Suspect arrested in brutal New York assault of Asian woman
Police in New York's Chinatown have stepped up patrols following a surge in anti-Asian violence
Police in New York's Chinatown have stepped up patrols following a surge in anti-Asian violence
Turkey's foreign minister said a new period was beginning in Ankara's ties with Egypt with senior officials from the two countries set to hold talks, broadcaster NTV said on Wednesday. Last month Turkey said it had resumed diplomatic contacts with Egypt and wanted further cooperation after years of tension since the Egyptian army toppled a Muslim Brotherhood president close to Ankara.
US envoy John Kerry will visit China this week for climate change talks -- the first official trip under the Biden administration -- in a trip Washington hopes will put aside diplomatic spats and focus on joint environment challenges.
The entitlement gap is when men have a greater sense of entitlement to career markers such as promotions, pay-rises and big projects.
Denis and Ann Fawsitt won over £100,000 as a result of a lucky bout of forgetfulness.
Zurich-based First Hand Films has snapped up the Norwegian documentary “Trust Me” – about a Justin Bieber concert fraudster. The film is directed by Emil Trier, co-director with his brother Joachim Trier of “The Other Munch,” showcased at New York’s Lincoln Center in 2018. The pic produced by Thomas Robsahm and Nicolai Moland for Motlys […]
Norwegian Air now aims to raise up to 6 billion crowns ($711 million) in fresh capital, up from a planned 4.5 billion, to bolster its resources before emerging from bankruptcy protection next month as the pandemic continues to curb travel. Financed largely by debt, Norwegian Air grew rapidly, serving routes across Europe and flying to North and South America, Southeast Asia and the Middle East before the COVID-19 pandemic plunged the airline into crisis. "We want to take a conservative approach at a time when the pandemic and travel restrictions continue to create unpredictability in the travel sector," Chief Executive Jacob Schram said in a statement on Wednesday.
Twenty people were killed and three injured in an accident involving a bus and a truck on a desert highway in Upper Egypt late on Tuesday, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The bus from Cairo collided with a truck loaded with cement, which was stopping due to a malfunction, in the province of Assiut, about 370 km south of the capital, the provincial governor's office said in a statement. Thirty-six ambulances rushed to the scene, the health ministry said.
One person was arrested in Portland, Oregon, after a police union building was set on fire on April 13 during protests over the shooting death of Daunte Wright.Footage uploaded by Independent Media PDX shows a burning doorway at the Portland Police Association building.According to Portland Police, one person was arrested in relation to the fire. Portland Fire & Rescue extinguished the blaze. Credit: Independent Media PDX via Storyful
A triangle with an exclamation mark has the word "variant" written on it -- a warning that has become increasingly common on wards where coronavirus patients are being treated in the Bavarian hospital in Freising.
The incident happened after their goalless draw at Houston Dash on April 9 when a security official said her boyfriend "would be arrested if he came close" to talk to her following the match. The NWSL said in a statement https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/nwsl-initiates-investigation-based-on-anti-discrimination-policy it had opened the investigation on April 10. "The league will have no additional comments regarding the current investigation prior to its completion and has asked the respective clubs to refrain from commenting further as well," the league added.
Somalia's president has signed a controversial law extending his mandate for two years, the state news agency reported, setting the Horn of Africa nation on a collision course with donors who strongly oppose the move. "President Mohamed Abdullahi (Farmajo) has tonight signed the direction of one person, one vote law which was unanimously passed by parliament on April 14," the statement issued by the Minister of Information Osman A Dubbe late on Tuesday night said. President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed's four-year term expired in February without a successor.
Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has signed a controversial law extending his mandate for another two years, despite threats of sanctions from the international community.
Mexico’s largest broadcaster, Televisa, announced on Tuesday it plans to merge content with Univision, the largest Spanish-language network in the U.S.The two will form a new company, Televisa-Univision, with plans to launch a streaming platform.They say it will carry series, movies, sports and signature “telenovela” soap operas from both.Televisa will be the largest shareholder in the new company and will contribute its content assets, valued at nearly $5 billion dollars.Univision will pay $3 billion in cash and the rest in equity.Televisa’s board chairman Emilio Azcarraga says the new company plans to launch the streaming platform early next year.Although it will compete with services like Netflix and Hulu, Azcarraga said the platform will be for the "significantly underserved Spanish-language market.”
Britain's biggest retailer Tesco on Wednesday announced a six-fold surge in annual net profits after the supermarket giant exited Asian markets and was allowed to stay open during coronavirus lockdowns.
Miami left fielder Adam Duvall had two home runs and matched a club record with seven RBIs to help lead the visiting Miami Marlins to a 14-8 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday. Duvall was 4-for-5, hit his third and fourth home runs, and added a double to lift his batting average from .160 to .267. Miami came up with season highs with the 14 runs and hits (17), and seven of its starting position players got at least one hit.
Bitcoin's reached another all-time high on Wednesday as Coinbase is set to make history as the first major crypto company to go public.
Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike says she hopes the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be an 'unforgettable event', despite the challenges facing the postponed Games. With 100 days to go until the opening of the event on July 23, a rise in Covid-19 cases in Japan and abroad is fuelling concerns about whether the Games can, or should, go ahead.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed 27 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on Wednesday (14 April), taking the country's total case count to 60,719.
Multiple studies have found that during the pandemic, remote workers are spending longer at their desks than before the Covid-19 crisis
The crime thriller's star-studded cast includes Louis Koo, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Francis Ng and Gordon Lam.