Germany arrest Syrian suspected of planning Islamist attack

Officials announced on Tuesday that German authorities have arrested a Syrian man suspected of plotting an Islamic extremist-inspired attack involving explosives.

Federal police reported that officers apprehended the 28-year-old man early Tuesday morning in the northern city of Hamburg ...

Amazon receives a hefty charge from French authorities due to disputes over reseller agreements

Competition, consumer, and anti-fraud office (DGCCRF) issued a statement saying it has already ordered the corporation to fix "a major imbalance in contractual conditions to Amazon's benefit" in December 2021. Amazon missed the March 22 deadline by a wide margin, and the fine it pai...

French authorities have issued a fine on Amazon over the company's business practices regarding agreements with independent vendors

There is "a major imbalance in contractual circumstances to Amazon's benefit," according to a statement from the competition, consumer, and anti-fraud office (DGCCRF), which stated that the corporation must make the necessary changes by December 2021. The fine announced on Wednesday...

The Korean government is pursuing third-party reparations for Japan's wartime atrocities.

Reparations for Koreans who were forced into war labour by Japanese colonial authorities between 1910 and 1945 have been all but abandoned by the Korean government. A representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday during an open forum on the issue at the National Assembly in S...

Tomorrow, authorities will question the former minister in Delhi who resigned over the conversion controversy

The Delhi Police will be questioning Rajendra Pal Gautam, the former minister who resigned after attending a religious conversion program. However, Gautam stated that the police had previously visited his home and questioned him about the incident.

The leader of the Aam Aadmi Party resi...

Ukrainian Forces training in Germany observed by Russian Spices

According to the story published by Spiegel Magazine, German Security authorities have observed that Training of Ukrainian soldiers at Germany with western weapons was spiced by Russian’s.

According to the German military personnel they have observed two suspicious cars outside th...

The state has imposed a price cap on oil refineries

To better control energy inflation, energy authorities are considering setting a price restriction on oil sold by Thai refineries, with current measures to combat the problem set to expire this month.

According to Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow, the Energy Ministry has organi...

S. KOREA RECEIVES NEW BATCH OF ASTRAZENECA COVID-19 VACCINES

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• S. Korea receives new batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.
• S. Korea received new 835,000 doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccines.
• S. Korea vaccinated a total of 3.71 million people, or 7.2 percent of the populatio...

S. KOREAN STOCKS MAY ADVANCE NEXT WEEK OVER Q1 CORPORATE EARNINGS

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• S. Korean stocks may advance next week over Q1 corporate earnings.
• This week the KOSPI started with losses due to lifting the ban of short selling.
• On Friday, KOSPI closed at 3,197.2 points.
• In Q1 investors wel...

S. KOREAN GOVT. TO INTRODUCE NEW COVID-19 SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES

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• S. Korean govt. to introduce new COVID-19 social distancing rules.
• The new guidelines will be implemented in July if the country records less than 1,000 cases a day.
• S. Korean health authorities aim to vaccinate 12 millio...

PERPETRATORS LINKED WITH LEAKING PERSONAL INFO OF XI’S DAUGHTER PROSECUTED

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• Perpetrators linked with leaking personal info of Xi’s daughter prosecuted.
• Dozens of people were prosecuted for illegally collecting the personal information of Xi’s daughter.
• Niu Tengyu, a 22-year-old man na...

COVID-19 SELF-TEST KITS GIVEN CONDITIONAL APPROVAL IN S. KOREA

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• COVID-19 self-test kits given conditional approval in S. Korea.
• The test kits are developed by two biotech firms, SD Biosensor and Humasis.
• The tool however has a low accuracy rate compared to PCR tests.
• The te...

HEALTH CARE WORKERS, AIRLINE CREW TO GET VACCINATED IN S. KOREA

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• Health care workers, airline crew to get vaccinated in S. Korea.
• S. Korea will give AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.
• AstraZeneca’s vaccine will not be given to people under the age of 30.
• Doctor...

CHINA SAW RECORD GROWTH IN ECONOMY BY 18.3% IN Q1 OF 2021

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• China saw record growth in economy by 18.3% in Q1 of 2021.
• China is reported to have shown V-shaped economic recovery.
• The IMF has projected the Chinese economy to grow 8.4 percent in 2021.
• In Q1 China’s ...

3 JAPANESE PREFECTURES DECIDE TO TAKE STRICTER VIRUS MEASURES

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• 3 Japanese prefectures decide to take stricter virus measures.
• Osaka, Hyogo and Miyagi prefecture have seen resurgence in new COVID-19 infections.
• The new measures will be implemented from April 5 to May 5.
• The...

47 CASES OF ANAPHYLAXIS FOUND AMONG VACCINATED HEALTH WORKERS IN JAPAN

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• 47 cases of anaphylaxis found among vaccinated health workers in Japan.
• The allergic reaction is said to be from Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine.
• The ministry however reported that everyone had recovered and there wa...

NEW RECORD SET BY IJM INDIA REGARDING ROAD CONSTRUCTION

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• IJM (India) Infrastructure Ltd has set new record in the context of road construction.
• 25.54 lane-km road stretch was laid in 17 hours and 45 minutes on its Solapur – Bijapur highway project.

IJM (India) Infrastructu...

CARRIE LAM SAYS HONG KONG WELCOMES ELECTORAL REFORMS

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• Carrie Lam says Hong Kong welcomes electoral reforms.
• The future Hong Kong leader will have the freedom to choose a large part of the legislature.
• Around half of the Hong Kong legislature is elected directly by voters.

SEOUL GOVT. REPORTS AROUND 80 NEW FOREIGNERS’ TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

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• Seoul govt. reports around 80 new foreigners’ tests positive for COVID-19.
• The local government has been testing all foreign nationals living in the city 40 kilometers.
• Around 509 people got tested on Sunday, among ...

S. KOREA REPORTS 110 FACTORY WORKERS TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

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• S. Korea reports 110 factory workers test positive for COVID-19.
• Jingwan General Industrial Complex, a factory located at Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province.
• A foreign employee tested positive for COVID-19 at a hospital in cent...