Apple Inc spending from ‘green bonds’ hits US$2.8 billion

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Apple Inc said on Wednesday (Mar 17) it allotted US$2.8 billion raised from "green bonds" that last year funded 17 projects. It said these projects...

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China acting aggressively and repressively in Asia, says US State Secretary Blinken

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13251" align="alignnone" width="1044"] Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin attend the Japan-US Security Consultative Committee (SCC) 2+2 Meeting in Tokyo,...

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Tiger Woods back home and recovering after car accident

March 16, 2021March 17, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13257" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Tiger Woods watches his tee shot on the 17th hole during the first round of The Northern Trust golf tournament at...

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The Talk: Sharon Osbourne’s show off air after row over Piers Morgan

March 15, 2021

US chat show The Talk has been taken off air for two days following a row between Sharon Osbourne and one of her co-hosts about...

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Italy’s health minister expects Covid cases to start falling in late spring

March 15, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13244" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Italy, the first Western country hit hard by the pandemic, saw infections rise by 10 per cent last week. [/caption] ROME:...

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China asks Alibaba to curtail media assets: Report

March 15, 2021

China's government has asked Alibaba to dispose of its media assets, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (Mar 15), citing people familiar with the...

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Taiwan tells firms in Myanmar to fly flags to distinguish from China

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021

People from Myanmar living in Taiwan protest against the military coup in their home country at National Taiwan University in Taipei on Feb 28, 2021....

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This strange lava-rich alien planet is making itself a new atmosphere

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021

The Hubble Space Telescope made the find. [caption id="attachment_13228" align="alignnone" width="970"] An artist's depiction of the exoplanet GJ 1132 b, which orbits a red dwarf...

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Second Sarkozy trial to probe lavish election spending

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13216" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy became France’s first post-war president to be sentenced to prison. [/caption] PARIS: Former French president Nicolas...

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Medvedev takes second spot in rankings behind Djokovic

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13222" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Medvedev was elevated to second thanks to his win in the final of the Marseille tournament on Sunday. [/caption] PARIS: Daniil...