By Channel NewsAsia New Delhi: India today (Sept. 2) banned 118 Chinese apps as it stepped up economic hostilities over an increasingly bitter border showdown between the giant neighbours. The Information Technology Ministry said the apps – including services provided by China Internet giant Tencent – promoted activities “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India,
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India accuses China of ‘provocative’ military movements at border
By Al Jazeera CHINA has carried out “provocative military movements” in the disputed Himalayan border area between the two countries overnight from Saturday to Sunday, according to an Indian army statement, in a fresh flare-up between the two nuclear-armed countries. Indian troops pre-empted Chinese army’s activity on the Pangong Tso Lake in Ladakh, part of
Read moreTop US general foresees no military role in resolving disputed election
By Reuters, published by Microsoft News Washington – The top US general told lawmakers that he did not foresee the military playing a role in the election process or resolving disputes that may come during the November presidential election, according to a document released on Friday. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark
Read moreHurricane Laura makes landfall, slams Louisiana coast with fierce wind
By AP and published by US News LAKE ARTHUR, La.- Hurricane Laura pounded the Gulf Coast for hours with ferocious wind, torrential rains and rising seawater as it roared ashore over southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border early Thursday, threatening the lives of people who didn’t evacuate. Authorities had ordered coastal residents to get out,
Read moreAirbnb announces a ‘global party ban’ for public health reasons
By CNBC AIRBNB announced today (August 20) a global ban on all parties and events at its listings for health reasons. The home-sharing platform, which made the announcement in a blog post today, said it would also introduce a property occupancy cap of 16 people. “Instituting a global ban on parties and events is in
Read moreAfter Ladakh, Nepal and Bhutan, China now claims territory In Tajikistan
By EurAsian Times RUSSIA’S sphere of influence in Tajikistan is under threat as China has now claimed a part of the Central Asian country. China’s claim over Tajikistan comes after it claimed parts of India, Bhutan, Nepal and has ongoing disputes in the South China Sea (SCS) with many nations. According to reports, an article
Read more‘Canary in the coal mine’: Greenland ice has shrunk beyond return, study finds
By Reuters, published by Straits Times Nuuk, Greenland – Greenland’s ice sheet may have shrunk past the point of return, with the ice likely to melt away no matter how quickly the world reduces climate-warming emissions, new research suggests. Scientists studied data on 234 glaciers across the Arctic territory spanning 34 years through 2018 and
Read moreUS calls for shower rules to be eased after Trump hair complaints
By BBC THE US government has proposed changing the definition of a showerhead to allow increased water flow, following complaints from President Donald Trump about his hair routine. Under a 1992 law, showerheads in the US are not allowed to produce more than 2.5 gallons (9.5l) of water per minute. The Trump administration wants this
Read moreHong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai arrested under security law
By Agencies, published by Channel NewsAsia HONG KONG pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai was arrested under a new national security law today (Aug 10) and police raided his newspaper offices in a deepening crackdown on dissent in the restless Chinese city. Lai was among seven arrested in an operation focused on his Next Media publishing
Read moreMauritius declares emergency as stranded ship spills fuel
By CNBC THE Indian Ocean island of Mauritius declared a “state of environmental emergency” late Friday after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground offshore days ago began spilling tons of fuel. Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced the development as satellite images showed a dark slick spreading in the turquoise waters near environmental areas that the
Read moreLebanese push for answers over missed warnings to deadly blast
By CNBC LEBANON today (August 6) mourned the victims of the most powerful blast in the country’s history, with many expressing their dismay at the political establishment over missed warnings on the unsafe storage of volatile chemicals. An enormous explosion ripped through the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least 135 people and
Read moreBritish woman jailed for stabbing her husband to death in Malaysia
By Tom Gillespie, Sky News A BRITISH woman who stabbed her husband to death in Malaysia has avoided the death penalty after her charge was reduced to “homicide not amounting to murder”. Samantha Jones was originally accused of murder and could have been hanged if she was found guilty. However, she was sentenced to 42
Read moreTrump rows back on delaying election but not on mail-in ballots
By USA Today Washington – US President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to row back on the idea of delaying the 2020 election, even as he continued to raise doubts about efforts to expand mail-in voting in some states to respond to the coronavirus. “Do I want to see a date change? No,” Trump said
Read moreDomino’s New Zealand drops ‘free pizza for Karen’ offer after backlash
By BBC DOMINO’S Pizza has dropped a promotion offering free pizza to women named Karen after it was met with a backlash. In recent years, the name “Karen” has been used as an insult to describe white middle-aged women who are perceived to be obnoxious or racist. The pizza franchise’s New Zealand arm initially said
Read moreSingapore spy case reawakens fears of China’s moves
By Reuters, published by Today Online Singapore: The case of a Singaporean caught spying for China in the United States has reawakened fears over China recruiting intelligence assets on an island state which has won trust among Western governments while keeping on good terms with Beijing. Jun Wei Yeo, a 39-year-old academic who also goes
Read moreMars is the latest arena in the US-China rivalry
By CNN Business Hong Kong (CNN Business)Two years after humans last landed a probe on Mars, both the United States and China are launching missions to the red planet this month and setting up a new arena for their growing rivalry. China’s Tianwen-1 blasted off around midday today (July 23) from Hainan Island in the
Read moreUS orders China to close consulate in Houston — China vows retaliation
By agencies, published by Channel NewsAsia Copenhagen: The US State Department said today (July 22) that the closing of China’s consulate in Houston was to protect Americans’ intellectual property and private information, a move that has further strained the already tense relations between the world powers. Spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said that under the Vienna Convention,
Read moreRouhani says 25 million Iranians may have been infected with coronavirus
By Reuters, published by US News Dubai (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that some 25 million Iranians may have been infected with coronavirus, as Iran reimposed restrictions in the capital and elsewhere. The figure, from a report Rouhani cited in a televised speech, was far higher than Saturday’s official figure for infections
Read moreAustralian woman freed from jail for Bali police killing
By ABC News AUSTRALIAN woman Sara Connor has been released from a Bali prison after serving four years over the brutal death of a police officer. Ms Connor is being taken to the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office, located in Jimbaran, Bali. The 49-year-old from Byron Bay maintained her innocence after Sudarsa’s body was found on
Read moreChina sanctions US lawmakers over Xinjiang
By Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, published by Msn.com CHINA today (July 13) announced retaliatory sanctions against US officials and entities, including Republican Senator Marco Rubio, after Washington sanctioned senior Chinese officials who it claimed are responsible for mass detentions, religious persecution and forced sterilization against Muslim Uighur minorities in China’s Xinjiang province. Chinese foreign ministry
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