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US pushing G20 for global minimum corporate tax
AFP, Published on 05/04/2021
» WASHINGTON - The United States is pushing in the G20 to adopt a global minimum corporate tax to stem the erosion of government revenues, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday.
Google prevails over Oracle in key Supreme Court copyright case
AFP, Published on 05/04/2021
» WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court on Monday handed Google a major win in a long-running copyright battle with Oracle, ruling that the use of the Java programming language for the Android mobile operating system was "fair use."
Top US court sides with Google over Oracle in key copyright case
AFP, Published on 05/04/2021
» WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court on Monday handed Google a major win in a long-running copyright battle with Oracle, ruling that the use of the Java programming language for the Android mobile operating system was "fair use."
Mozambique army says 'significant' number of militants killed in Palma battle
AFP, Published on 05/04/2021
» MAPUTO - Mozambique's military has said a "significant" number of militants were killed in fighting for the northern town and gas hub of Palma, seized by Islamic State-linked jihadists last month.
Singapore to accept Covid-19 digital travel pass from next month
Reuters, Published on 05/04/2021
» SINGAPORE: Singapore will next month accept visitors who use a mobile travel pass containing digital certificates for Covid-19 tests and vaccines, its aviation regulator said on Monday, becoming one of the first countries to adopt the initiative.
Vietnam picks ex-state security official Chinh as new PM
Reuters, Published on 05/04/2021
» HANOI: Vietnam's National Assembly confirmed Pham Minh Chinh, a career security official, as the south east Asian country's next prime minister at an official ceremony on Monday.
LG Electronics to close down smartphone business
AFP, Published on 05/04/2021
» SEOUL: LG Electronics, South Korea's second-largest appliance firm after Samsung, is closing down its mobile phone business, the company said on Monday, after the division lost billions in recent years.
Turkey detains 10 retired admirals over open letter
AFP, Published on 05/04/2021
» ANKARA: Turkey on Monday detained 10 retired admirals after they openly criticised a canal project dear to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a country where the hint of military insubordination raises the spectre of past coups.
Bangkok bars may shut at 9pm amid ‘critical’ Covid situation
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/04/2021
» The Health Ministry plans measures to limit the spread of Covid-19 ahead of the Thai New Year holiday next week, after new clusters of infections were detected in night-entertainment venues around metro Bangkok.
Ex-Lao president's wife, son drown when boat overturns
Online Reporters, Published on 05/04/2021
» A luxury boat capsized in the popular Nam Ngum reservoir in Laos and eight passengers drowned, including the wife and son of former Lao president Chummaly Sayasone.