BEIJING, China (Reuters) – On Thursday (Feb 3) atop the Great Wall, the Olympic torch relay entered its second day, with Hong Kong star Jackie Chan and Chinese Olympic medalists among those taking turns carrying the light over a course truncated to three days due to COVID-19. The torch relayRead More →
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The U.S. US Vice President Joe Biden urged on the Taliban on Sunday to “immediately release” the man thought to be the insurgents’ final American captive, saying that acknowledging the militants’ authority in Afghanistan would be impossible until he was free. The statement came on the eveRead More →
(AFP) England defeated the West Indies by 34 runs in the fourth Twenty20 international in Bridgetown, setting up a series decider on Sunday. Stand-in skipper Moeen Ali shined with bat and ball. Moeen Ali, who took over for the injured Eoin Morgan, hit seven sixes, including four in a rowRead More →
BEIRUT, LEBANON (AP) — According to a Kurdish official, US-backed Kurdish-led troops searched near a Syrian prison on Friday for Islamic State militants and issued an ultimatum to dozens of armed extremists holed up in a tiny section of the facility to surrender or face an all-out attack. According toRead More →
KIEV: The Ukraine crisis has placed a pall over Europe. NATO member states begin war preparations. Some Ukrainian ambassadors and their families have been told to leave the country by the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK). Russia has charged the US and NATO with fostering provocation.Denmark hasRead More →
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — According to the US military, a Navy combat jet training in the South China Sea crashed while attempting to land on the deck of an American aircraft carrier, hurting seven servicemen. According to a spokeswoman for the US 7th Fleet, the pilot was able to evacuateRead More →
Reuters reports that On Tuesday, oil prices rose, reclaiming some of the ground lost in the previous day’s severe losses, as investors worried about potential supply interruptions in the face of escalating geopolitical tensions in both Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Brent oil futures were up 48 cents, orRead More →
According to US media, the US is considering sending up to 5,000 soldiers to NATO partners in the Baltic and Eastern Europe as fears grow that Russia may attack Ukraine. According to the New York Times, the deployment might include 1,000 to 5,000 troops, as well as naval vessels andRead More →
For suspected anti-competitive collaboration in the sale of Apple and Beats items, Italy’s antitrust regulator penalised Amazon.com (AMZN.O) and Apple Inc (AAPL.O) a total of more than 200 million euros ($225 million). Only a few resellers were authorised to sell Apple and Beats items on Amazon due to contractual constraintsRead More →
OSLO(AFP) – The Taliban will have discussions with Western authorities on human rights and humanitarian relief in Oslo next week, in their first formal visit to the West since regaining power, the Norwegian and Taliban governments said Friday. The visit, which will last from Sunday to Tuesday, will include meetingsRead More →
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