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[ad_1] Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai was denied bail on Thursday on a fraud charge. The accusations relate to the lease of a building that houses his Apple Daily, an anti-government tabloid. Lai, 73, and two senior executives at his company Next Digital were charged the …

[ad_1] Bank ABC, a leading international bank in the Mena region, won the Bahrain Bank of the Year award from The Financial Times ‘The Banker magazine’ in recognition of its strong growth strategy, resilient performance and pioneering advancements in digital transformation. The Bahrain-based bank offers global coverage for companies and …

[ad_1] So far, the least developed countries (LDCs) have been spared the worst effects of the health emergency; However, the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have taken its toll on their economies, reversing some of the progress made towards sustainable development and possibly leading to long-term damage. The crisis has …

[ad_1] the Interpol, a global police coordinating agency, warned that organized criminal networks could target COVID-19 vaccinations Interpol, which is based in France, said it had issued a global alert to law enforcement agencies in its 194 member countries, warning them to prepare for organized crime networks targeting COVID-19 vaccines, …

[ad_1] The Spanish Soccer Federation has come under fire for fining Lionel Messi 600 euros (AU $ 980) for his touching tribute to Diego Maradona. Just days after Maradona’s passing, the Barcelona megastar scored during his team’s 4-0 win over Osasuna in La Liga. And to pay tribute to the …

[ad_1] Eat Just has received regulatory approval to sell the world’s first “clean meat” that does not come from slaughtered animals. The decision means that the San Francisco-based company can sell lab-grown chicken meat in chicken nuggets in Singapore. “After a rigorous consultation and review process, Eat Just’s farmed chicken …

[ad_1] Coronavirus hospitalizations in the US surpassed an all-time high on Wednesday. A record 100,226 Americans are hospitalized with COVID-19, according to data collected by the Covid Tracking Project. The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Robert Redfield, warned: “December, January and February will be …

[ad_1] By Michael Mo Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 13 and a half months in jail on Wednesday on charges related to an unauthorized anti-government protest last year at the city’s police headquarters. Fellow activist Agnes Chow, who pleaded guilty to participating in the protest and …

[ad_1] American researchers have found evidence that the coronavirus was spreading through the American population long before it was first observed. A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examined 7,389 blood samples from various states between December 13 and January 17 and found that 106 people had …

[ad_1] – COVID-19 was likely to be in the United States in mid-December 2019, weeks before the virus was first identified in China. – Growing evidence, such as the detection of the virus genome in sewage samples on March 12, 2019 in Spain, shows that COVID-19 was circulating outside of …