A man was sentenced to eight years in prison on Tuesday in Vietnam for “anti-state” posts made on his Facebook account. "Opposing the state" According to the country’s security ministry, the man, Nguyen Quoc Duc Vuong, 29, is facing the charges of “making, storing, spreading, information, materials, items for the purpose of opposing the state”.

'Danger to society': Vietnam jails man for 8 years citing Facebook posts critical of government

The US government delivered far less food aid than it had pledged by the end of June, according to food bank managers and data from the agriculture department sent to Reuters, after it hired inexperienced companies to box food during the pandemic.

US government's boxed food aid promise falls short

Kenyan police on Tuesday fired teargas and arrested activists gathering for a march against perceived government injustice that has been given extra impetus this year by allegations by rights groups of police brutality during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Kenyan police fire teargas, arrest marchers protesting at brutality

People who refuse to wear face masks during the coronavirus pandemic should be stigmatised the same as drink drivers, the head of the prestigious Royal Society science journal said Tuesday.

View mask refusers like drink drivers, says leading scientist

A shallow 4.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Kabul on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, sending crowds into the streets of the Afghan capital. There were no immediate reports of any casualties after the quake shook Kabul at 8:36 pm (1606 GMT) with such violence that some residents at first thought it was a new explosion in the war-torn city.

Shallow 4.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Kabul

7 killer viruses that emerged in China and ravaged the world

As the world comes under the grip of what is being dubbed as the second-wave of COVID-19, a new study claims that most global leadership and independent efforts to deal with the virus are heavily focused on treating the health and economic symptoms, but without any attempt to identify the environmental cause.

Coronavirus an inevitable consequence of long-term environmental damage: Report

Samples of a virus that were sent out to Wuhan Institute of Virology in 2013 resembled the key characteristics of COVID-19, a new report has claimed. Also read: Disruption in resources due to COVID-19 may cause 1 million extra deaths According to the report which ran in Sunday Times, the similarity of the samples was asserted.

Virus samples with 96% resemblance to COVID-19 were sent to Wuhan lab in 2013

The Indian government is reviewing around 50 investment proposals involving Chinese companies under a new screening policy, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

India reviewing around 50 investment proposals from Chinese firms

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday in a letter to Union Higher Education Secretary permitted conduct of exams by universities and institutions. The examinations are to be conducted in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) approved by the Health Ministry to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Home Ministry allows universities, institutions to conduct exams; final year exam compulsory

India is seeking to amend the Disabilities Act to improve ease of doing business in the the country. The law, passed as “Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act” in December 2016 and gave pilot rights to the disabled across the country.

Indian government to amend Disabilities Act citing hindrance in ease of doing business

In the aftermath of the implementation of China’s controversial national security law in Hong Kong, which bans criticism of the Chinese administration, and subverts pro-democracy protests, schools are now being asked to review textual content.

Schools in Hong Kong will review teaching material to 'positively teach' students

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