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Save the Children confirms staff killed in Myanmar massacre

Rights group says two staff members among more than 30 people killed by the military on a highway in Kayah state.

29-12-2021, 10:29

SenseTime IPO lands Chinese professor $3.4bn fortune

Tang Xiao’ou will become one of the world’s richest people following listing of controversial tech firm.

29-12-2021, 10:25

Russian court orders closure of leading rights group Memorial

Memorial, a decades-old organisation famed for documenting repression, found guilty of violating ‘foreign agent’ law.

29-12-2021, 08:20

Afghan women call for rights, protest alleged Taliban killings

Protesters say former soldiers and ex-employees of the overthrown government are ‘under direct threat’.

29-12-2021, 08:07

Four die in a plane crash in California

Firefighters unable to find survivors at scene, says sheriff's department

29-12-2021, 07:46