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[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council on Thursday night (April 1) strongly condemned the use of violence against peaceful protesters and the deaths of hundreds of civilians in Myanmar, but dismissed the threat of possible future action. against the military after the coup of February 1. The British-drawn …

[ad_1] TAIPEI: A train derailed in a tunnel in Taiwan on Friday (April 2) after apparently colliding with a truck, killing at least four people and injuring more than 20, as rescuers struggled to reach crushed railcars, the department of firefighters. The train, which was traveling to Taitung, derailed in …

[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS: George Floyd’s girlfriend took the witness stand on Thursday (April 1) and described their relationship, from a first kiss to date nights at restaurants, but also talked about how an addiction to painkillers took over her life. together. Courteney Ross, 45, was the first witness to meet Floyd …

[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS: George Floyd’s girlfriend took the witness stand on Thursday (April 1) and described their relationship, from a first kiss to date nights at restaurants, but also talked about how an addiction to painkillers took over her life. together. Courteney Ross, 45, was the first witness to meet Floyd …

[ad_1] HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court found seven prominent Democrats guilty of unauthorized assembly charges, including 82-year-old lawyer Martin Lee and 72-year-old media mogul Jimmy Lai, the latest blow to the embattled democracy movement of the city. Lee, who helped launch the city’s largest opposition Democratic Party in the …

[ad_1] HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – When China regained control of Hong Kong more than two decades ago, the Communist Party entrusted the city’s wealthiest tycoons with enormous influence over local politics. This week, President Xi Jinping took his most dramatic step yet to regain some of that power. Xi’s radical …

[ad_1] Asia An internal investigation is underway into how an alleged attacker was able to infiltrate a weapon into police headquarters on Wednesday, before he was fatally shot. Police officers stand guard near a church where an explosion occurred in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Sunday, March 28, 2021 (AP …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singapore’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic featured prominently in the country’s latest report to the United Nations, presented as part of a routine review of each member state’s human rights record. During the crisis, Singapore took steps to protect low-income and vulnerable residents, including migrant workers in …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – During the first half of April torrential rains with frequent lightning are expected. The meteorologist also pointed out that the high incidence of lightning is normal for the months between monsoons like April. Short-lived moderate to heavy rains are expected over parts of the island in the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: For sexually abusing two teenagers in separate incidents last year, a 21-year-old man was sentenced Thursday (April 1) to 18 months in jail. The court heard that Malaysian Clement Tan Jun Yan noticed his first victim at the Yishun bus interchange around 9 pm on August 2 last …