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[ad_1] Italian protesters staged Europe’s last public rally against the new coronavirus restrictions early Sunday morning as more countries tightened social distancing rules over the weekend to combat rising infections. The World Health Organization warned of an “exponential” increase in infections that threatens the ability of health systems to cope …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) – A team of entomologists in full-body protective gear sucked Asian giant hornets from a tree in Washington state on Saturday (Oct. 24), eradicating the first nest of so-called killer hornets found in the United States. The state agriculture department said it had spent weeks searching for …

[ad_1] SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee, who transformed the South Korean company into a global tech titan, died at the age of 78 on Sunday (October 25), the company said. Under Lee’s leadership, Samsung became the world’s largest producer of smartphones and memory chips, and the company’s total turnover …

[ad_1] As modern football has developed over the years, most of what is talked about is dominated by transfers. If that’s good for the game, you can have your own opinions on it. When it comes to Liverpool, transfers are often the main topic of conversation. Last summer was destined …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: It was a lively scene in a new restaurant in a shop on Telok Ayer Street. A man in a red polo shirt came in and declared that he wanted to eat a sandwich. The same man told a story about a heart attack two years ago outside …

[ad_1] Two mainland Chinese professors from Tsinghua University have been appointed to leadership positions at the University of Hong Kong. One of them, Max Shen Zuojun, was listed as a member of the Chinese Communist Party on Tsinghua’s website until Thursday, and the title was later removed, prompting calls for …

[ad_1] More than 60 UK MPs and colleagues have written to Dominic Raab asking him to demand the return of young Hong Kong activists detained in mainland China after trying to flee to Taiwan by boat. In the letter delivered to the foreign secretary on Thursday evening, MPs warned of …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: More than 400 diners checked in at Changi Airport on Saturday (October 24) and went through the usual security checks before having lunch aboard Singapore Airlines planes. Travel-hungry diners ate lunch and watched movies on the seatbacks aboard two parked Singapore Airlines planes that were turned into pop-up …

[ad_1] Deal Chinese financial technology giant Ant Group’s huge dual listing will be the world’s largest, based on a price set on Friday night, Alibaba founder Jack Ma said on Saturday. FILE PHOTO – Jack Ma, founder and CEO of China’s Alibaba Group, speaks in front of an image of …

[ad_1] REUTERS: Asia surpassed 10 million new coronavirus infections on Saturday (October 24), the second-heaviest regional figure in the world, according to a Reuters tally, as cases continue to rise in India despite a slowdown and strong falls elsewhere. Just behind Latin America, Asia accounts for about a quarter of …