TOKYO: Japan serious Covid-19 cases crossed 1,000 for the first time in four months, data showed on Friday, as the Omicron variant fuelled record infections and burdened the medical system. Seriously ill patients climbed by 131 to 1,042 cases from the day before, the health ministry said, the highest since […]
Day: February 4, 2022
BEIJING: Russian President Vladimir Putin today hailed his country’s close ties with China, in a meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping ahead of the opening of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. The two leaders met in the Chinese capital as their countries seek to deepen relations in the face […]
HONG KONG: A veteran Hong Kong activist was arrested for “incitement to subversion” on Friday ahead of a planned protest against Beijing’s hosting of the Winter Olympics, hours before the opening ceremony was due to kick off. China has embarked on a crackdown in Hong Kong following massive and at […]
Netflix showed off footage from its upcoming movies Knives Out 2, Enola Holmes 2, The Adam Project, Pinnochio, The Gray Man, among others. Streaming giant Netflix has unveiled a preview of its movie slate for the year 2022. The promo proudly shows off the streamer’s most-awaited movies. The projects whose […]
Facebook’s owner Meta Platforms saw its stock market value slump by more than $230bn (£169bn) on Thursday, in a record daily loss for a US firm. Its shares fell 26.4% after quarterly figures disappointed investors. Meta also said that Facebook’s daily active users (DAUs) had dropped for the first time […]