China on Monday demanded that the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom cancel a United Nations (UN) video conference on Beijing’s crackdown on the Uyghurs. “The video conference, scheduled for Wednesday, is based on pure lies and political bias,” Chinese diplomats told the UN in a statement. “Beijing […]
The stock exchange in Tokyo gained ground on Monday. The sizeable Japanese steel companies, in particular, showed substantial price gains thanks to the strong outlook from Nippon Steel. The Japanese car manufacturers, who will come up with figures later in the week, were also considerably higher. In addition, investors […]
Twitter this week suspended several accounts for the purpose of posting messages from Donald Trump. The former US president himself was permanently banned from his medium of choice in January. On Thursday, the social network confirmed that it took action against these accounts after it was reported in American […]
The Japanese capital Tokyo considers an extension of the state of emergency in the prefecture necessary. The governor reports that mutations of the coronavirus are becoming dominant, and as a result, more and more younger people are testing positive for the virus. Tokyo is one of the four Japanese […]
Two members of the Indian delegation at the G7 summit in London have tested positive for the coronavirus. The entire delegation is in isolation, according to the British government. Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will attend Wednesday’s meetings digitally. Jaishankar has not tested positive for the coronavirus itself, according […]
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 […]