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Hong Kong’s Citizen News to close, amid fears for staff’s safety (Al Jazeera)

Hong Kong independent online news outlet Citizen News is to close on Tuesday after five years, in the face of what it described as...

Biden says US to ‘respond decisively’ if Russia invades Ukraine (Al Jazeera)

US President Joe Biden on Sunday reassured his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Washington and its allies “will respond decisively” if Russia moves to...

Gas shortage hits Pakistan’s exports, adding to economic stress (Ann Kohm, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Pakistan’s natural gas shortage is hurting its most important export industry, putting even more stress on an economy already struggling with accelerating inflation and...

Sudan’s Hamdok resigns as prime minister amid political deadlock (Al Jazeera)

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned amid political deadlock and widespread protests following a military coup that derailed the country’s fragile transition to...

Sudan security forces kill two anti-coup protesters, say medics (Al Jazeera)

Sudanese security forces have killed two anti-coup protesters in Omdurman, twin city of the capital Khartoum, medics say, as thousands rally against the military. The...

Japan needs to navigate a pathway between the United States and China (East Asia Forum)

Japan’s Fast Retailing CEO Tadashi Yanai, who runs the Uniqlo clothing chain, declared that his company wouldn’t be choosing between the United States and...

Japan’s way forward in 2022 (Ben Ascione, East Asia Forum)

Japan’s political calendar in 2021 was dominated by the government’s commitment to host the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games in July in the middle of...

2022 will be the biggest year for the metaverse so far (CNBC)

2022 is poised to be the biggest year yet for “the metaverse,” as Facebook parent Meta, Apple, Microsoft and Google gear up to release new hardware products and software services...

Iran, Russia strategic partnership accelerates expansion of ties: Russian expert (IRNA)

Nina Mammadova, head of Iran's sector of the Russian Institute of Oriental Studies, said that the strategic partnership document to be signed by Iran...

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