MOSCOW: A Moscow court on Thursday (Dec 23) said it had fined Twitter 3 million roubles (US$40,920) for failing to delete content Russia deems illegal, the latest in a string of penalties against foreign technology firms. Russia has slowed down the speed of Twitter since March as a punitive […]
Year: 2021
BTS singer V pondered on what exactly the band means to their fans who are called ARMY. V said that he was grateful for the enormous amount of love that the septet receives, though he wonders why they get so much appreciation. BTS members recently opened up about their journey, […]
TOKYO: Japan’s government hopes the central bank keeps up efforts to achieve an inflation target of 2 per cent and works closely with it on economic policy, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday (Dec 23). Before becoming prime minister in October, Kishida had warned of the drawbacks of the […]
It’s not a moment too soon for the French government, which is facing the highest recorded infection rates since the pandemic began but trying to avoid a new lockdown. French schoolchildren clung nervously to their parents as they entered a vast vaccine center west of Paris on Wednesday, then walked […]
TOKYO: Japan’s government is not considering an immediate change to current Covid-19 restrictions, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said today, a day after community transmission of the Omicron variant was discovered in the country. The government confirmed yesterday that a family of three based in the western city of Osaka […]
The US Treasury Department declined to say whether the new license would exempt the proposed UN payments from US sanctions on the Taliban. The United States formally exempted on Wednesday US and UN officials doing permitted business with the Taliban from US sanctions to try to maintain the flow of […]
WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court agreed yesterday to take up disputes over the Biden administration’s nationwide vaccine-or-testing Covid-19 mandate for large businesses and a separate vaccine requirement for healthcare workers. The brief court order said the court will hear oral arguments on January 7 in the two cases, with rulings […]
WASHINGTON: Though he isn’t even a year into his first term, US President Joe Biden says one factor could help convince him to run again in 2024: a rematch against 2020 rival Donald Trump. “That would increase the prospect of running,” Biden told ABC News on Wednesday. When asked about […]
In a thriller at Anfield, a weakened Liverpool side came back from the brink to beat Leicester City on penalties after a 3-3 draw, setting up a semi-final against Arsenal. A much-changed Chelsea side featuring three teenaged debutants beat Brentford 2-0 on Wednesday (Dec 22) to reach the League Cup […]
Kim’s comments were conveyed to Li by Choe Ryong Hae, a top official in the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, state news agency KCNA said. Li also met with North Korean premier Kim Tok Hun, KCNA reported North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praised outgoing Chinese Ambassador Li Jinjun for […]