KYIV: Kyiv can expect more deliveries of heavy weapons from Western countries soon, NATO said on Sunday (Jan 15), as President Vladimir Putin praised his forces after their claimed capture of a Ukraine town. The death toll from Russian missile strike on a tower block in the eastern city of […]
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SHANGHAI : Investors should avoid Chinese currency risk and adapt to higher foreign exchange volatility, three state financial newspapers in Shanghai and Beijing said in front-page commentaries on Tuesday after more than a week of strong gains by the yuan. The currency may have strengthened, but this year it would […]
Astronomers recently detected a massive explosion on the far side of the sun, which likely spat out one of the most powerful flares the sun can produce. A massive explosion on the far side of the sun recently spat out an X-class flare — one of the most powerful solar […]
After filmmaker Bryan Singer was accused of sexual misconduct by several men a few years ago, the legacy of the X-Men franchise felt tainted in some ways. Hollywood star Hugh Jackman‘s X-Men movie was in many ways the film that re-introduced the superhero genre and pushed it to become what […]
SHANGHAI: Tesla cut car prices in China for the second time in less than three months on Friday (Jan 6), deepening its discounts in the world’s largest auto market as competition picks up and the demand outlook darkens. The latest cut, along with a reduction in October as well as […]
TAIPEI: Taiwan has again offered to provide China with assistance to help it deal with a surge in Covid-19 cases but Chinese authorities have not yet responded, official Taiwan media reported late on Thursday. China scrapped its stringent Covid controls last month after protests against them, abandoning a policy that […]
SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said today he would consider suspending a 2018 inter-Korean military pact if North Korea violates its airspace again, Yonhap news agency reported, citing his press secretary. Yoon made the comment after being briefed on countermeasures to North Korean drones that crossed into the South […]
BEIJING: Global health officials tried to determine the facts of China’s raging Covid-19 outbreak and how to prevent a further spread as the government’s mouthpiece newspaper today rallied citizens for a “final victory” over the virus. China’s axing of its stringent anti-virus controls last month has unleashed Covid on a […]
A publicist for Jeremy Renner said in a statement that the 51-year-old Avengers star is in an intensive care unit following surgery on Monday. Jeremy Renner suffered blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries in a snow plow accident in Reno, Nevada, on Sunday, a representative for the actor said Monday, […]
BEIJING: China’s manufacturing activity contracted sharply in December for the third month in a row, according to official figures released on Saturday (Dec 31), despite Beijing’s loosening of COVID-19 restrictions at the beginning of the month. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) – a key gauge of manufacturing in the world’s […]