[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump granted clemency to former White House aide Steve Bannon as part of a wave of 73 pardons and 70 commutations issued in his final hours in office. Bannon, who was a key adviser to Trump’s 2016 presidential race, was accused last year of defrauding …
Read More »Jack Ma emerges for the first time since the Ant and Alibaba crackdown
[ad_1] Sign up for Next China, a weekly email on where the nation stands now and where it is going next. Jack Ma has resurfaced after months out of the public eye, fueling intense speculation about the plight of the billionaire facing increasing scrutiny of his internet empire. China’s most …
Read More »McConnell: Trump ‘provoked’ US Capitol siege, mob ‘fed lies’
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday (January 19) explicitly blamed President Donald Trump for the deadly riot on the United States Capitol, saying the mob was “fueled with lies” and that the president and others “provoked” those who tried to overthrow Democrat Joe Biden’s electoral victory. Before …
Read More »12 U.S. National Guard Soldiers Withdrawn from Biden’s Inauguration Following Investigation
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: A dozen members of the U.S. National Guard were removed from securing the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden after the FBI investigated him, including two who made extremist statements in posts or texts about the event, Pentagon officials said on Tuesday (January 19). . One member of the …
Read More »US declares China is committing ‘genocide’ against Uighurs
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The United States declared on Tuesday (January 19) that China is carrying out a genocide against Uighurs and other mostly Muslim people, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dramatically increased pressure on the widespread incarceration of minorities in Beijing. on your last full day in office. “I believe …
Read More »A new local group was formed; 8-year-old boy is the latest case in a group for vets, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The wife and housemate of a 33-year-old Chinese man who tested positive for Covid-19 last Saturday also tested positive for the infection, forming a new local group, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH) in a statement. Tuesday night (January 19). The two Chinese nationals are work …
Read More »COVID-19 cluster linked to K-9 police unit grows to 7 cases after 8-year-old boy tested positive
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The COVID-19 cluster linked to a K-9 police unit has risen to seven cases, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Tuesday (January 19), after another close contact tested positive. The Health Ministry reported four new COVID-19 cases in the community on Tuesday, and one was linked to …
Read More »Support comes to SMOL restaurant in Lau Pa Sat after man tears off the LGBT Pride flag
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Support has arrived for a restaurant in Lau Pa Sat after CCTV footage circulating online showed a man tearing off an LGBT Pride flag that was displayed on a counter at the health food store. In a Facebook post on Tuesday (January 19), SMOL owner Charmaine Low said …
Read More »All Malaysian States Except Sarawak Under OLS As Of Friday As Covid-19 Cases Rise, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – All of Malaysia except Sarawak will be placed under the curbs of Covid-19, and six more states will be under the motion control order from Friday (January 22) following an increase in the number of coronavirus cases there. The states are Kedah, Perak, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, …
Read More »Another cluster of COVID-19 formed; 4 community cases out of 30 new infections in Singapore
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Four community cases were among 30 new COVID-19 infections reported in Singapore as of noon on Tuesday (January 19). Two of the community infections are linked to a previous case, forming a new group. Ad Ad Meanwhile, the group involving the police para-vet has risen to seven cases, …
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