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Jury nearly complete for George Floyd murder trial
AFP, Published on 22/03/2021
» MINNEAPOLIS - Jury selection is nearly complete in the high-profile trial of the white Minneapolis police officer facing murder and manslaughter charges for the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man whose dying breaths were captured on videotape.
EU riles China with sanctions over Uighur crackdown
AFP, Published on 22/03/2021
» BRUSSELS - The EU on Monday imposed sanctions against four Chinese officials over the crackdown on the Uighurs, sparking an immediate tit-for-tat response against Europeans from Beijing.
Your frontline produces the bottomline
Published on 22/03/2021
» In rapidly changing markets, companies need agility and speed to stay relevant. This coupled with increasing business uncertainty and complexity has given CEOs a daunting task. Why? CEOs and top executives at the highest corporate level, while being bombarded with ever-growing demands from their stakeholders, feel "challenged and stressed" in executing their must win strategic initiatives.
AstraZeneca hails US trials but poll shows European worries
AFP, Published on 22/03/2021
» WASHINGTON - Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Monday that US trials showed its Covid-19 vaccine was 100 percent effective in preventing severe disease, even as a poll showed trust in the jab had plunged in many European countries.
EU imposes China sanctions over Xinjiang abuses
Reuters, Published on 22/03/2021
» BRUSSELS: The European Union imposed sanctions on Monday on four Chinese officials, including a top security director, for human rights abuses in Xinjiang, the first sanctions against Beijing since an arms embargo in 1989 following the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Quarantine period cut to 10 days
Online Reporters, Published on 22/03/2021
» Thailand has shortened the quarantine period for arrivals to 10 days from 14, effective next month.
Turkish lira, stocks sink after Erdogan fires top banker
AFP, Published on 22/03/2021
» ANKARA - The Turkish lira and stocks plunged Monday as officials tried to stem the carnage caused by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's abrupt dismissal of his reformist central bank chief.
Russians, Chinese arrested in Pattaya, Bangkok
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 22/03/2021
» CHON BURI: Police have arrested two Russians on charges of providing fraudulent information to support applications for permanent residence in Thailand, and eight Chinese for providing online gambling. an online gambling site.
Thousands flock to Iceland's erupting volcano
AFP, Published on 22/03/2021
» FAGRADALSFJALL, Iceland: Thousands of curious onlookers have flocked to an erupting volcano in Iceland to marvel at the hypnotic display of glowing red lava, the bravest of them grilling hot dogs and marshmallows over the smoldering embers.
Actress goes public after cop follows her into toilet
Online Reporters, Published on 22/03/2021
» Police are in the hot seat after a junior officer was caught on video following an actress into a women's toilet and the complaint she filed was seemingly flushed from view.