Nobel laureate Maria Ressa acquitted of last tax evasion charge
Philippine Nobel Peace laureate Maria Ressa was acquitted of tax evasion Tuesday, according to her news site Rappler, in the latest legal victory for the veteran journalist.
2023-09-12 09:56
Kim Jong Un reportedly en route to Russia as Vladimir Putin arrives in Vladivostok for potential meeting
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to be on a train heading to Russia, multiple South Korean media outlets reported on Monday citing government officials, for a potential meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin
2023-09-11 17:52
Former Alibaba CEO quits cloud unit in surprise move amid landmark restructuring
Daniel Zhang, the outgoing chairman and CEO of Alibaba, has stepped down from his position running the company's cloud division in a surprise move announced just months after he assumed the pivotal role.
2023-09-11 16:51
How booming Vietnam offers the US an alternative to China
President Joe Biden is in Vietnam for a visit intended to deepen economic ties between Washington and Hanoi as part of efforts to reduce America's reliance on China.
2023-09-11 12:50
Passengers evacuated on runway at Singapore's Changi Airport after Air China plane engine catches fire
An Air China flight was evacuated upon landing in Singapore after one of the aircraft engines caught fire on Sunday, leading to a three-hour closure of Changi Airport.
2023-09-11 11:45
Moroccan earthquake survivors left to fend for themselves in the Atlas Mountains
Moulay Brahim was once a happy place for Sami Sensis. The village is located high in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains, and its scenery, the fresh air, the friendly people drew his parents there nearly every summer.
2023-09-11 09:20
Starlink in use on 'all front lines,' Ukraine spy chief says, but wasn't active 'for time' over Crimea
Elon Musk's Starlink satellite systems are being used by Ukrainian forces on all front lines in the war with Russia, the country's spy chief has said.
2023-09-10 15:26
Nervous Moroccans spend a second night in streets after powerful earthquake kills more than 2,000
Terrified Moroccans spent a second night in the streets after a powerful earthquake killed more than 2,000 people, as rescuers race against time to reach trapped victims in remote mountain villages near the epicenter hit hardest by the devastating tremor.
2023-09-10 12:15
Philippines accuses Chinese vessels of 'dangerous maneuvers' in disputed South China Sea
The Philippines has accused Chinese vessels of carrying out "dangerous maneuvers" in a disputed area of the South China Sea in the latest maritime flare-up between the two neighbors.
2023-09-09 15:53
With Xi and Putin absent from G20, Biden presses support for Ukraine and an overseas investment plan to counter China
President Biden was hoping to convince the world's largest economies to rally behind Ukraine during Saturday's Group of 20 summit in India while also pressing his case for American investment in the developing world.
2023-09-09 15:27
Morocco struck by powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake
A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco on Friday night in what the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said was the strongest to hit that region of the North African nation in more than 120 years.
2023-09-09 08:50
Norway's $1.4 trillion investment fund is shutting its China office
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which operates the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, has started the process of closing down its office in Shanghai, in another sign of big global companies pulling back operations in the world's second largest economy.
2023-09-08 16:24