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Missing Taiwan military official confirmed dead in helicopter crash
Taiwan’s
Air Force General Shen Yi-ming and seven other defense officials were confirmed
dead after their helicopter crashed in a mountainous part of Taipei due to...
Mexican leader slams predecessors for allowing drug lord “El Chapo” hold...
Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, in his year-end address, criticized the preceding administrations for allowing imprisoned drug lord Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzman wield...
Thailand, France and Mexico strengthen environmental protection with plastic ban
As a way to start the decade right,
countries like Thailand, France and Mexico have announced separately their
implementation of the single-use of plastic bags as...
Taiwan’s Air Force General went missing after helicopter crash landing
Taiwan's top military
official Shen Yi-ming was among the three individuals reported missing after their
helicopter made an emergency landing in northern Taipei.
In an interview, the...
Electric car maker Tesla secures billion-worth loan to finance Shanghai Gigafactory
Tesla Inc., has confirmed
entering into agreements with Chinese lenders for a secured term loan facility
of up to 9 billion yuan ($1.29 billion) in order...
Fast-food chain sued by Bruce Lee’s daughter for copyright infringement
Real Kungfu, a popular Chinese fast-food chain, is being sued by Shannon Lee's Bruce Lee Enterprises for using the image of the late martial...
Court rules Turkey’s Wikipedia block as unconstitutional
The high court of Turkey has
ruled that the government’s two-year-old ban on Wikipedia is unconstitutional.
Following a 10-6 vote in favor
of the multilingual online encyclopedia,...
Court rules Turkey’s Wikipedia block as unconstitutional
The high court of Turkey has ruled that the government’s two-year-old ban on Wikipedia is unconstitutional. Following a 10-6 vote in favor of the multilingual online encyclopedia, the constitutional court ordered that the ban shall immediately be lifted adding that it has violated the right to freedom of expression. The Turkish government blocked access to […]
Israel’s PM Netanyahu wins landslide victory despite corruption charges
The embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed
a “giant victory” after capturing 72% of votes in a primary election for
leadership of the ruling Likud party.
Despite...
Iraq president offers to resign after rejecting PM candidate
Iraq’s President Barham Saleh
rejected to name Iran-backed Governor Asaad al-Eidani as their country’s next
prime minister in his hope “to avoid more bloodshed and in...