John Bridge

India's economy has shown growth in the fourth quarter of 2020, pushing the country out of a recession triggered by the corona crisis. In the last three months of last year, Asia's third-largest economy grew by 0.4 percent…

Global trade has fully recovered from the effects of the corona crisis. According to the Central Planning Bureau (CPB), it is even higher than before the virus outbreak, based on its World Trade Monitor. According to the CPB, world…

France condemns the "systematic repression" of Uyghurs in China. Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday that there is enough evidence that the Uyghurs are being oppressed.…

For the first time, the military junta in Myanmar is receiving a high visit. Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi will be visiting on Thursday, officials in the Myanmar capital have confirmed. The Indonesian government just…

The Australian Department of Health will no longer run promotional campaigns through Facebook. The measure is a response to the news blockade by the social network. Facebook is protesting with that blockade against a bill that has…

Tech company Apple is hiring engineers to develop the future 6G wireless network. This happens a few months after the Americans came on the market with the first iPhones that are suitable for the wireless 5G network. This week,…

Microsoft has a new program to make games accessible to people with disabilities. It comes along with new guidelines for accessibility on Xbox. In the new program, developers can send their games to Microsoft to see if they meet…

Myanmar's elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, ousted early this month, is also accused of violating the law on natural disaster emergencies. It is not yet clear what exactly the new charge entails, and it may be about ignoring corona measures.…

To prevent new corona variants from entering the country, the British government is introducing the system of quarantine hotels today. Britons and Irish and anyone living in the UK have to go there for 10 days when they return from 33…

A new directive from the ministry of education wants to introduce extra physical education classes for boys at school. They must prevent Chinese boys from becoming "too feminine". It mainly rained down negative reactions on social…