Chinese media conglomerate Tencent has purchased a sizeable stake in Bohemia Interactive, according to a new report on The Information. The DayZ and Arma 3 developer joins Epic Games and Supercell (known for mobile titles like Clash of Clans) among the major studios and companies Tencent owns a stake in. […]
Daily Archives: June 3, 2020
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Lizzo took to Instagram Live once again to talk about the Black Lives Matter movement and she became pretty emotional while discussing how police have been dealing with the peaceful protests in Minneapolis. The singer cried about the fact that the authorities continue to use excessive force despite what happened […]
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s decision to impose national security laws on Hong Kong has exacerbated public and international concerns over the erosion of freedoms in the city and has rekindled anti-government protests in the financial centre. FILE PHOTO: A person sprays paint over Hong Kong’s coats of arms inside […]
Image copyright Eric Demers Image caption Greta Thunberg on stage in Montreal, Canada The 200 images shortlisted for this year’s Portrait of Humanity award, taken before lockdown restrictions, seek to prove there is more that unites us than sets us apart. In June, they will be published in a book […]
South Africa has had some of the most restrictive lockdown measures in the world A South African court has found some coronavirus lockdown regulations imposed by the government “unconstitutional and invalid”. The judge picked out rules around funerals, informal workers and amount of exercise as “irrational”. The government was given14 […]
LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) – China’s Huawei Technologies acted to cover up its relationship with a firm that had tried to sell prohibited U.S. computer gear to Iran, after Reuters in 2013 reported deep links between the firm and the telecom-equipment giant’s chief financial officer, newly obtained internal Huawei documents show. FILE […]
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden should have done more to combat the coronavirus and prevent a much higher national COVID-19 death rate than in neighbouring countries, the man behind the Public Health Agency’s pandemic strategy said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Anders Tegnell, the state epidemiologist of the Public Health Agency of […]
BALTIMORE — The race for the Democratic nomination for Baltimore mayor was too close to call Tuesday. After polls closed, the city’s Board of Elections released mail-in votes received through late last week. But the slim margin of votes between the leading candidates made the race too close for The […]