[ad_1] HONG KONG – Hong Kong police on Monday (September 7) launched criticism of the harsh arrest of a 12-year-old girl, who said she was caught in a crowd of protesters while shopping for art supplies. Viral video footage showed riot police cornering a group of people in Mong Kok, …
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[ad_1] Photographer: Qilai Shen / Bloomberg Photographer: Qilai Shen / Bloomberg Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. fell the most in seven weeks after a report that the Trump administration was considering adding the chipmaker to a blacklist amid a mounting crackdown on Chinese tech companies. The shares fell 23%, the most …
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[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] The founders of Singapore food ordering app Oddle, which offers options from Michelin-starred restaurants to bubble tea concoctions, are working with an advisor to get out of the company, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The startup, co-founded by Jonathan Lim, Pua Yong Xiang and Jeremy …
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[ad_1] UPDATE: 5.45pm Gillian Chung suffered a six-centimeter wound to her right forehead that required more than 10 stitches, her manager Mani Fok said in a Weibo post. The singer-actress woke up around 2 a.m. today (September 7) to use the bathroom, but felt dizzy and hit her head on …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Despite deep cuts in recent quarterly earnings for Singapore-listed companies and trusts, the worst is over, DBS Group Research said in a market strategy report on Monday (Sept. 7). ). The second-quarter earnings season had suffered the full impact of global Covid-19 locks, with …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: COVID-19 cases are on the rise in 22 of the 50 U.S. states, according to a Reuters analysis, a concerning trend on a Labor Day holiday weekend traditionally filled with family gatherings and parties for mark the end of summer. Just three weeks ago, cases increased in just …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A young woman who claimed to have been sexually abused by a Singapore Management University (SMU) student during an evening study session on campus took the stand on Monday (September 7) and told the court that ” weird “and” uncomfortable it felt. ” “after his alleged advances on …
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[ad_1] MANILA (INVESTIGATOR DIARIO DE FILIPINAS / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The Philippine Navy opposes a plan by the government of Cavite, a populous province on the south coast of Manila Bay, to expel the command from Sangley Point’s military service in the province as part of a 500 billion …
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[ad_1] MANILA: The Philippines on Monday (September 7) reported its lowest number of new daily COVID-19 cases in nearly eight weeks, but authorities tried to temper optimism and warned of a protracted battle as the pandemic progresses. The Health Ministry confirmed 1,383 new infections, bringing the total cases to 238,727, …
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[ad_1] LONDON: A 27-year-old man was arrested in connection with the mass stabbings in Britain’s second city, Birmingham, which left one person dead and two seriously injured, police said on Monday (September 7). The man was arrested on suspicion of murder and seven murder attempts that took place after midnight …
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