Hockey Canada apologizes; reopens investigation into alleged sexual assault
Hockey Canada has apologized for a lack of action following an alleged sexual assault by members of the Canadian world junior team.Continue Reading
Man acquitted of bombing 1985 Air India flight shot dead in Canada
Ripudaman Singh Malik has been accused of participation in Canada’s most severe terror attack that will killed 329.Continue Reading
Scrutiny of Alibaba in record breach may ensnare all China tech
Questions surrounding Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s role in China’s largest known cybersecurity breach may gas Beijing’s resolve to lock down on domestic tech giants and accelerate a move far from their private cloud services. Read full story Continue Reading
India reports first case of monkeypox
MUMBAI: India reported the first confirmed situation of monkeypox upon Thursday (Jul 14), a 35-year-old man with a history of travel to the Middle East, federal government officials said. The man, who travelled from the United Arab Emirates towards the southern Indian state of Kerala on Jul 12, is atContinue Reading
Coming to your mailbox: 10 ART kits from Jul 18
From Monday (Jul 18), the Ministry of Health will be distributing 10 Antigen Rapid Test (ART) kits to each household via SingPost.Continue Reading
Some Beijing travellers asked to wear Covid monitoring bracelets, sparking outcry
Several Beijing residents returning from domestic take a trip were asked by local authorities to wear Covid-19 monitoring bracelets, prompting widespread criticism on Chinese social media simply by users concerned about excessive government surveillance. Read full story Continue Reading
Women’s Euro 2022: Attendance record broken with 15 games left as France beats Belgium 2-1
The overall attendance record for the Women’s European Championship has been broken by the 2022 edition — and there’s still 15 games to go.Continue Reading
Singapore’s new private home sales fall 64% in June on lack of launches
SINGAPORE: New private home sales in Singapore fell 64 per cent in June from a month earlier, mostly due to the lack of commences. Excluding executive condominiums (ECs), developers sold 488 units final month, down from 1, 355 units in-may , according to the statistics released on Fri (JulContinue Reading
China will agree to US$4 billion aid for Sri Lanka ‘at some point’: Bloomberg News
Sri Lanka is continuing negotiations with China for as much as US$4 billion in aid and is confident Beijing will agree “at some point,” Bloomberg News reported on Friday (Jul 15), citing Sri Lanka’s ambassador to China. Colombo is asking China for a loan of US$1 billion to repay anContinue Reading
Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lanka’s acting president, new president to be elected on Wednesday
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Best Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe was sworn in on Friday (Jul 15) as performing president, his workplace said, replacing Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled in order to Singapore following months of protests against your pet. Wickremesinghe, 73, had taken his oath of office before key justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, Wickremesinghe’sContinue Reading