Asia Tonight: Business news in brief Jun 27
Business Briefs on Asia Tonight, Jun 27: – Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines sign MOU to boost cooperation – Ride-hailing…
Hong Kong protesters gather at Sha Tin to protest against extradition Bill
Tens of thousands of Hong Kong people rallied for a second day on Sunday (Jul 14) in an area popular…
Asia Tonight: News in brief June 24
News Briefs on Asia Tonight, June 24: – US President Donald Trump to visit South Korea after G20 Summit in…
Asia Tonight: News in brief June 26
News Briefs on Asia Tonight, June 26: – Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang cleared of misconduct conviction – Thai…
8 arrested in murder case after man collapses at Orchard Towers
Six men and two women in their twenties were arrested in connection with a murder at Orchard Towers. CCTV footage…
Operation to rehome fish including rare Arapaimas in Singapore
A group of volunteers led by local farm OnHand Agrarian has been working to transfer fish from a pond in…
Singapore Tonight: News in brief Jun 27
News Briefs on Singapore Tonight, Jun 27: – Johor officials take action against 38 factories over pollution crisis – Vaccination…
Singapore Tonight: News in brief June 28
News Briefs on Singapore Tonight, June 28: – Hottest day on record in France amid Europe heatwave – Sultan of…
South Korean actress charged for eating endangered clams in Thailand
South Korean actress Lee Yeol-eum has been charged for eating endangered clams in Thailand, while on a reality TV show.…
Najib Razak's stepson Riza Aziz charged with money laundering, pleads not guilty
Hollywood producer Riza Aziz, who is also the stepson of Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak, has been slapped with…
Hong Kong police expected to make more arrests following protests
Hong Kong police are expected to make more arrests following weeks of protests in the city. So far, 13 people…
Chinese military to get control of Victoria Harbour pier in Hong Kong
The Chinese military looks set to gain control of the prime waterfront land in Hong Kong, even as anti-Beijing protests…
Trump, Xi to meet at G20 summit amid escalating trade war
A review on the events that have led up to an escalating US-China trade war and an upcoming meeting between…
Singapore Tonight: News in brief June 24
News Briefs on Singapore Tonight, June 24: – Union Gas monitoring supply of bottled Liquefied Petroleum Gas after Jurong fire…
Fire breaks out at Ang Mo Kio central
Fire broke out at Block 720 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 on Friday (Jul 5) afternoon. The Singapore Civil Defence…
South Korea warns Japan of countermeasures over restriction on high-tech exports
South Korea’s economic policy chief has warned Japan of possible countermeasures if Tokyo does not withdraw the restriction on exports…
Free trade in Africa
The African Continental Free Trade was officially launched with Nigeria announcing it will be joining* After its entry into force…
Cameroon: tension mounts between separatists, soldiers
Tension continues to mount between separatists and soldiers in Cameroon’s north-west and south-west regions. It follows a protracted conflict which…
Congo: Chikungunya outbreak and research
Since January an outbreak of Chikungunya was reported in a region near Pointe-noire precisely Diosso. After molecular and phylogenic analysis,…
'Progress has been made'- South Sudan's information minister [The Morning Call]
Tomorrow July 9th, South Sudan attains 8th years of independence since it seceded from Sudan in 2011 after decades of…
Malawian President condemns disputed poll protests
Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika on Saturday condemned protests by thousands of people who gathered in Lilongwe last week to denounce…
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Ethiopia honours assassinated army chief ahead of burial in Tigray region
Ethiopian president Sahle-Work Zewde and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed were present on Tuesday for the funeral of assassinated army chief…
Malawi protests turn violent after disputed election
Police and protesters on Thursday clashed in three cities in Malawi during countrywide demonstrations over the disputed result of last…
Eritrea, Somalia, Turkey react to deadly coup attempt in Ethiopia
Regional players were among the first to react to a tense weekend in Ethiopia where the federal government confirmed a…
Voices critical of PM Abiy persists in Ethiopia's Tigray region
Voices critical of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed still persists across much of the far northern Tigray regional state. These…
Uganda's Bobi Wine arrested
Police in Uganda arrested the popular opposition legislator and musician, Robert Kyagulanyi, more commonly known as Bobi Wine.* News of…
Video: Malawi president heckled in parliament
The dramatic scenes began when opposition law makers shouted down president Peter Mutharika as he addressed parliament.* He accused the…
'Zimbabwe is back to normalcy' – President defends ban on foreign currency
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has defended the latest economic move in the country with the ban on use of foreign…
Chris Broussard reacts to LeBron passing MJ on the all-time scoring list | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST
Chris Broussard joins Nick Wright and Cris Carter discuss LeBron James passing Michael Jordan for 4th-most points in NBA history.…
Can Kyrie and the Nets compete without Kevin Durant in year one? | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST
Cris Carter and Nick Wright think the Brooklyn Nets are one of the top teams in the East after the…
R. Kelly Denied Bail After Federal Sex Crime Charges
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered R. Kelly held in a Chicago jail without bond on sex-related…
Ava DuVernay’s ‘When They See Us’ Scores The Most 2019 Emmy Nominations For Netflix
Ava DuVernay’s series “When They See Us,” which told the stories of five black and Latino men who were wrongly…
Donald Trump’s ‘Go Back’ Slur All Too Familiar To Minority Members Of Congress
WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump insists he wasn’t being racist when he told four minority congresswomen who’ve had the audacity…
Kem and Maze deliver fond and fitting farewell concert for Tom Joyner | The St. Louis American
Urban radio pioneer and syndicated morning show personality Tom Joyner sent shockwaves across the airwaves two years ago when he…
Beloved Baton Rouge Activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph Suffocated To Death And Was Found In A Car’s Trunk | Buzzfeed News
Sadie Roberts-Joseph, a beloved community activist whose body was found in a car trunk last week in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,…
Why reparations to African-Americans are necessary – and how to start now | The Conversation
Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann, Garden & GunFive generations on Smith’s Plantation Beaufort at South Carolina in 1862. Timothy H. O’Sullivan/Library of…
The Truth Behind ’40 Acres and a Mule’ | PBS
We’ve all heard the story of the “40 acres and a mule” promise to former slaves. It’s a staple of…
Their Family Bought Land One Generation After Slavery. The Reels Brothers Spent Eight Years in Jail for Refusing to Leave It. | ProPublica
TheN THE SPRING OF 2011, the brothers Melvin Davis and Licurtis Reels were the talk of Carteret County, on the…
R. Kelly will remain in jail without bond on federal sex crimes charges, judge rules
Kelly, 52, is facing one count of conspiracy to receive child pornography, two counts of receiving child pornography, four counts…
American scientist killed in Greece was raped, say police
The suspect said in his confession that he had seen Eaton running, and “with sexual assault as a probable motive,…
Hidden crimes revealed in ordinary houses
The biggest slavery network ever identified in modern-day UK was recently dismantled by police. CNN’s Phil Black spoke to one…
Johnny Clegg, the South African singer, has died at age 66
The 66-year-old died on Tuesday at his family home in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in…
Abigail Disney visited Disneyland undercover. She is ‘livid’ at what she saw
In an interview with Yahoo this week, Abigail Disney said she decided to check out Disneyland’s worker conditions after a…
‘Sir’ alert: This one word is a telltale sign Trump is being dishonest
Explaining how he decided to cancel a possible attack on Iran, he wrote, “We were cocked & loaded to retaliate…
Mark Esper: Defense Secretary nominee spars with Elizabeth Warren over ties to defense contractor Raytheon
Throughout the hearing, several Democrats and Republicans praised Esper’s qualifications and some said they looked forward to voting to confirm…
Immigration: ACLU sues to block new US asylum restrictions
The suit, filed in federal court in California, challenges a new administration rule that would prohibit migrants who have resided…
Planned Parenthood ousts president after less than a year on the job
Dr. Leana Wen had been picked as the new president of the influential reproductive health organization in September 2018, replacing…
Oregon state GOP chair begins effort to recall Democratic Gov. Kate Brown
Chairman Bill Currier filed recall documents on Monday with the state in hopes of removing Gov. Kate Brown from office.…
Baltimore man guilty of killing ex-girlfriend outside school
A Baltimore man has been found guilty of killing his ex-girlfriend, who was found bound, beaten, stabbed, strangled and dumped…
Anthony Scaramucci to Trump: You should apologize
Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci criticizes President Trump after a series of attacks on a group of Democratic…
Barry remnants deliver more rain as heatwave takes shape from Midwest to Northeast
Rigley, Louisiana, saw almost 2 feet of rain because of Barry, as flooding remains an issue from Arkansas to Tennessee.…
Federal judge permanently blocks Trump admin from adding citizenship question to 2020 census
Judge Jesse Furman, in his two-page order, also indicated the seriousness with which the court will continue to monitor this…
Netflix edits out ’13 Reasons Why’ suicide scene from first season
Netflix announced Monday that it edited out a controversial suicide scene from the first season finale of “13 Reasons Why,”…
Conway to reporter: What's your ethnicity?
Kellyanne Conway, senior counselor to President Trump, asked about a reporter’s ethnicity when he asked a question about President Trump’s…
North Korea floats idea of lifting weapons test moratorium
North Korea on Tuesday suggested it might call off its 20-month suspension of nuclear and missile tests because of summertime…
Kellyanne Conway just said something that should stun you
But on Tuesday afternoon, she went too far — even for her. Witness this exchange between Conway and Breakfast Media…
Man arrested in murder of American biologist in Greece as grisly new details emerge
Greek police have arrested a suspect in the murder of an American scientist who was found dead in an abandoned…