Military chief replaced by retiring general
MANILA. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. salutes with military chief Lieutenant General Bartolome Vicente Bacarro before departing to Beijing on January 3, 2023, at the Villamor Air Base in Metro Manila, Philippines. (AP) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday, January 7, 2023, cut short the term of the military chief of staff he appointed five months […]
Twitter Layoffs: More Employees Overseeing Global Content Moderation Sacked
Twitter Inc made further staff cuts in the trust and safety team handling global content moderation and in the unit related to hate speech and harassment, Bloomberg news reported on Saturday. At least a dozen more cuts on Friday night affected workers in the company’s Dublin and Singapore offices, the report said, Citing people familiar […]
No order for full alert status – PNP official
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) disowned reports that it ordered all units to be on red alert because of the alleged en masse resignation at the Department of National Defense. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said that there was no instruction from PNP chief Rodolfo Azurin Jr. to go on full alert after three versions […]
China suspends social media accounts of Covid policy critics
The popular Sina Weibo social media platform said it had addressed 12,854 violations. The ruling Communist Party allows no direct criticism and imposes strict limits on free speech. Criticism has largely focused on open-ended travel restrictions that saw people confined to their homes for weeks. A Communist Party of China flag is seen next to […]
Taiwan sends main component of its most powerful missile to China for repair, sparks row
A theodolite – a precision optical instrument – of Taiwan’s Hsiung Feng III missile was sent to China’s Shandong province for repairs Image Courtesy AP Taipei: The enmity between Taiwan and China is well known. China has threatened military action against Taiwan on several occasions. China and Taiwan had reached the brink of war during […]
For the first time, IAF woman fighter pilot to participate in aerial wargames in Japan
IAF woman fighter pilot to participate in aerial wargames in Japan. ANI Jodhpur: For the first time, an Indian Air Force woman fighter pilot would be part of the Indian contingent for the aerial wargames to be held outside the country. The women officers have been participating in wargames with the foreign contingents coming to […]
Adelaide International: Sebastian Korda, Aryna Sabalenka book spots into final
The United States’ Sebastian Korda makes a forehand return to Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka in the semifinal match at the Adelaide International Tennis tournament in Adelaide, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Kelly Barnes) Adelaide: Sebastian Korda booked a spot in his fifth career final Saturday, with either Novak Djokovic or Daniil Medvedev awaiting him in the […]
Joe Biden faces Israel quandary with new Netanyahu government
Washington: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government is little more than a week old but it’s already giving the Biden administration headaches. Just days into its mandate, a controversial member of Netanyahu’s right-wing Cabinet riled US diplomats with a visit to a Jerusalem holy site that some believe may be harbinger of other contentious […]
China suspends social media accounts of Covid policy critics
China has suspended or closed the social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of the government’s policies on the COVID-19 outbreak, as the country moves to further open up. The popular Sina Weibo social media platform said it had addressed 12,854 violations including attacks on experts, scholars and medical workers and issued temporary or […]
China suspends social media accounts of COVID policy critics
China has suspended or closed the social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of the government’s policies on the COVID-19 outbreak, as the country moves to further open up. The popular Sina Weibo social media platform said it had addressed 12,854 violations including attacks on experts, scholars and medical workers and issued temporary or […]
China suspends social media accounts of COVID-19 policy critics
FILE – People wearing face masks walk along a street in Beijing, on Jan. 6Andy Wong/The Associated Press China has suspended or closed the social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of the government’s policies on the COVID-19 outbreak, as the country moves to further open up. The popular Sina Weibo social media platform […]
Explained: Why China’s COVID surge isn’t a threat to other nations
People wearing face masks walk along a street in Beijing, China. AP China is currently in the midst of a severe wave of COVID infections and deaths. We don’t know exactly how bad it is because of significant gaps in official reporting, but by all indications, things are dire. News reports suggest hospitals and mortuaries are […]
Xi Jinping calls China’s COVID-19 policy ‘rational and well-thought-out’
Chinese President Xi Jinping. AP Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping defended his COVID-19 policy in his public address on the occasion of the new year, calling it “rational and well-thought-out.” In his first public address on new year, Xi Jinping did not speak about the government’s unpreparedness and the sudden cancellation of the zero-COVID policy […]
China suspends social media accounts of COVID policy critics
BEIJING – China has suspended or closed the social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of the government’s policies on the COVID-19 outbreak, as the country moves to further open up. The popular Sina Weibo social media platform said it had addressed 12,854 violations including attacks on experts, scholars and medical workers and issued […]
Adelaide International: Daniil Medvedev, Aryna Sabalenka power into semi-finals
Daniil Medvedev cruised past Karen Khachanov with a straight sets win in Adelaide. AP Adelaide: Former world number one Daniil Medvedev set up an Adelaide International semi-final against either Novak Djokovic or Denis Shapovalov Friday with a command performance in the countdown to the opening Grand Slam of the year. The Russian, runner-up at the […]
All you need to know about India hockey team captain
Indian hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh. Image: Hockey India One of the most prolific names in the Indian field hockey circuit, Harmanpreet Singh celebrates his 27th birthday today, 6 January. He is among those defenders who have the outstanding skill to evade their opponents and notch up a goal. He has proved it time and again […]
Travel curbs rack up as COVID-hit China readies reopening
More countries around the world are demanding that visitors from China take COVID tests, days before it drops border controls and ushers in an eagerly awaited return to travel for a population that has been largely stuck at home for three years. From Sunday, January 8, China will end the requirement for inbound travelers to […]
China is reopening after 3 years: Who can visit the country? What are the restrictions?
Incoming travellers to China would no longer have to quarantine from 8 January, the latest major reversal of strict restrictions that have kept the country largely closed off to the world since the start of the pandemic. AFP For close to three years, it was cut off from the world. Now China has decided to […]
China stocks shine in first week of 2023 on economic recovery hopes
China stocks were set to log a five-day winning streak on Friday as investors hope the economy will soon emerge from COVID woes and see a robust recovery. ** China’s blue-chip CSI 300 Index was up 0.7% by the end of the morning session, while the Shanghai Composite Index added 0.4%. ** Hong Kong’s Hang […]
Best of CES 2023: Canine communication and a calming pillow
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tech companies are showing off their latest products this week at CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics show. The show officially opened Thursday, with crowds of investors, media and tech workers streaming into cavernous Las Vegas venues to see the latest tech from big companies and startups alike. Here are […]
Best of CES 2023: Canine communication and a calming pillow
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tech companies are showing off their latest products this week at CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics show. The show officially opened Thursday, with crowds of investors, media and tech workers streaming into cavernous Las Vegas venues to see the latest tech from big companies and startups alike. Here are […]
Best of CES 2023: Canine communication and a calming pillow
LAS VEGAS – Tech companies are showing off their latest products this week at CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics show. The show officially opened Thursday, with crowds of investors, media and tech workers streaming into cavernous Las Vegas venues to see the latest tech from big companies and startups alike. Here are some […]
Anxious lunar new year period in China as millions travel while Covid spreads
Anxious lunar new year period in China as millions travel while Covid spreads After almost three years of restrictions, many will return home to be with family, sparking concerns of a surge in infections Dora Wang* longs to see her family over lunar new year, but despite the recent scrapping of Covid travel restrictions across […]
Why India is driving a university boom
The number of students enrolled at Australian education institutions fell from 736,300 in 2019 to 567,100 in 2021 rebounding slightly last year to 594,000. Higher education accounted for 68 per cent of international education export income and just less than half of all overseas student enrolments in 2020. About two-thirds study in NSW and Victoria. […]
KL Crackhouse Comedy Club reportedly goes to
Owners of Crackhouse Comedy Club (CCC), Mohamad Rizal Johan Van Geyzel and Shankar R. Santhiram, are seeking a judicial review to overturn the Kuala Lampur City Hall’s (DBKL) indefinite ban on the club’s operations following a controversial stand-up routine. According to an article on the MalayMail, the owners wanted the court to declare the decision […]
Recode Studio’s free lunch with make-up classes wins over Shark Tank judges, but gets no money
Recode Studios is a makeup brand and online marketplace based in Ludhiana. It clocked net sales of ₹15 crore with a net profit of ₹48 lakh for FY22. Recode Studios, founded by Dheeraj Bansal and Rahul Sachdeva, pitched on Shark Tank India S2 but none of the sharks invested. Advertisement The few episodes of Shark […]
[OPINION] Photos, dried mangoes, and migrant domestic workers: A comment on a field experiment
Just before Christmas, this tweet by a scholar based in the United Kingdom became viral, but not all for good reasons. Toman Barsbai, an economist, shared his team’s latest research on Twitter. The research entitled “Picture This: Social Distance and the Mistreatment of Migrant Workers,” claims that a “simple intervention” would reduce the mistreatment of […]
Disputed F1 Megalomaniac Bernie Ecclestone Saves Himself From Internet Trolls With Unlikely Behavior for Christmas
When Bernie Ecclestone left F1, there was mixed opinion on his exit. Some said it was good for the sport that Ecclestone’s dictatorial leadership will go away. While some were unhappy to see the prime character of the F1 show leaving. Bernie had built quite a reputation in the F1 paddock that still persists. A […]