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[ad_1] BANGKOK: With millions around the world trapped at home due to the pandemic, “airplane cafes” in Thailand are offering customers the opportunity to pretend they’re in heaven, and the idea seems to have taken off. Aboard a retired airliner in the coastal city of Pattaya, coffee drinkers settle into …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The United States on Saturday (September 12) called Beijing’s decision to impose restrictions on all US diplomats on Chinese soil as an “escalation,” the latest reprimand in an ongoing tit-for-tat dispute over foreign missions. Relations between the world’s two major economies have deteriorated in recent months, with …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – BooksActually Independent Bookstore is closing its Yong Siak Street store and moving completely online. The store, which turns 15 this year, closed its physical store this year during the breaker period and has not reopened since. At midnight on Sunday (September 13), owner Kenny Leck announced that …

[ad_1] LONDON: AstraZeneca resumed British clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine, one of the most advanced in development, after obtaining the green light from safety watchdogs, the company said on Saturday (September 12). Late-stage trials of the experimental vaccine, developed with researchers at the University of Oxford, were suspended this …

[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO: Apple is expected to highlight its smartwatch, iPad, and subscription services on Tuesday (September 15) as it strives to reignite growth with a must-have holiday line. A highly anticipated 5G iPhone that is considered vital to the company’s fortunes is likely to star in a separate event …

[ad_1] NEW YORK: Japan’s Naomi Osaka won one set down to beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to win the US Open on Saturday (September 12) and clinch her third Grand Slam title. Fourth-seeded Osaka edged out his non-seeded opponent 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 inside a nearly empty Arthur Ashe Stadium at …

[ad_1] PORTLAND: Heavy smog from U.S. wildfires that burned nearly 5 million acres and killed 27 people suffocated the West Coast on Saturday (Sept. 12) as presidential challenger Joe Biden warned that climate change it is becoming an existential problem. US officials braced for the possibility of more deaths as …

[ad_1] SEOUL: In June 2013, a seven-member band released their first music video No More Dream. The track reached the heady heights of # 84 on the South Korean government-sponsored Gaon Music Chart. Six years later, BTS would become the third group in 50 years to have three number one …

[ad_1] Walter Oh loves how nuanced the Chinese phrase for business is. Sheng yi, after all, has hints of “birth”, “growth”, “life”, “idea” and “meaning”. In his case, giving up a promising banking career to co-found the BoxGreen food company has been meaningful and fulfilling in more ways than he …

[ad_1] JAKARTA – Residents of the Indonesian capital are dejected, angry, anxious and pessimistic about the future. This follows the announcement that Jakarta will have to endure tighter restrictions again for the second time starting Monday (Sept. 14), as Covid-19 cases inexorably rise in the city of more than 10 …