A study of satellite images suggests that recent floods in North Korea may have linked harmful pump houses to the country’s main nuclear facility, a U.S. think tank said on Thursday. Analysts at 38 North, a website monitoring North Korea, said commercial satellite images from August 6 to 11 showed …
Read More »Thai scientists catch bats to detect virus origins
KANCHANABURI, Thailand (AP) – Researchers in Thailand have already moved through the countryside to catch flags in their caves in an attempt to track down the costly origin of the coronavirus. Early research has already pointed to bats as the source of the virus that has affected more than 20.5 …
Read More »Thai king remains silent on Protestants’ call for monarchy reform | News
King of Thailand Maha Vajiralongkorn has called for “order and peace” in the country, but remained silent about the recent protests of anti-government students who have opposed reforms of the powerful monarchy because he swore in a new cabinet of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. The ceremony on Wednesday marked the …
Read More »China Increases Military Pressure on Taiwan: Taipei View | News
Taipei, Taiwan – Two Chinese jets flew briefly across the “median line” of Taiwan Street – the de facto border between China and Taiwan – on Monday morning in what has been a busy year in military exercises across the Strait. While the jets signaled Beijing’s displeasure with U.S. Secretary …
Read More »Hong Kong media tycoon Lai, activist Agnes Chow released on bail | Hong Kong Protests News
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai, owner of Apple Daily of Hong Kong, and pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow, have been released on bail after being arrested as part of a collapse under a new security law introduced by Beijing. Lai was released in the early hours of Wednesday, flanked by his lawyers, …
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