SEOUL: North Korea expressed regret today over the death of a missing South Korean, saying it shot him as part of measures to battle the coronavirus, the South’s national security adviser said. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in saying the incident should […]
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CHICAGO: The scientific head of the US government programme designed to speed development of Covid-19 vaccines said yesterday he supports stricter rules to grant emergency use of new inoculations against the novel coronavirus. Speaking at a virtual Town Hall with Black physicians and community leaders, Operation Warp Speed scientific lead […]
BANGKOK: Wearing white ribbons, publicly hacking off their hair and making Hunger Games salutes — Thailand’s high school students are doing their best to shake up the country’s rigid education system. As university students stage weeks of high-profile campus protests for democracy, their younger brethren are advancing their own rebellion […]
WASHINGTON: Three US states reported record one-day increases in new Covid-19 cases yesterday, according to state data. Montana reported 330 new coronavirus cases and South Dakota recorded 463 new cases, according to the state websites. Utah’s governor said the state set a one-day record with 1,198 new cases yesterday. Covid-19 […]
NEW YORK: Mary Trump, the niece of Donald Trump and author of a recent memoir that painted an unflattering portrait of him, sued the US president on Thursday, accusing him and other family members of defrauding her out of an inheritance worth tens of millions of dollars. The complaint accused […]
Tourism has been one of the sectors worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. With closed borders and restrictions, many tourist attractions have seen a steep downturn in business. To keep afloat, many are turning to technology. Money Mind reports. SINGAPORE: Since late March, Singapore’s borders have been shut to most […]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to the media after the Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, September 22, 2020. WASHINGTON: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell joined other Republican lawmakers in rallying to the defense of constitutional government today, after President Donald Trump refused to […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump yesterday launched a fresh mocking attack on John McCain, the Republican senator who died in 2018, after McCain’s widow threw her support behind Joe Biden in the election. In a particularly aggressive tweet the Republican leader once again criticised John McCain who was one of […]
STOCKHOLM: Winners of the prestigious Nobel prizes this year will receive an extra one million crowns (US$110,000 or RM465,249), the head of the foundation which oversees the awards said today. Prize money will increase to 10 million crowns this year, daily Dagens Industri reported. “The decision has been made due […]
BANGKOK: Thailand began legal action today against Facebook and Twitter for ignoring requests to take down content, in its first such move against major internet firms. The digital ministry filed legal complaints with cybercrime police after the two social media companies missed 15-day deadlines to comply fully with court-issued takedown […]