WASHINGTON (AP) — Gov't watchdog probing whether Justice Department officials ‘engaged in an improper attempt’ to overturn 2020 election.
For much of last year, the coronavirus crept, undetected, across eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Buyers in the United States and Canada are paying $30 to $50 for each cartridge, according to laboratory sources in North America and a regional Canadian policy document.
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou will return to a Canadian court Monday for the final phase of the arguments in her U.S. extradition case, which would focus on whether her arrest was politically motivated and if abuses of process occurred during her detainment. Meng, 49, the daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, is accused by the United States of misleading HSBC about her company’s business dealings in Iran, causing the bank to violate U.S. sanctions. She was arrested at Vancouver's airport in December 2018 on a U.S. warrant and has been living under house arrest in one of the city's wealthiest neighbourhoods while her case makes its way through Canada's courts.
The chief editor of an independent Malaysian news outlet was questioned by police Monday on suspicion of sedition after he criticised the conviction of his website for contempt.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was vaccinated against Covid-19 Monday, but a glitch in an online booking system meant thousands were turned away from hospitals across the country.
KOTA KINABALU, March 1 — Parti Warisan Sabah will be sending a resignation letter pre-signed by Sebatik assemblyman Hassan Amir Gani in the event of him deciding to quit the party or is sacked from...
Flash flooding hit parts of eastern Kentucky on February 28 amid heavy rainfall.The National Weather Service issued multiple flash flooding warnings on Sunday, urging residents to avoid walking or driving through floodwater.The threat of continued flooding was expected to persist into the early hours of Monday, March 1, for central and eastern parts of the state.This footage was shared by the City of London and shows the flooding there, as well as the London-Laurel County Rescue Squad rescuing a woman from floodwaters using a raft. Credit: The City of London via Storyful
It's now March, the month when the Tokyo Olympics came apart just a year ago. It will involve 10,000 runners and end in Tokyo at the opening ceremony on July 23. The focus will be on getting 11,000 athletes into the venues to perform in front of cameras, and then getting them out of Japan as quickly as possible.
The Berlin film festival kicked off online Monday with a premiere from a Lebanese couple who had to overcome both Beirut's devastating port blast and the pandemic to bring their movie to the screen.
Struggling Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on Monday announced the appointment of Darren Moore as their third permanent manager this season.
ITV Studios has acquired a controlling stake in Apple Tree Productions, the Danish production outfit founded by BAFTA-winning producer Piv Bernth. ITV Studios has increased its stake from 25% to 51%. Apple Tree will now be part of ITV Studios’ international production group with bases in twelve countries, under managing director, Lisa Perrin. Bernth is […]
Bitcoin's 300% price surge since October has revived China's grey market in cryptocurrency trading, putting regulators on alert over financial risks and capital outflows as volatility spikes. China shut down its local cryptocurrency exchanges in 2017, smothering a speculative market that had accounted for 90% of global bitcoin trading. Onshore investors now trade bitcoin on platforms owned by Chinese exchanges that have relocated overseas, including Huobi and OKEx.
Supporters and opponents of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan were to hold rival rallies in the capital Yerevan Monday amid a deepening political crisis over last year's war with Azerbaijan.
One plucky Singaporean game developer and freelance writer took a leap of faith during the COVID-19 pandemic, and spent his time in lockdown working on his dream.
Amazon Prime Video’s YA series “The Wilds” will relocate production from New Zealand to Queensland, Australia, as preparations to shoot the second season ramp up. The move was announced by Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and by Australia’s federal Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, the Hon Paul Fletcher. The federal government will […]
Almost 90,000 police cameras have been installed in Singapore with "many more" to be placed islandwide, said Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam in Parliament on Monday (1 March).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — Only Cabinet members, state executive councillors, federal and state lawmakers and government officials accompanying ministers abroad qualify as political “frontliners”...
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The US special envoy to Afghanistan touched down in Kabul on Monday for meetings with local officials, in a bid to revive a flagging peace process as violence soars in the war-weary country and a deadline for US troop withdrawal draws closer.
Indonesian resort island Bali has launched a drive-thru vaccination campaign targeting thousands of hospitality workers, as the popular tourist destination eyes reopening to foreign visitors.
Trescothick, who played 76 tests for England and helped them win the Ashes in 2005, will step down as assistant coach of Somerset to take up his new role. Former New Zealand off-spinner Jeetan Patel has been named England's spin bowling coach and youth team head coach Jon Lewis has been promoted to the role of the senior team's pace bowling coach.
