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Elon Musk says he is buying Manchester United
(Reuters) -Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Tuesday he was buying football club Manchester United Plc.
Musk, the richest person in the world, has a history of making irreverent tweets, and it was not immediately clear…
N.Korea’s Kim declares victory in battle against COVID-19
SEOUL-North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared victory in the battle against the novel coronavirus, ordering a lifting of maximum anti-epidemic measures imposed in May, state media said on Thursday.
North Korea has not revealed how many…
Pelosi: China cannot stop US officials from visiting Taiwan
TOKYO: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that China will not isolate Taiwan by preventing US officials from traveling there.
She made the remarks in Tokyo, the final leg of an Asia tour highlighted by a visit to Taiwan that…
‘We come in friendship to Taiwan, peace to the region’, says Pelosi
TAIPEI: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said today that her delegation had come to Taiwan in “peace for the region”, after the visit enraged Beijing and set off a diplomatic firestorm.
She landed in Taiwan late yesterday, defying a string of…
Suspected North Koreans steal resumes, seeking crypto jobs
North Koreans are plagiarising online resumes and pretending to be from other countries to get remote work at cryptocurrency firms to aid illicit money-raising efforts for the government, cybersecurity researchers say following a US warning…
Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri killed in CIA drone strike in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, US officials said today, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011.
Zawahiri,…
Sri Lanka President says not right time for Rajapaksa to return after fleeing country
COLOMBO, Aug 1 (Reuters): Sri Lanka's new president Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday it was not the right time for former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to the country as it could inflame political tensions, the Wall Street…
Ukraine bombs Russian forces in the south, missiles hit near Kyiv
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine stepped up its counter-attacks against Russian forces in the south while Moscow bombed Kyiv's outskirts for the first time in weeks as Europe's biggest conflict since World War Two dragged on with no end in sight.…
Hundreds of aftershocks shake earthquake-hit northern Philippines
MANILA: Anxious residents slept outside after hundreds of aftershocks rattled the earthquake-hit northern Philippines, locals said Thursday (Jul 28), as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr flew to the region to inspect the damage.
Five people…
Farmers found dead with gunshot wounds
MANILA: Five farmers were found dead with gunshot wounds on a street in Doña Remedios Trinidad in Bulacan.
They were also found with bruises on their bodies along Resigurado street in Barangay Camachile around 10.30am on Monday,…