Beijing: A propaganda app that puts China’s powerful President Xi Jinping in anyone’s pockets has become a hit in the country – with a helpful nudge from Communist Party officials. Millions have downloaded the app, which tracks the amount of time users spend browsing inspirational quotes from the Chinese leader
Beijing: A man with a history of mental illness wounded 11 people with a knife after attacking random pedestrians in central China, local authorities said Thursday. The suspect, a 33-year-old man named Guo Kaibin, is already in police custody, according to a social media notice posted by police in Ji’an,
DHAKA: Dozens of people were killed in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Thursday in a blaze that ripped through apartment buildings where chemicals were stored. Fires and building collapses are common in the country – particularly in the multi-billion dollar garment industry – where building regulations are lax and volatile
BANGKOK: King Power, Thailand’s duty-free juggernaut owned by the late billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, is facing intense pressure over its near-monopoly at the country’s airports, with rivals calling Thursday for a break-up in an upcoming auction. The future of the company – which also owns English Premier League football club Leicester
WASHINGTON: More massive than the US economy, the national debt hit a new record of $22 trillion under President Donald Trump but Republicans who traditionally rail against debt and deficits have remained mum. The sum of borrowing to cover chronic deficits as well as growing interest payments, this mountain of
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin promised Russians rapid improvements in their living conditions as he kicked off his annual state of the nation address on Wednesday. “We cannot wait, the situation must change for the better now,” Putin said. “Within this year (Russians) should feel changes for the better.” The Russian
TOKYO: A Japanese court Wednesday awarded nearly $4 million in fresh damages to scores of residents forced to flee their homes after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown. The Yokohama district court ordered the government and Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) to pay 419.6 million yen ($3.8 million) to 152 local
JAKARTA: Eyes rolled back in his head, a heavily tattooed Indonesian man sliced his tongue with a dagger in a bid to communicate with other-worldly spirits. The spectacle at a Jakarta temple marked the 15th and last day of Lunar New Year, known as Cap Go Meh in the Southeast
NEW DELHI: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Indian leader Narendra Modi vowed Wednesday to increase pressure on countries that fuel terrorism. Neither mentioned a target, but their accord came as Modi has stepped up warnings to Pakistan following a suicide attack in Kashmir that left at least
LAGOS: At least 14 people were killed when Boko Haram jihadists attacked loggers in northeastern Nigeria, members of a militia force told AFP Wednesday. The group came under attack on Monday in Koshebe forest, 10 kilometres (six miles) from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, militia leader Babakura Kolo said.
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