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Borthwick calls for more transparency over World Cup refereeing decisions

The England head coach, Steve Borthwick, has called for more transparency over refereeing decisions at the Rugby World Cup while his predecessor Eddie Jones has taken a swipe at the use of TV replays as the game’s disciplinary process comes under further fire. Tom Curry was sent off inside three minutes of last week’s victory […]

Russian rocket launches 3 astronauts for up to yearlong stay on ISS

Two Russian cosmonauts have left Earth to spend a year aboard the International Space Station, flying with an American crewmate who will come home after six months. Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub of the Russian federal space corporation Roscosmos and Loral O’Hara of NASA launched together on Russia’s Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft on Friday (Sept. 15). […]

TikTok hit with US$368-million fine under Europe’s strict data privacy rules

European regulators slapped TikTok with a $368-million fine on Friday for failing to protect children’s privacy, the first time that the popular short video-sharing app has been punished for breaching Europe’s strict data privacy rules. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, the lead privacy regulator for Big Tech companies whose European headquarters are largely in Dublin, said […]

Republicans ‘degrading impeachment as a tool’ in their efforts to target Biden

On Tuesday last two right-wing Republican politicians got into an argument on social media over who should get the credit for the new attempt to oust Joe Biden from the White House. A couple of hours earlier, Republican speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy had directed that an impeachment inquiry be opened into […]

TikTok ruling raises more questions about Chinese company’s safety standards

In an abrupt decision last April, the Government told civil servants to remove TikTok’s video-sharing app from official devices. The move reflected serious security concerns about data held by the Chinese-owned business. Now Ireland’s data regulator has imposed a huge fine on TikTok for violating children’s privacy on its app. The ruling raises yet more […]

Soon Sun” VS “Master NaNa” compete for NT$5,000 cash prize

TAIPEI, Sept. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — From 9/15 to 10/6, the “Mic Song Cup” singing event organized by 17sing is launched. The “Mic Song Cup” is led by two popular internet celebrities: “WACKYBOYS-Soon Sun” and “Master NaNa“, and many YouTubers also participated in the competition. In addition, Dcard also organized a “Campus Z Singing PK Competition” on their […]

MY police band goes viral performing Cantonese hit for scam awareness event

A Malaysian police band has gone viral for its performance of a Cantonese hit made by Beyond, a rock band hailing from Hong Kong. According to The Star, the all-Malay police band was given a standing ovation by customers at Penang shopping complex for singing the song “Hai Kuo Tian Kong”.  The event at the […]

Sungrow FPV Showcases its Latest Floating PV System Solution at RE+ 2023

HEFEI, China, Sept. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Sungrow Floating PV, a global leader in floating PV plants, has announced its participation in RE+, North America’s largest energy event, taking place from September 12 to 14, 2023, in Las Vegas at The Venetian Convention & Expo Center. In this exhibition, the floating PV system scheme suitable […]

Blocked Thai PM challenger Pita resigns as Move Forward Party leader

BANGKOK – Mr Pita Limjaroenrat, whose reformist party won the most seats at Thailand’s national elections in May, resigned as its leader on Friday. The young challenger led the Move Forward Party (MFP) to the top spot in the polls, capitalising on a swell of voters furious at a near-decade of junta-backed rule. However, he […]

NASA joins the still controversial search for UFOs

WASHINGTON, D.C.: NASA on Thursday officially joined the search for UFOs — but reflecting the stigma attached to the field, the US space agency kept secret for hours the identity of the person heading a new program tracking mystery flying objects. The official’s appointment is the result of a year-long NASA fact-finding report into what […]

U.S. diplomat questions whether Chinese defence minister is under ‘house arrest’

BEIJING/TOKYO, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Suspicion over the unexplained weeks-long absence of Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu deepened on Friday, as some media reported he was subject to a probe and a top U.S. diplomat questioned whether he had been placed under house arrest. Li, 65, has missed meetings with Vietnamese and Singaporean defence leaders […]

Head of Chinese auto industry group urges EU be objective on China EVs

BEIJING, Sept 14 (Reuters) – China’s electric vehicle (EV) industrial chain is highly competitive, Cui Dongshu, secretary general of the China Passenger Car Association, said on Thursday, urging the EU to take an objective view of the industry’s development. Cui made the comments in a post on his own WeChat account, responding to an EU […]

Prosecution rests at Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A woman who was expected to testify about an extramarital affair with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made a sudden appearance Wednesday at his impeachment trial, but never took the stand as the prosecutors abruptly rested their case against the Republican. The affair is central to the historic proceedings and accusations […]

Putin welcomes Kim Jong Un at cosmodrome in Russia’s far east

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed support for Russia’s “sacred fight” during a summit with President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that the U.S. warned could lead to a deal to supply ammunition for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. After touring launch pads with Putin at a remote space base in […]

Putin welcomes Kim Jong Un at cosmodrome in Russia’s far east

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed support for Russia’s “sacred fight” during a summit with President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that the U.S. warned could lead to a deal to supply ammunition for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. After touring launch pads with Putin at a remote space base in […]

Putin welcomes Kim Jong Un at cosmodrome in Russia’s far east

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed support for Russia’s “sacred fight” during a summit with President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that the U.S. warned could lead to a deal to supply ammunition for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. After touring launch pads with Putin at a remote space base in […]

Putin welcomes Kim Jong Un at cosmodrome in Russia’s far east

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed support for Russia’s “sacred fight” during a summit with President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that the U.S. warned could lead to a deal to supply ammunition for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. After touring launch pads with Putin at a remote space base in […]