Mongolia

Delta: Which Asian Countries Are Hit Worse?

India may now be past the peak of its latest coronavirus surge, but some other countries in Asia are experiencing rising infections.Meanwhile, vaccination rates across the region remain (with some exceptions) generally low, amidst concerns that the Delta variant is spreading.Where Has Happened To Case Numbers?The World Health Organization (WHO) recently deemed the Delta variant, which originated in India, the "most transmissible of the variants identified so far".

3 July 2021
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Malaysia’s ex-PM swears he did not order murder

Malaysian ex-leader Najib Razak swore in a packed mosque Friday he did not order the killing of a Mongolian woman linked to a major defence deal, rejecting an allegation from his ex-bodyguard.Altantuya Shaariibuu was shot dead and her body blown up with military-grade plastic explosives in 2006.Her death was linked to a scandal which allegedly saw kickbacks doled out during a 2002 deal to purchase French submarines, on which Altantuya worked as a translator.This week, a government bodyguard c

21 December 2019
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Ending the torture trade

Shock belts, spiked batons, and electrified thumbscrews can serve no other purpose than to inflict pain on people.

19 September 2017
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