Jumhuriyah bridge on Saturday, symbolically ending more than a year of demonstrations in epicentres of an anti-government protest movement. Protester tents have been dismantled at the Tahrir ... ( read original story ...)
Thai king hands out diplomas at protest movement stronghold
A university graduation ceremony presided over by Thailand’s king was held Friday after pro-democracy activists issued a call for students to boycott it. There was no way to confirm how many students ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. unveils more sanctions on Iran and sells off Iranian oil
The Trump administration announced its latest sanctions against Iran, likely the last before the U.S. elections, and moved for the forfeiture of Iranian-weapons bound for Yemen. ( read original story ...)
Typhoon, landslides leave 35 dead, dozens missing in Vietnam
Vietnam’s state media say Typhoon Molave has blown away from Vietnam after killing at least 35 people and leaving dozens of others missing in the country’s central region ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland China reports most new COVID-19 cases in more than two months
Mainland China reported 42 new COVID-19 cases on Oct. 27, the highest daily toll in more than two months due to a rise in infections in the northwestern Xinjiang region, the country's health authority ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore payments startup hoolah pushes ahead with expansion amid pandemic
“Over the past six months, website visitors have increased by 500 per cent, with a sevenfold increase in total transactions made via the platform,” hoolah’s CEO and co-founder Stuart Thornton told ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen: Divide And Conquer
Yemen was in bad shape economically even before a 2011 Arab ... Iran understands this as well and is willing to finance the expensive smuggling effort at a reduced level because of the distress it ... ( read original story ...)
Nigeria reaches out to U.S., South Korea to back WTO candidate
Nigeria is reaching out to the United States and South Korea to persuade them to back its pick to head the World Trade Organization, the trade ministry said on Friday, after the candidate's ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong media boss distances himself from contentious Hunter Biden-China report
Lai, a prominent democracy advocate in Hong Kong and a staunch China critic, said on Twitter that he was "sorry" that his flagship newspaper, Apple Daily, had been implicated in an article by U.S. ( read original story ...)
Jordan partners with Gibbs
Michael Jordan expects to field a winning team when 23XI Racing begins NASCAR competition next season. The first move toward victory lane came Friday in a partnership with Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota. ( read original story ...)