The stock exchange in Hong Kong showed some recovery on Tuesday after the heavy loss a day earlier. The hopes for a strong recovery from the corona crisis, with many significant economies reopening after the lockdowns, sparked some optimism. Investors took it easy because of the long holiday period […]
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that China has recently been “acting more aggressively abroad and is increasingly hostile”. When asked by CBS News whether Washington is heading for a military confrontation with Beijing, Blinken said, “It is in both the interests […]
A British police officer has been sentenced to four years and four months in prison for membership in a banned neo-Nazi and terrorist group. The first time an agent has been punished for terrorism in the United Kingdom, the BBC reports. 22-year-old Benjamin Hannam had already been found guilty […]
The Chinese authorities plan to impose a hefty fine on technology company Tencent as part of the much stricter approach to the tech sector in the country. Sources say that to Reuters news agency. It is said to be a fine of at least 10 billion yuan or 1.3 […]
India reported a record increase in corona deaths on Wednesday, pushing the country’s fatalities above 200,000. The number of new infections also rose to a record high, with 360,960 residents infected in the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Health has registered 3,293 deaths over the past 24 hours, […]
Wimbledon will say goodbye to the traditional “Middle Sunday”. The seventh day of the main tournament will never be played unless the schedule has been delayed a lot. From 2022, Wimbledon will therefore have fourteen instead of thirteen match days. “This allows us to expand our reach at an […]
Director Chloé Zhao won the Oscar for best director on the night from Sunday to Monday. She won the statue for the drama Nomadland. Zhao is the second woman ever to win the directorial Oscar and the first Asian woman. The first female winner to win the Academy Award […]
Israel has more than five million residents fully vaccinated against Covid-19. The country got off to a strong start in mid-December with a vaccination campaign that is one of the most successful in the world. Health Minister Yuli Edelstein calls the new milestone “a tremendous achievement for the health […]
China has reacted angrily to Australia’s decision to block deals related to China’s so-called New Silk Road. China’s Foreign Ministry accused the Australian government of having a “Cold War mindset and ideological biases”. The government vetoed two agreements between the state of Victoria and China. Prime Minister Scott Morrison […]
Russian authorities have arrested vital employees of opposition leader Alexei Navalny ahead of Wednesday’s planned protests. According to those involved, these include spokeswoman Kira Yarmisj and lawyer Lyubov Sobol. According to the OVD-Info observation group, the police have raided or arrested activists in at least 20 cities. Among other […]
