Taiwan stares at drought as dams dry out; Chip production takes a hit
SamvadaWorld Staff Taiwan is facing it’s most severe water shortage in 56 years. Most of the dams in the catchment…
Quad Summit Fact Sheet
The first virtual summit of the Quad involving the top leaders of the 4 member countries was held…
Sri Lanka to ban burqa and prohibit unregistered Madrasa schools
Sri Lanka is set to ban burqa in the country over security concerns. The move comes two years…
Last nail in the coffin of Hong Kong’s democracy? China approves plan to veto the island nation’s election candidates who are not ‘patriots’!
China’s parliament has voted for sweeping changes to Hong Kong’s electoral system, including powers to veto candidates who…
Russia and China to partner to build a lunar station – Beginning of new alliance in space race?
Editor The deal between Chinese and Russian space agencies for a lunar station shows the strained relations between NASA…
COVID, Economic cooperation and climate crisis top agenda for QUAD’s first virtual summit, says US
India has said that the QUAD leaders will discuss regional and global issues of shared interest, and exchange…
Russia’s Federal Watchdog Charges Twitter with Administrative Offenses; Slows down the platform for not deleting prohibited information
As of March 10, Twitter had not removed 3,168 pieces of content containing proscribed information despite requests from…
“False assertions without substantiation or facts” – India deplores one-sided debate on Farmer protests by UK Parliamentarians
The High Commission of India in London has deplored a one-sided debate among some British lawmakers on an…
Switzerland votes to ban “full facial coverings” like burqa and niqab in public – Follows France and other European countries
On Sunday, Switzerland voted to ban “full facial coverings” in public places. Provisional results showed that the vote…