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Trump can be sued for Jan. 6 riot injuries: US Justice Department
March 3, 2023, 1:54 pm
WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump cannot claim immunity from a lawsuit brought by law enforcement officers injured during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot and Democratic lawmakers, the Justice Department said Thursday. The department's filing comes after the US Court of Appeals for the… Read More
Colombia to relocate Pablo Escobar's hippos to Mexico, India
March 3, 2023, 10:42 am
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombian authorities announced Thursday that 70 wild hippos which notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar left behind would be relocated to Mexico and India. “The Ostok Sanctuary International Foundation has expressed its interest in moving a group of 70 hippos from Puerto… Read More
Indonesia urges ASEAN nations to overcome maritime challenges
March 2, 2023, 8:47 pm
JAKARTA -- Indonesia’s Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs has urged Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to overcome various political and socio economic challenges in the maritime sector, including transnational crime, inadequate financial and technological capacity, climate… Read More
Moscow opens world's longest subway line
March 2, 2023, 8:34 pm
MOSCOW – Moscow on Wednesday opened the 70-kilometer Big Circle Line (BCL), the longest subway line in the world. The metro line was constructed from 2011 to 2022. The first section of the BCL opened in 2018, and another 20-km section, which is the longest in the history of the capital's… Read More
More than 60 journos join China's exchange program
March 2, 2023, 7:57 pm
BEIJING – More than 60 media practitioners from more than 50 countries, including the Philippines, are joining the China Asia Pacific Press Center's (CAPPC) exchange program for 2023 that began on Thursday. Zou Benshuo, director of the China International Press Communications Center (CIPCC),… Read More
Vietnam elects Vo Van Thuong as new president
March 2, 2023, 7:11 pm
ANKARA – Vo Van Thuong has been elected as the new president of Vietnam on Thursday, local media reported. The country's National Assembly passed a resolution to elect Thuong as the new president of the Southeast Asian nation, Vietnam News reported. Thuong, 53, is the youngest president in the… Read More
SpaceX launches crew of astronauts on space station mission
March 2, 2023, 6:56 pm
ANKARA – SpaceX and NASA on Thursday launched a crew of astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station. SpaceX launched four astronauts, including the first person from the Arab world going up for an extended monthslong stay. The Falcon 9 rocket was launched from Kennedy Space… Read More
Pope Francis cracks down on cardinals’ rent discount
March 2, 2023, 4:15 pm
ROME – Pope Francis on Wednesday ordered an end to all measures enabling the free use, or use at favourable financial conditions, of property owned by the Holy See. The decision was made following a meeting with the Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, Maximino Caballero Ledo, last Feb.… Read More
Italy to reject 2035 EU petrol car sale ban
March 2, 2023, 3:56 pm
ROME – Italy is set to reject the EU's proposed ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2035 at Wednesday's meeting of European ambassadors, the Ministry for the Environment and Energy Security said Tuesday night. "Tomorrow in Brussels, at the meeting of the ambassadors of the EU… Read More
YouTube accused of collecting data on children in UK
March 2, 2023, 1:28 pm
BIRMINGHAM, England – Duncan McCann, a father of three and a campaigner with the 5rights Foundation, has filed an official complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), accusing YouTube of gathering data about the videos children watch, where they are watching and what device they… Read More
Twitter launches 'Violent Speech' policy
March 1, 2023, 7:51 pm
WASHINGTON – Twitter announced Tuesday that it has launched its "Violent Speech" policy. In a tweet, the company said it has made a few changes to its policies around violent content and similar language. "Today, we’ve officially launched our Violent Speech policy, which prohibits violent… Read More
US taking 'every step' to protect Americans' data amid TikTok ban
March 1, 2023, 5:46 pm
ISTANBUL – The US administration is taking "every step" to protect Americans' data amid the ban of the popular Chinese social media app TikTok, a White House official said Tuesday. "We've been clear about our concerns about apps like TikTok," said spokeswoman Olivia Dalton. "The Biden… Read More
At least 32 dead as trains collided in northern Greece
March 1, 2023, 5:44 pm
WASHINGTON – At least 32 died while several others were injured when a passenger train collided with a cargo train in Elassona municipality in northern Greece Tuesday evening, reports said Wednesday. Eighty-five people were also injured, said Vassilis Vathrakogiannis, representative of the Fire… Read More
Demand for patent protection continues upswing in 2022
March 1, 2023, 2:41 pm
GENEVA – Demand for patent protection continued to grow in 2022, with innovators in China, the United States, Japan, South Korea and Germany leading filings under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) said Tuesday. The total number of applications… Read More
Quakes leave about 500K people homeless in Türkiye — Erdogan
March 1, 2023, 2:17 pm
ANKARA – About half a million people have been left homeless in the Kahramanmaras province after the devastating earthquakes in the country’s southeast, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said at a news conference on Tuesday. "We continue to set up tent cities and shipping container cities in an… Read More
Strong aftershock kills 2, injures 140 in Türkiye's Malatya
February 28, 2023, 7:49 pm
ISTANBUL – At least two people died and 140 were injured after Monday’s strong aftershock in Türkiye’s eastern Malatya province, according to disaster management agency AFAD. The magnitude 5.6 tremor destroyed 31 buildings, AFAD said in an update on Tuesday. Rescue teams completed search… Read More
Mobile World Congress sees strong return of Asian participants
February 28, 2023, 6:44 pm
BARCELONA, Spain – The 2023 edition of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) that kicked off Monday in Barcelona saw a strong return of Asian participants, according to the organizer of the city's largest annual event. Among the 80,000 people from over 200 countries and regions expected to attend… Read More
More US, China financial cooperation seen by industry insiders
February 28, 2023, 4:52 pm
NEW YORK – The United States and China have cooperation potential in the financial sector given China's further opening-up, bilateral collaboration between regulators and shared interests in fighting climate change, according to industry insiders and experts. Cooperation potential China and the… Read More
Florida guv strips Walt Disney World of controlling its own
February 28, 2023, 3:50 pm
HOUSTON, US – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday that strips Walt Disney World of its self-governing authority, which the theme park has had for more than half a century. "Today, the corporate kingdom finally comes to an end," DeSantis said at a news conference. "There's a new… Read More
US government orders firm to pay $27M in settlement
February 28, 2023, 3:34 pm
HOUSTON, US – A 3D printing company from the state of South Carolina was ordered on Monday to pay at least USD4.54 million to the US government for sending military and aerospace designs to China. 3D Systems Corporation also agreed to a separate USD20 million administrative settlement with the… Read More
