[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan accused French President Emmanuel Macron of “attacking Islam” on Sunday (October 25) after the European leader criticized Islamists and defended the publication of cartoons depicting the prophet. Muhammad. Khan’s comments follow statements Macron made last week after a French teacher was beheaded near …
Read More »Italy orders early closure of bars and restaurants as COVID-19 rates rise
[ad_1] MILAN: Italy ordered on Sunday (October 25) that bars and restaurants close at 6:00 p.m. and shut down public gyms, cinemas and swimming pools to try to stop a rapid resurgence of the coronavirus that has raised daily rates of infection to new records. The measures, which came into …
Read More »Macron’s comments provoke anger in the Middle East and boycotts of French products
[ad_1] DOHA: Calls for a boycott of French products are increasing in the Arab world and beyond, after President Emmanuel Macron criticized Islamists and promised not to “give up cartoons” depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Macron’s comments on Wednesday came in response to the beheading of a teacher, Samuel Paty, outside …
Read More »Lee Kun-hee, who made South Korea’s Samsung a world power, dies at 78
[ad_1] By Joyce Lee, Cynthia Kim, and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) – Lee Kun-hee, who made Samsung Electronics a global powerhouse in smartphones, semiconductors and televisions, died Sunday after spending more than six years in hospital following a heart attack, the company said. Lee, 78, made the Samsung Group the …
Read More »Collect TraceTogether tokens at the nearest CC, no rush: Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – There is no need for Singaporeans to rush to collect TraceTogether tokens, the Minister in Charge of the Smart Nation Initiative Vivian Balakrishnan said on Sunday (October 25). Contact tracing devices can currently be collected at 38 community centers, but will be available at all 108 community …
Read More »Covid-19 Succeeds in Months Where Animal Rights Activists Failed for Years, World News & Top Stories
[ad_1] LIMA • In a matter of months, the coronavirus accomplished something that animal rights defenders failed to accomplish in decades: curbing bullfighting in Peru. The annual festival of Señor de los Milagros (lord of miracles) in Lima’s Acho bullring, which usually takes place in October or November, was canceled …
Read More »Jack Ma Tackles Global Financial Regulators’ Barriers to Innovation
[ad_1] Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi / Bloomberg Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi / Bloomberg Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma criticized global financial regulations for stifling innovation and urged China to seek a system that accommodates development. “After the Asian financial crisis, the risk control highlighted in the Basel Accords has been” the priority …
Read More »COVID-19 is hitting Europe’s restaurants, and winter is coming
[ad_1] HEIKRUIS, Belgium: When the Friday night dinner service began earlier this month at the De Viering restaurant on the outskirts of Brussels, it seemed like the owners’ decision to move the operation to the spacious village church to meet with the coronavirus rules it was paying off. The reservation …
Read More »Liverpool’s tactical change didn’t quite work out against Sheffield United, but the seeds of greatness are there
[ad_1] Jürgen Klopp returned to his beloved 4-2-3-1 against Sheffield United on Saturday. On paper, it is a set-up that makes a lot of sense: Roberto Firmino falling into the hole, Salah going to the tip of the spear and Sadio Mané and Diogo Jota sharing the duties of left …
Read More »Hundreds of protesters in Taiwan call for the release of 12 Hong Kong people arrested by China
[ad_1] TAIPEI: Hundreds of people demonstrated in the Taiwanese capital on Sunday (October 25) to demand that China release 12 Hong Kong people arrested at sea by mainland Chinese authorities in part of a global campaign to support the movement. protest in the financial center. The 12 were arrested on …
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