World Bank inquiry finds IMF chief pushed staff to boost China rankings
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the IMF, has been accused by a World Bank inquiry of directing efforts to artificially…
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Japan allows re-entry from six countries, including Sri Lanka
Japan to allow re-entry to all returnees from six countries, including Sri Lanka, from Monday, the Japan Times reported. The…
Google Photos will now ship individual prints directly to your door
Google Photos now lets you order prints of specific photographs and get them shipped to homes in the US for…
Bezos’ Earth Fund pledges $150 million groups battling climate change
Jeff Bezos’ $10 billion Earth Fund just doled out millions more in funding to groups fighting off climate change. This…
America needs to decide how much Covid-19 risk it will tolerate
A realistic Covid-19 endgame requires accepting some risk. The question is how much. More than a year and a half…
At least 41 killed fire broke out at Tangerang prison
A fire broke out on Wednesday (08 Sept) at Indonesia’s Tangerang prison, located in the Banten Province around 1:45 a.m…
Afghanistan: Taliban fire warning shots at protest in Kabul
The Taliban have fired warning shots to disperse the crowd at a large protest in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Video…
Myanmar military frees notorious anti-Muslim monk
The Myanmar military has released Wirathu, a nationalist Buddhist monk notorious for his anti-Muslim tirades. In 2019 he was charged…
Italian stunt pilot flies aeroplane through two motorway tunnels
Dawn had just broke on Saturday (04 Sept) most of Europe was still on their bed, while 41-year-old Dario Costa, a…
Firefly’s Alpha rocket detonated by Space Force during first launch
Small launch company Firefly’s Alpha rocket exploded mid-flight Thursday night, minutes after a clean liftoff during its first attempt to…