China’s chicanery continues as doctors told not to cite Covid on death certificates
A woman with COVID symptoms receives intravenous drip while using a high flow nasal cannula at the emergency ward of a hospital in Fuyang in central China’s Anhui province on Jan. 4, 2023. AP Beijing: Doctors in China have been instructed not to write Covid-induced respiratory failure on death certificates. Instead of Covid as the […]
US set to drop charges that NYPD officer spied for China
Representational image. ANI New York: Prosecutors are dropping charges against a New York City police officer and military veteran who was accused of helping the Chinese government keep tabs on Tibetans in the United States, a case that U.S. authorities once publicized as an “insider threat.” A court date is scheduled Thursday in Brooklyn after […]
Can Toni Gonzaga fill up The Big Dome?
IT’S not just Alex Gonzaga under scrutiny this week following her controversial birthday cake-waiter brouhaha but her older sister too. With just days to go before Toni Gonzaga’s 20th anniversary/birthday concert at The Smart Araneta Coliseum on January 20, social media is ablaze with questions if the multi-media celebrity can fill up The Big Dome […]
Yahoo Finance LIVE – Jan 18 AM
Reuters BOJ keeps yield control policy unchanged The Bank of Japan on Wednesday maintained ultra-low interest rates, including its 0.5% cap for the 10-year bond yield, defying market expectations it would phase out its massive stimulus programme in the wake of rising inflationary pressure. At a two-day policy meeting, the BOJ kept intact its yield […]
Acquittal of Fukushima operator ex-bosses upheld
This aerial photo shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, north of Tokyo, on 17 March, 2022.AP File Tokyo: Tokyo’s High Court on Wednesday upheld the acquittal of three former executives from the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant, again clearing them of professional negligence over the 2011 disaster. The […]
Chinese who lost relatives to Covid-19 angry at failure to protect elderly
BEIJING – Former high school teacher Ailia was devastated when her 85-year-old father died after displaying Covid-like symptoms as the virus swept through their hometown in the southeastern province of Jiangxi. While her father was never tested, Ailia and her mother were both confirmed positive around the same time and she believes that Covid-19 was […]
China’s NetEase criticizes Blizzard offer as unequal, unfair
HONG KONG (AP) — China games company NetEase Inc. has rejected a proposal from World of Warcraft creator Activision Blizzard to temporarily extend its partnership while the U.S. company seeks a new partner, calling the proposed terms “unequal and unfair” in an escalating public spat. Blizzard said in November that its 14-year partnership with NetEase […]
China’s NetEase criticizes Blizzard offer as unequal, unfair
HONG KONG – China games company NetEase Inc. has rejected a proposal from World of Warcraft creator Activision Blizzard to temporarily extend its partnership while the U.S. company seeks a new partner, calling the proposed terms “unequal and unfair” in an escalating public spat. Blizzard said in November that its 14-year partnership with NetEase was […]
French nun Lucile Randon, world’s oldest known person, dies aged 118
Marseille: The world’s oldest known person, French nun Lucile Randon, has died aged 118, a spokesman told AFP on Tuesday. Randon, known as Sister Andre, was born in southern France on 11 February, 1904, when World War I was still a decade away. She died in her sleep at her nursing home in Toulon, spokesman David […]
Economic historian Niall Ferguson says de-globalization is ‘a mirage’
The World Economic Forum is typically a moment for business wheeling and dealing, with many CEOs engaged more in so-called “bilateral” conversations than in panel discussions. Still, it is a good moment to take stock of where business consensus is heading, on topics such as growth, globalization, and ESG. In that vein, here are some […]
China lets Marvel movies back in, sets dates for Black Panther, Ant-Man sequels
Walt Disney Co’s Marvel Studios on Tuesday announced February release dates for Black Panther and Ant-Man sequels in China, marking the first time in nearly four years that the Communist country has allowed Marvel movies into its cinemas. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will arrive in Chinese theaters on February 7 followed by Ant-Man and the […]
Bigo Live Celebrates Broadcaster Excellence and Creativity at 4th Annual BIGO Awards Gala 2023 Held at Singapore’s Capitol Theatre
SINGAPORE, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Bigo Live, the Singapore-based global livestreaming platform, kicked off the new year with a bang, successfully concluding the fourth edition of its annual flagship event, the BIGO Awards Gala 2023. Making a return to its physical format after a two-year virtual presence, the BIGO Awards Gala 2023 was held […]
US President Joe Biden to host Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte for talks on tech, Ukraine
Netherland’s Prime Minister Mark Rutte, left, speaks with US President Joe Biden during a round table meeting at a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain. AP File Washington: President Joe Biden is set to host Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte for talks as the US administration looks to persuade the Netherlands to further limit China’s access […]
Britain needs to return the Amaravati artefacts now too, not just the Kohinoor
Amravati artefacts. Image courtesy Miguel Hermoso Cuesta/Wikimedia Commons Britons with time to Spare from the Windsor soap opera now have to also resign themselves to the prospect of the Elgin Marbles—major sections of Athen’s Parthenon that were carried away by Lord Elgin to Britain 200 years ago and now reside in the British Museum (BM) in London—being […]
China’s population drops for first time since 1961, highlights demographic crisis
China’s population fell last year for the first time in six decades, a historic turn that is expected to mark the start of a long period of decline in its citizen numbers with profound implications for its economy and the world. The drop, the worst since 1961, the last year of China’s Great Famine, also […]
South Korea president, in UAE, backs return to nuclear power
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol leaves the podium after his speech during the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week’s opening ceremony in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Monday. AP Abu Dhabi: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Monday that his nation’s efforts to be carbon neutral by 2050 would rely in part on returning […]
Recession risk, Mooch betrayed: Day 2 at Davos
Dear Davos delegates and WEF watchers, Davos-week Mondays are unhurried affairs. The snow fell gently, and not for very long. People walked slowly, and found time for lunch. The official WEF panels had yet to start, so everyone prowled the Promenade instead, peering into corporate pavilions and drinking free Tata tea from a kiosk outside […]
Abdul Rehman Makki: The UN-designated global terrorist related to Hafiz Saeed
In what could be described as a success in India’s fight against terrorism, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday night listed Abdul Rehman Makki, a Pakistan-based terrorist, as a global terrorist under its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee. In a statement, the UNSC said, “On 16 January 2023, the Security Council Committee […]
Davos set for world leaders’ biggest post-pandemic gathering; significant Indian presence at summit
Davos: Global leaders will come together for the biggest gathering in this snow-laden Swiss ski resort town on Monday, with thousands of people, including around a hundred participants from India, set to discuss ‘cooperation in a fragmented world’. This year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) summit will kickstart with the crystal awards ceremony. Last year, the […]
Beyond the SC verdict: How demonetisation has been a revolutionary and disruptive success story
NRIs living in the USA, UK, Australia, Singapore, Canada, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Hong Kong,will soon be able to make payments in UPI without an Indian mobile number. Direct tax collections for 2022-23 (FY23) till 10 January, 2023 are 14.71 lakh crore, 24.58 per cent higher over FY22. The Varanasi division of the […]
We try Tokyo restaurant’s crab ice cream that tastes more like crab than cream【Taste test】
Staff say it tastes even better with olive oil and pepper! While Osaka is arguably more famous than Tokyo when it comes to serving up all things crab, some of Osaka’s more creative shellfish delicacies are making their way to Japan’s capital as well. For example, Kani Mai, a restaurant that just opened in Tokyo’s Jiyugaoka […]
Nepal mourns after deadly plane crash kills at least 66
POKHARA, Nepal (AP) — A spokesman for Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority says a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder have been retrieved from the site of the crash of a passenger plane that went down on approach to a newly opened airport in the tourist town of Pokhara. Jagannath Niraula said the boxes […]
Nepal mourns after deadly plane crash kills at least 66
POKHARA – A spokesman for Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority says a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder have been retrieved from the site of the crash of a passenger plane that went down on approach to a newly opened airport in the tourist town of Pokhara. Jagannath Niraula said the boxes were found […]
Eddie Jones in, Dave Rennie out as Wallabies head coach
“It is a wonderful opportunity for me to be able to come home to Australia and lead my nation to a Rugby World Cup,” Jones said. “It is going to be an immense period for Australian rugby.” New Zealand-born Rennie managed only a 38 per cent win rate during his coaching tenure. Last year he […]
“It’s Probably the CIA”: Fans Make Outlandish Claims as Former NBA Star Is Worried for His Life
It appears that Enes Kanter Freedom is compelled to deal with the repercussions following his outspoken political dialogue. According to Orel Dizon, “the former NBA center is in grave danger as he recently revealed a few of the “hundreds” of death threats he has received in recent days“. The news came after another update by […]
Google releases emoji reactions for Meet video
Internet giant Google, has released emoji reactions to Google Meet users for video calls after it first announced the feature in 2022. Google said the emoji reactions will be first available on iOS and the web. It will eventually be available to everyone in the next few weeks, quoted on TechCrunch. To post a reaction […]
Pia Wurtzbach, other PH beauty queens pen messages for Celeste Cortesi
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino beauty queens took to social media to pen their messages of support for Miss Universe Philippines 2022 Celeste Cortesi after she bowed out of the 71st Miss Universe pageant early. Celeste failed to advance to the top 16 of the competition during the coronation night held in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, […]
Aatmanirbhar Bharat and EU: A promising digital partnership
India and Europe are strategic partners. The relationship today is stronger than ever. As we speak, we are negotiating a Free Trade Agreement, an Investment Agreement, and have launched a Trade and Technology Council (TTC) to put flesh on the bones of the Connectivity Partnership, and to achieve, together, the digital transformation we need to […]