demonstrators marched through central London on Saturday despite restrictions on mass gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was billed by organisers: “Unite for Freedom”. The protesters
Iraq Covid Hospital Fire: At least 27 Dead after ‘Oxygen Tank Explodes’
At least 27 people have been killed in a fire at a hospital treating coronavirus patients in the capital of Iraq, Baghdad. Dozens of others were injured in the blaze,
