Barack Obama to spotlight US workers in Netflix documentary
AFP :Barack Obama will be back in the public view next month, in a Netflix-produced documentary series whose trailer was released Thursday, in which the...
International
‘Dangerous manoeuvres’ in China and Philippines’ cat-and-mouse sea chase
BBC :A Chinese Coast Guard ship blocked a Philippine patrol vessel in the South China Sea, causing a near collision in waters where Beijing’s vast...
China pushes to digitize mines in attempt to make them safer
AP :China is using “smart” technology to try to improve its safety record in coal mines, as part of a push by the National Energy...
Japan sets 30pc target for women execs at big firms by 2030
AFP :Japan’s prime minister ordered his government on Thursday to begin work on increasing the number of women executives in major companies to 30 percent...
Kremlin warns it could widen foreign company asset seizures
AFP :The Kremlin warned on Wednesday that Russia could widen the list of foreign companies subject to temporary asset seizures in case of the “expropriation”...
Kremlin welcomes Xi-Zelensky call on Ukraine
Reuters :The Kremlin said on Thursday it welcomed anything that could bring the end of the Ukraine conflict closer when asked what it thought of...
China sends navy to evacuate citizens in Sudan
AFP :China has deployed its navy to rescue citizens from conflict-hit Sudan, the defence ministry in Beijing said on Thursday.Multiple nations have scrambled to evacuate...
NZ ex-PM Ardern to take up Harvard fellowships
AFP : Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern said Wednesday that she plans to take up fellowships at Havard University later this year.Ardern shocked...
10 Indian police killed in Maoist rebel attack
Reuters : Ten police and their driver were killed in India’s central Chhattisgarh state on Wednesday when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device, an...
Sudan: Omar al-Bashir moved to military hospital
Deutsche Welle : Sudan’s jailed former strongman Omar al-Bashir is being held in a high-security military hospital, the country’s army said on Wednesday after speculation...
Sudan factions agree to 72-hour ceasefire as foreigners are evacuated
Reuters :Sudan’s warring factions agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire starting on Tuesday, while Western, Arab and Asian nations raced to extract their citizens from the...
Mamata Banerjee says ‘no ego clash’ regarding a grand alliance of anti-BJP parties
NDTV :West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, after holding a brief meeting with her Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday,...