Pakistan Stock Exchange: Mulitple dead after gunmen storm PSX in Karachi
Policemen and security officials are among those confirmed dead, according to Mohammad Azeem, an official with the Edhi rescue center, a prominent Read More…
Month: December 2020
Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook bet on gaming. Here’s how they’ve done so far
Microsoft, one of the earliest to get into games with its Xbox consoles in the early 2000s, announced last Monday that it will be shutting down itsRead More…
Chinese coffee company Luckin will be delisted after defrauding investors
The company initially said last month that it was requesting a hearing with Nasdaq but it said in a press release Friday that shares will now be suRead More…
The hard truth about the Facebook ad boycott: Nothing matters but Zuckerberg
But in recent days, Facebook has looked a little less invincible. The social network is confronting a new pressure campaign from advertisers unlikeRead More…
Milton Glaser: Designer noted for Bob Dylan poster, NY logo dies at 91
Written by Ganesh Setty, CNNMilton Glaser, co-founder of New York Magazine and famed graphic designer behind the “I ♥ NY” logo, has died, accordiRead More…
India locust: New Delhi on high alert after desert locusts swarm through neighboring Gurgaon
The insects swept through the city at 11.30 a.m. local time (2 a.m. ET), Atul Kapur, the founder of a social enterprise who lives in Gurgaon, told Read More…
From the Qing Empire to the People’s Republic, China’s worries about separatism run deep
“We will never allow anyone, any organization or political party to rip out any part of our territory at any time or in any form,” he said, standinRead More…
India coronavirus: Nation opens of one of the world’s largest hospitals
The Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre, the largest facility of its kind in India, became partly operational on Sunday, with 2,000 of its 10,000 beds aRead More…
Coronavirus presents chance to help London's homeless
As England’s coronavirus lockdown gets set to be relaxed, some charities are seeing an opportunity to help thousands of homeless people living in tRead More…
Novak Djokovic: A week to forget for world No. 1 after exhibition tennis fiasco
Instead, the top-ranked Serb is involved in a damage limitation exercise after his exhibition tour in the Balkans, intended to be an uplifting momeRead More…
Meat packing facility reports over 200 cases of coronavirus
Three meat packing facilities have found themselves in coronavirus hotspots as Covid-19 continues to spread. CNN’s Anna Stewart reports. Source Read More…
Can street vendors save China from a jobs crisis? Beijing appears divided
It began to gain traction last month when Chinese Premier Li Keqiang — the second-highest ranking official in China after President Xi Jinping Read More…
Jamaica’s governor-general suspends personal use of royal insignia over ‘offending image’
Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen, the British monarchy’s representative in Jamaica, made the announcement on Friday. Allen said he is suspending Read More…
Colombian soldiers confess to sexually abusing indigenous girl, says Attorney General
The soldiers confessed to “aggravated abusive sexual intercourse with a minor younger than 14-years old,” according to a statement from the AttorneRead More…
Alleged assault of Black politician shines spotlight on Europe’s lack of racial diversity
Earlier this month, Margaritis Schinas, a senior member of the European Commission, told the Financial Times that an incident like the killing of FRead More…
Wirecard collapse reveals cracks at the heart of Germany, Inc
Journalists, whistleblowers and skeptical investors had all questioned Wirecard’s accounting for years, but executives were able to brush aside theRead More…
China opened an embassy on a tiny, remote Pacific island during the pandemic. Here’s why
The opening of a Chinese embassy on Kiribati, a nation of 33 atolls and reef islands in the central Pacific, might have seemed strange — particulaRead More…
Three dead and one permanently blind after drinking hand sanitizer
An additional three people are in critical condition, the New Mexico Department of Health said in a statement. “All seven people are believed to haRead More…
World's second deadliest Ebola outbreak declared over
Some 16,000 frontline responders battled for almost two-years against the Democratic Republic of Congo’s tenth Ebola outbreak, which has now been dRead More…
India-China border: Satellite images show buildup at site of deadly clash
The images, from the US satellite operator Maxar Technologies, were taken Monday, a week after what has been described as hand-to-hand fighting witRead More…