Australia has announced it'll extend visas for Hong Kong residents and businesses in response to China's new national security law.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Thursday that a range of visa holders will be allowed to stay in the country for longer and be offered a pathway to permanent residency.
Separate efforts will be made for businesses, but plans for a humanitarian intake is still not on the cards.
The country has also suspended its extradition treaty.
Hundreds missing after flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border, 157 bodies recovered
A huge wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border of Nepal and China's Tibet on Wednesday, triggering catastrophic flooding on the Nepali side that killed scores of people and left hundreds of tourists missing.
WHO says Ebola outbreak in Uganda is over, as cases rise in Congo
The outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in Uganda is over but it is not under control in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo, a World Health Organization official told a briefing on Wednesday.
At least 14 infants killed in Islamabad hospital fire
At least 14 infants were killed in a fire at a state-run hospital in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Wednesday, the prime minister said, with the health minister attributing the tragedy to a blast in the nursery ward.
US says Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA and more
The United States said Wednesday that it had disrupted a Chinese hacking operation responsible for break-ins at the US Justice Department, NASA, the Federal Reserve, the US Senate, and other sensitive government agencies.
Public parking in Dubai, excluding multi-level terminals, will be free of charge on Friday, August 28 — the public holiday to mark the birthday of Prophet Muhammed (PBUH).
Dubai Police have drawn up an integrated security and traffic plan to ensure a safe return for students and smoother traffic around schools as the new academic year begins.
The UAE has expressed its condolences and solidarity with Nepal following floods and landslides that have left dozens dead, injured or missing and caused significant damage.
