Section: Malaysia
Global leaders congratulate Biden on ‘historic’ win
US President-elect Joe Biden speaks on Friday in Wilmington. (AP pic)FRANCE: Congratulations poured in for US president-elect Joe Biden from around the world, with Washington’s allies, particularly in Europe, seeing his win as a chance at a fresh start after the antagonistic years under Donald Trump. As crowds rushed into the streets of...
Azerbaijani diplomats targeted by Armenia
LETTER: At about 2.30am local time, on the night of Nov 6 to 7 this year, the building of the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Ukraine’s Kharkiv City was subjected to fire from firearms. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source:: New Straits...
Facebook removes 'inauthentic' networks spanning eight nations
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Facebook on Friday said it has dismantled seven separate networks of fake accounts and pages on its platform that were active in Iran, Afghanistan, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, Myanmar, Georgia, and Ukraine due to “coordinated inauthentic behaviour”. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
MH17 crash suspect ‘saw no sign of missile’
Flight MH17 was shot down over territory controlled by Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine in July 2014, killing all 298 people on board. (Reuters pic)THE HAGUE: A Russian suspect in the crash of flight MH17 saw no sign of the missile allegedly used to shoot down the plane, he said in a video played Tuesday at his trial. Oleg Pulatov is one of...
MH17 crash suspect ‘saw no sign of missile’
Flight MH17 was shot down over territory controlled by Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine in July 2014, killing all 298 people on board. (Reuters pic)THE HAGUE: A Russian suspect in the crash of flight MH17 saw no sign of the missile allegedly used to shoot down the plane, he said in a video played Tuesday at his trial. Oleg Pulatov is one of...
Georgia opposition unites to oust billionaire’s party in poll
TBILISI: Georgia went to the polls Saturday in tightly contested parliamentary elections pitting an unlikely union of opposition forces against the increasingly unpopular ruling party led by the country’s richest man.Nestled between the Caucasus mountains and the Black Sea, Georgia is seen as a rare example of a democracy among ex-Soviet...
Ukraine leader asks MPs to annul court ruling on anti-corruption laws
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has asked parliament to annul a Constitutional Court ruling striking down some anti-corruption laws, which campaigners said was a major setback in the fight against graft, and to re-instate them. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
Number of Covid-19 patients hospitalized in Hungary reaches new high
BUDAPEST: The number of coronavirus patients being treated in hospitals in Hungary rose above 3,000 for the first time on Wednesday, as the country prepared to hold a UEFA Champions League game in front of thousands of spectators later in the day.Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government has refrained from imposing tight restrictions on mass...
Ukraine reports record daily coronavirus-related deaths
KYIV (Reuters) – The number of daily coronavirus deaths in Ukraine jumped to 165 from the previous record of 141 fatalities registered on Oct. 21, the national security council said on Wednesday. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine's banking sector sees profit down 22 pct in 3 quarters
KIEV, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) — The net profit of Ukrainian banks slumped 22 percent in the first three quarters of this year, Ukrinform reported on Tuesday. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
