Star Wars’ Boba Fett Actor Jeremy Bulloch Dies At 75
Jeremy Bulloch, The actor who played Boba Fett in several "Star Wars" films has died. British actor Jeremy Bulloch who played infamous bounty hunter Boba Fett i
Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons To Enter Into Force: UN
UNITED NATIONSAn international treaty banning nuclear weapons has been ratified by a 50th country, a UN official said Saturday (Oct 24) , allowing the text prop
Hackers Have Infiltrated Many Of Washington State's Agencies
Hackers have launched a sprawling, multifaceted cyber-attack against the state of Washington, according to two people familiar with the matter. The attack infes
US Lawmakers Press Disney Chief About Xinjiang Links To 'Mulan'
| A bipartisan group of United States legislators have asked Walt Disney Co chief executive officer Bob Chapek to explain the company's contacts with "secu
Uighur Activist Whose Father Is In Prison Wants Disney To Apologise Over Mulan Film
Ms Jewher Ilham grew up in Beijing, the daughter of economics professor and Uighur human rights activist Ilham Tohti. She was accompanying him on a teaching ass
Growing Calls To Boycott Mulan Over Concerns About China
Disney's live-action remake of Mulan has drawn a fresh wave of criticism for being filmed partly in Xinjiang, the region in China where Uighur Muslims have been
Aspiring TikTok Buyers Pursue Four Options In Effort To Revive Talks: Sources
TikTok's prospective buyers are discussing four ways to structure an acquisition from its Chinese owner ByteDance, which include buying its US operations withou
Abe's Resignation: Trump Pays His 'highest Respect' To Japan's Abe
TOKYOUnited States President Donald Trump has paid his "highest respect" to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who resigned due to deteriorating health on Frid
Centricus, Triller Seek To Buy TikTok Assets For US$20 Billion
Centricus Asset Management Ltd and Triller Inc are seeking to buy TikTok's operations in the US and several other countries from ByteDance Ltd for US$20 billion
ByteDance Asks TikTok To Draw Up US Shutdown Contingencies: Sources
China's ByteDance told engineers of its popular short-video app TikTok this week to make contingencies should it need to shut down its US operations, even as it
Mozilla’s VPN Launches Out Of Beta On Windows And Android
Mozilla's VPN service has officially launched and is now available for Windows and Android in six countries worldwide, including the US, Canada, and the UK, the
Crude Oil Begins New Week On A Bearish Note
Crude oil prices began the week on a bearish note as COVID-19 caseloads rose in several places around the world, making some countries resume partial lockdowns
'Answered Prayers': Fiji Declares Itself Coronavirus Free
SUVA (AFP)Fiji announced it was Covid-19 free Friday (June 5) after the island nation's last known infected patient was given the all-clear, continuing the Paci
Coronavirus: New Zealand Says July Too Early To Kick-start Travel Bubble With Australia
WELLINGTON • New Zealand rejected calls by business leaders yesterday to restart flights to Australia within a month as too short a timeframe. An Australian a
Coronavirus: Japan To Let Resident Foreigners Return On Humanitarian Grounds
TOKYO • Japan will allow some resident foreigners to re-enter the country on humanitarian grounds, after facing criticism that its policies made their return
Coronavirus: New Zealand Says July Likely Too Early To Resume Travel With Australia
WELLINGTON (REUTERS)New Zealand rejected calls by business leaders on Thursday (June 4) to restart flights to Australia within a month as too short a timeframe.
Japan To Allow Foreigners' Re-entry For Humanitarian Reasons
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG)Japan will allow some resident foreigners to re-enter the country on humanitarian grounds after facing criticism its policies made their return
New Zealand May Remove Most Coronavirus Restrictions Next Week
WELLINGTON (BLOOMBERG)New Zealand could remove most of its remaining restrictions on people and businesses as soon as next week after successfully wiping out th
Cities Across US Smoulder As Violent Protests Rage On
Cities across the United States awoke from a smouldering weekend of violent protests over race and policing in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic yesterday a
Earthquake Rattles New Zealand For The Second Time In 48 Hours
SYDNEY (REUTERS)A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck the New Zealand city of Levin, near the country's capital Wellington, a day after a 5.8 tremor was recorded in