China’s Xi meets Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn in Beijing today
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn in Beijing today, according to a report by Global Times. The visit, held at Xi’s...
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Microsoft to acquire TikTok’s US business amid Trump’ ban on Chinese apps
The Wall Street Journal on Friday night reported that Microsoft, headed by Indian-American Satya Nadella, is in advanced talks to acquire the US operations of TikTok. The deal could run into billions of dollars.
US strikes $2.1 billion deal with Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline for COVID-19 vaccine
The United States government has signed a deal with Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline Plc. to secure 100 million doses of the vaccine to fight Coronavirus.
Japan ruling party proposes strike capability halting enemy missile attacks
Giving long range munitions to Japan's Self Defence Forces is a controversial issue for a country that renounced the right to wage war after its defeat in World War Two. The proposal could also anger China and Russia, which could fall within range of any new strike weapons.
Global Markets: Dow Jones crash, Nasdaq holds green
The US markets at close showed mixed figures as dow jones and S&P slip red while Nasdaq maintains to stay green.
US President Donald Trump calls for delay in the Presidential Election
President and Republican candidate Donald Trump has called for a delay in the November presidential elections. He claims that the Mail-in voting system is inaccurate and fraudulent.
BREAKING: German Economy plummets by 10.1% in second quarter, records highest slump since 1970
The German economy has fallen by 10.1% in the second quarter i.e. April-June.
NASA set to launch a Perseverance Rover for a Mars mission
NASA is expected to begin an unprecedented mission to Mars on Thursday.
US to withdraw 12,000 troops from Germany; half to be deployed in other NATO countries
The US is set to withdraw almost 12,000 troops from Germany in what it described as a "strategic" repositioning of its forces in Europe.
Singapore’s PM Lee Hsein Loong’s nephew fined over Facebook post
In the post on Facebook, Li, the son of the prime minister's estranged brother Lee Hsien Yang, criticised Singapore's judiciary as being "pliant" and its government "litigious".
Iran’s military exercise at Al Dhafra airbase has Indian Rafales halted
In a military exercise conducted by Iran yesterday, three missiles landed near the Al-Dhafra airbase, where the Rafale jets had landed for an overnight layover.
Malaysian ex-PM Najib Razak has been convicted of 7 charges for looting the 1MDB investment scheme
Malaysian ex-PM Najib Razak has been convicted of 7 charges for looting the 1MDB investment scheme.
Ex-Microsoft and Amazon Executive- Mukund Mohan held for 5.5 Million fraud in Coronavirus relief program
Mukund Mohan - Ex executive at companies like Amazon and Microsoft was charged and arrested on Thursday, He was booked for fraudulently applying for more than $5.5 million in US small-business loans and laundering some of the money into his personal Robinhood brokerage account.
China strikes back over Houston, pronounces closure of US consulate in Chengdu
After the United States' order to shut the Chinese consulate in Houston, China directs the closure of US consulate in the south-western city of Chengdu, as a mark of retaliation.
South Korea records lowest economic results in more than 20 years
South Korea records lowest economic results in more than 20 years. The central bank said in the second quarter that South Korea 's economy.
“Donald Trump sees China as a threat”, says Indian American Republic leader Nikki Haley
The Republican leader, Nikki Haley, addressed the India Ideas Summit organized by the US India Business Council.
US Geological Survey issues Tsunami warning in Alaska
The United States Geological Survey and the National Warning systems have issues high alters for Tsunami which is expected to hit South Alaska, Alaskan Peninsula ans Aleutian Islands.