Month: May 2024

US Sanctions Chinese Individuals Over COVID-Related Fraud, Bomb Threats

May 28, 2024 admin

The US Treasury sanctioned three Chinese individuals and three Thai companies over cyber fraud. Washington: The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday sanctioned three Chinese individuals and three Thai companies for involvement in a cybercrime network that it said made bomb threats and fraudulent applications for COVID-related aid, costing the government billions of dollars. The individuals and…

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U.S. aid to Gaza stalls as military pier temporarily removed from coast for repairs

May 28, 2024 admin

A U.S. built temporary pier that had been used to deliver additional humanitarian aid into Gaza was damaged by rough seas and has temporarily suspended operations. File | Photo Credit: AP A U.S. military-built pier off Gaza’s coast is being temporarily removed after a part of the structure broke off, the Pentagon said on Tuesday,…

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Aryna Sabalenka Eases At Rain-swept French Open, Alize Cornet’s Career Ends

May 28, 2024 admin

Aryna Sabalenka eased into the French Open second round at a rainswept Roland Garros on Tuesday as Novak Djokovic prepared to begin his title defence, confident his Grand Slam pedigree will help turn around his lacklustre season. Australian Open champion Sabalenka, a semi-finalist in Paris in 2023, over-powered Russian teenager Erika Andreeva 6-1,…

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Attracting America — long night’s journey into day

May 28, 2024 admin

And so to America, where the deer and the antelope play, and soon so too will India and Pakistan and 18 other countries in the T20 World Cup. Sixteen of the 55 matches will be played in the US, the idea being as much to take cricket to that nation as to mobilise dollars from…

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Court Condemns Probe In Murder Case Against Ram Rahim

May 28, 2024 admin

Gurmeet Ram Rahim is serving a 20-year-sentence for raping two of his disciples. Gurmeet Ram Rahim, chief of Dera Sacha Sauda, was acquitted in a 22-year-old murder case today, with the Punjab and Haryana High Court citing lapses in investigation and lack of solid evidence against the accused. The court also listed the areas in…

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Key witness lied on stand, Trump lawyer tells jurors during closing arguments in hush money trial

May 28, 2024 admin

Donald Trump’s defence team attacked the hush money case against him on Tuesday by calling the star witness a liar, seeking to discredit weeks of testimony that prosecutors say prove the former president interfered in the 2016 election through a scheme to suppress stories seen as harmful to his campaign. The closing arguments, which were…

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In New Faux Pas, Mani Shankar Aiyar Says “Alleged” 1962 Chinese Invasion

May 28, 2024 admin

The remark was made at a book launch. New Delhi: Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Tuesday “unreservedly” apologized for “mistakenly” using the word ‘alleged’ for the Chinese invasion in 1962. According to a purported video of an event at the Foreign Correspondents Club this evening, Mr Aiyar while narrating an anecdote said, “…In October…

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Thousands Rally In Georgia To Protest Adoption Of ‘Foreign Influence’ Law

May 28, 2024 admin

The law was first adopted by parliament two weeks ago Tbilisi, Georgia: Thousands of Georgians rallied Tuesday outside parliament after ruling party MPs adopted a divisive “foreign influence” law, overcoming a presidential veto on the bill despite Western warnings the move could jeopardise the country’s path to the European Union. The law, which critics have…

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Taiwan’s legislature passes changes seen as favouring China, reducing President’s power

May 28, 2024 admin

Lawmakers from main opposition Kuomintang wave the Anthurium flowers to celebrate their victory as Parliament Speaker Han Kuo-yu (top centre) knocks the hammer to pass Parliament Reform Bills in Taipei on May 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Taiwan’s opposition-controlled legislature passed changes on Tuesday that are seen as favouring China and diminishing the power…

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Poland’s Foreign Minister says it should not exclude the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine

May 28, 2024 admin

Poland’s Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski addresses reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Warsaw, Poland. File | Photo Credit: AP Poland’s Foreign Minister says the NATO nation should not exclude the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine and should keep Russian President Vladimir Putin in suspense over whether such a decision would ever be made. Radek…

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