WASHINGTON: The Trump administration faces ongoing court battles after two legal setbacks in its efforts to bar US app stores from offering Chinese-owned TikTok or WeChat for download. In two separate rulings, judges have questioned the evidence that data from American users is being accessed by the Chinese government imperiling […]
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LONDON: Uber has won a legal bid to restore its London operating licence which was taken away by the city’s transport regulator over safety concerns, after a judge decided on Monday (Sep 28) that it was a fit and proper operator. Transport for London refused to grant the Silicon Valley-based […]
BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel told the leadership of her party today that coronavirus infections could hit 19,200 per day in Germany if the current trend continues but stressed that the economy must be kept running, Bild newspaper reported. Infections have been generally rising in Germany for weeks. Data from the […]
BEIJING: Beijing on Monday (Sep 28) accused the Trump administration of abusing “national power” by trying to ban TikTok, as a federal court gave the video app’s US operations a stay of execution. A US government order had sought to ban new downloads of the Chinese-owned app from midnight – […]
TAIPEI: Taiwan expressed satisfaction today and said the European Union had stepped in to help after a global alliance of mayors stopped referring to Taiwanese cities as part of China, in a rare win for the island amid growing Chinese pressure. China has ramped up efforts to get international groups […]
In a recent interview, actor Henry Cavill recalled auditioning and nearly getting the role of James Bond when he was in his early 20s. Henry Cavill is confident he would be a suitable replacement for James Bond. (Photo: Henry Cavill/Instagram) After playing Superman and Sherlock Holmes, Hollywood star Henry […]
BEIJING: Volkswagen AG said on Monday (Sep 28) it and three local joint ventures plan to invest around €15 billion (US$17.44 billion) in electric mobility in China, the world’s biggest car market, between 2020 and 2024. With the investment by Volkswagen and its three joint ventures with FAW Group , […]
VANCOUVER: Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou will be back in a Canadian courtroom today as her lawyers resume their fight to block the United States’ efforts to extradite her. Meng, 48, was arrested in December 2018 on a warrant from the United States charging her with bank fraud […]
SEOUL: South Korea today expanded the search for a missing fisheries official killed by North Korean troops at sea last week, a day after North Korea accused the South of raising tension by intruding into its territorial waters. South Korea’s military has accused North Korean soldiers of killing the man, […]
A species of maple tree offers the best protection from damaging ultraviolet rays of sunlight, a study has suggested. The crimson king (Acer platanoides) variety of maple tree came out as the most protective, closely followed by species of oak and a beech. Experts say trees can provide people with […]