KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian former prime minister Najib Razak, fighting dozens of charges over a multi-billion-dollar graft scandal at state fund 1MDB, faces his first verdict on Tuesday in a landmark case that tests the country’s efforts to stamp out corruption and could have big political implications. FILE PHOTO: […]
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption In North Korea, it is compulsory for people to wear masks in public places North Korea has reported what it describes as the country’s first suspected case of coronavirus. State news agency KCNA said a person who defected to South Korea three years ago last […]
Could a second stimulus check bring more relief money than the first? Less? The same amount? Sarah Tew/CNET We’re just two days away from learning every detail about the Senate Republicans’ plan for the next economic rescue package, which is expected to be announced on Monday. Likely to be called CARES 2, […]
Google has strengthened its iMessage and WhatsApp rival Messages with some brand new features. The Mountain View firm has rolled out an update to Messages which adds long awaited functionality to the app used by over a billion people. And Google has said this new Messages update will help people […]
The storm reached landfall at 17:00CT (23:00BST) according to the US National Hurricane Centre. First to be struck was Padre Island, situated off the coast of southern Texas. Hanna’s speed makes it a high-end Category One hurricane by US definition. In response to the hurricane Texas governor Greg Abbott announced […]
Three people were injured in a shooting Saturday during a protest over the death of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, and more than two dozen people were arrested in Seattle after police declared that a demonstration had turned into a riot. In Louisville, a self-described armed coalition of Black Americans […]
Seoul (AFP) – North Korean authorities have imposed a lockdown on the border city of Kaesong after discovering what they say is the country’s first suspected coronavirus case, state media reported Sunday. Leader Kim Jong Un convened an emergency politburo meeting on Saturday to implement a “maximum emergency system and […]
After a highly successful hosting of the British Masters, it would never have been the intention of Lee Westwood to overshadow a comprehensive success for the young Italian Renato Paratore. Yet as the game adapts to its new normal, Westwood’s refusal to travel to the United States for upcoming and […]