Image copyright Reuters He was 12 years old when he fled his village in mainland China, arriving in Hong Kong as a stowaway on a fishing boat. Like a number of the city’s famed tycoons, he went from a menial role, toiling in a Hong Kong sweatshop, to founding a […]
Daily Archives: August 10, 2020
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“I just pray that everything is going to be OK, I really do. “It just highlights that not everyone is safe and some people who thought there was no virus, there are all sorts of things going on. It’s very real.” Kate’s long-term spouse, who she married in 2005, remains […]
Investors were cautious after US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders banning WeChat, owned by Chinese tech giant Tencent, and TikTok in 45 days’ time while announcing sanctions on 11 Chinese and Hong Kong officials. Rounding out the actions, U.S. regulators recommended that overseas firms listed on American exchanges […]
Mozart in the Jungle. Amazon Studios Amazon Prime Video has stacked up an impressive lineup of original shows to keep you entertained. It’s also picked up excellent programs from other countries to stream in the US. Thankfully, those exclusives, like A Very English Scandal and Catastrophe, can be appreciated by […]
Things could run a little differently this week when it comes to the usual weekly Call of Duty Modern Warfare update. Recently, Activision has been sharing news regarding Modern Warfare and COD Warzone on a Monday, followed by a new patch being deployed on a Tuesday. But this week, there […]
Twitter’s attempt puts it in direct competition with software giant Microsoft, which is already in talks to purchase TikTok itself. The news follows US president Donald Trump’s announcement that a deal to buy TikTok from its Chinese owner ByteDance must be completed by September 15. Otherwise, TikTok will face a […]
Earthquakes Time tweeted: “The explosion of #Sinabung reached a height of approximately 5 km above the top, it is accompanied by a pyroclastic flow that developed on one of its flanks. “There are already reports of ash fall in areas surrounding.” Dr Devy Kamil Syahbana added the volcano was currently […]
President Lukashenko is seeking a sixth term in office as the state TV exit poll showed he won almost 80 percent of the vote. But the main opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said she did not trust the released figures which gave her 7 percent. She said: “I believe my eyes, and […]