Facebook removes hundreds more accounts as right-wing violence spreads

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[caption id="attachment_2751" align="alignnone" width="817"] A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken Jan 6, 2020. [/caption] SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Tuesday...

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US Senators introduce aviation safety bill to reform certification after 737 MAX crashes

June 16, 2020June 17, 2020

[caption id="attachment_2764" align="alignnone" width="888"] FILE PHOTO: Boeing 737 Max aircraft are parked in a parking lot at Boeing Field in this aerial photo over Seattle,...

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France’s COVID-19 tracing app hard to link to others, EU official says

June 16, 2020June 17, 2020

[caption id="attachment_2761" align="alignnone" width="894"] FILE PHOTO: A screenshot showing the tracking application StopCovid is seen on a mobile phone in this illustration picture taken in...

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Why some black-owned US businesses are hardest hit by coronavirus shutdowns

June 16, 2020June 17, 2020

Gary Connell talks about the economic impact to his hairstyling business after a nine-week disruption due to the stay-at-home order for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...

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Commentary: Autonomy cannot be Hong Kong’s future. Hong Kongers know this

June 16, 2020June 17, 2020

Hong Kongers might achieve better results through legitimate means by themselves, says Jocelyn Chey. [caption id="attachment_2721" align="alignnone" width="914"] Pro-democracy protesters hold banners as they march...

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China keen to seek benefits from pandemic, distressed US assets: Report

June 16, 2020June 17, 2020

[caption id="attachment_2716" align="alignnone" width="857"] FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Chinese flags are seen before Defense Secretary James Mattis welcomes Chinese Minister of National Defense Gen. Wei...

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North Korea blows up liaison office with South in Kaesong

June 16, 2020June 17, 2020

[caption id="attachment_2735" align="alignnone" width="834"] A smoke rises from Kaesong Industrial Complex in this picture taken from the south side in Paju, South Korea, Jun 16,...

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Australia accuses China of fuelling ‘infodemic’ over coronavirus

June 16, 2020June 17, 2020

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said China, Russia and Turkey were spreading misinformation about the coronavirus. SYDNEY: Australia's foreign minister accused China on Tuesday...

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OCBC makes first loan using Singapore’s new SORA benchmark

June 16, 2020

[caption id="attachment_2685" align="alignnone" width="845"] File photo of a man walking past an OCBC Bank's logo outside Orchard Gateway [/caption] SINGAPORE: OCBC has made a S$150...

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Business services firms Data Register, Singapore Data Register fined for flouting Companies Act

June 15, 2020June 16, 2020

[caption id="attachment_2694" align="alignnone" width="834"] View of the central business district in Singapore. [/caption] SINGAPORE: Business services firm Data Register and an associated company, Singapore Data...