MADRID: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said today that Russia needed to take concrete steps, such as troop withdrawals, towards de-escalation with Ukraine, as so far it had given only words. “Every real step towards de-escalation would be cause for hope,” Baerbock said at a news conference with her Spanish […]
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MUMBAI: Cryptocurrencies are akin to Ponzi schemes or even worse and banning these is the most sensible option for India, the Reserve Bank of India’s deputy govenor said on Monday (Feb 14). “We have also seen that cryptocurrencies are not amenable to definition as a currency, asset or commodity; they […]
WASHINGTON : Toyota Motor Corp said Monday it has not yet resumed production at its three manufacturing lines in Ontario even after a key U.S.-Canadian bridge reopened. The Japanese automaker’s plants in Ontario, where it builds its best-selling RAV4 sport utility vehicle, have halted production since Thursday because of parts […]
LAHORE: Pakistani appeals court today acquitted the brother of social media star Qandeel Baloch of her murder, a 2016 killing that sparked national outrage and changes in laws covering so-called “honour killings”. Muhammad Waseem appealed against his 2019 murder conviction and life sentence. A court in the central city of […]
BEIJING : Yuzuru Hanyu left his legion of squealing fans in the dark and wondering whether they would ever see their Japanese figure skating hero compete again as millions tuned in live on Monday for his news conference on the sidelines of the Beijing Games. The 27-year-old fell short of […]
Friends has a vast fan base in China. Many watched it on pirated DVDs or downloads after the hit 10-season show first aired in the 1990s. Chinese fans of U.S. sitcom Friends have expressed dismay online after noticing censorship in recently released episodes of the beloved show, including of LGBT […]
BEIJING: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) asked the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) to investigate the entourage of Kamila Valieva as the teenage Russian figure skater awaits her fate in a doping case at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday. A Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) hearing is scheduled to take […]
SHAH ALAM: The country’s top men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia no longer wants to play second fiddle to world champion Loh Kean Yew when Malaysia take on Singapore in the 2022 Asian Team Badminton Championships (BATC) on Wednesday. Having lost to Kean Yew in their last two meetings out […]
PARIS: French far right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen was dealt a fresh blow today as her party’s only senator became the latest member to throw his support behind rival Eric Zemmour ahead of April’s election. Polls currently show Le Pen reaching a second round run-off against President Emmanuel Macron, […]
WASHINGTON: White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said today that a Russian invasion could begin any day and the United States will continue to share intelligence with the world to deny Moscow the ability to stage a surprise “false flag” operation to launch an attack. Sullivan, speaking on CNN’s […]