Sifting through the embers of recent protests around the world, RSIS’ Shashi Jayakumar notes a growing cancel culture and a loss of hope among youths are challenges governments must guard against. SINGAPORE: The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has grabbed headlines worldwide with seething protestors, police violence and fiery rhetoric. […]
Month: July 2020
REUTERS: Twitter had stepped up its search for a chief information security officer in recent weeks, two people familiar with the effort told Reuters, before the breach of high-profile accounts on Wednesday raised alarms about the platform’s security. The FBI’s San Francisco division is leading an inquiry into the Twitter […]
The former head of a key subsidiary of Wirecard, who was arrested earlier this month, has admitted wrongdoing to prosecutors for his role in a multi-billion-euros fraud, his lawyer said on Thursday. MUNICH: The former head of a key subsidiary of Wirecard, who was arrested earlier this month, has admitted […]
Travel company TUI will offer travellers free coronavirus insurance starting this weekend, a German media group reported on Friday. FRANKFURT: Travel company TUI will offer travellers free coronavirus insurance starting this weekend, a German media group reported on Friday. The head of TUI in Germany, Marek Andryszak, told the newspapers […]
LONDON Manchester United kept a place in the Premier League top four in their own hands as goals from Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial and a helping hand from VAR earned a 2-0 win at Crystal Palace. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men remain in fifth, but by extending an unbeaten run […]
NEW YORK: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday (Jul 16) announced an investment program that would allocate US$750 million to build charging stations and other electric-vehicle infrastructure as part of the state’s long-term goal to reduce emissions. The measure is set to create more than 50,000 charging stations and […]
MADRID: A frustrated Lionel Messi called for change after Barcelona handed the La Liga title to Real Madrid on Thursday (Jul 16), warning the team will lose in the Champions League as well if they fail to improve. Barca’s title challenge ended with a whimper at Camp Nou, where they […]
LONDON: Marcelo Bielsa challenged Leeds to win the Championship title after the leaders beat Barnsley 1-0 to move within touching distance of the Premier League on Thursday (Jul 16). Michael Sollbauer’s own goal in the first half at Elland Road was enough for Leeds to climb within one point of […]
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told reporters such a move would be a better option than a ban on the app, which was threatened by State Department Secretary Mike Pompeo against the company earlier this month. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told reporters such a move would be […]
Netflix has seen a surge in sign-ups due to the coronavirus lockdown, but has warned investors that subscriber growth will slow. The streaming giant added more than 10 million subscribers in the three months to July, bringing the total of new subscribers to 26 million in 2020. In contrast, Netflix […]