President Biden has extended a program that allows certain residents of Hong Kong to stay in the United States as China has taken steps to limit the sovereignty of the city. The White House said in a statement that it will extend Deferred Enforced Departure, which protects individuals from certain countries who are living in […]
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Chinese engineer sentenced to 8 years in US prison for spying
Chinese engineer sentenced to 8 years in U.S. prison for spying. A former Chicago graduate student in electrical engineering was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison for spying for the Chinese government. Ji Chaoqun, 31, a Chinese national, was convicted last year of acting as an agent of China’s Ministry of State Security and […]
Asteroid coming exceedingly close to Earth, but will miss
An asteroid the size of a delivery truck will whip past Earth on Thursday night, one of the closest such encounters ever recorded. NASA insists it will be a near miss with no chance of the asteroid hitting Earth. Asteroid coming exceedingly close to Earth, but will miss. NASA said Wednesday that this newly discovered […]
China’s Xi says ties with Australia moving in “right direction”
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday relations with Australia were moving in the right direction in the latest sign of an improvement in ties between the major trading partners. Xi made his comments in a congratulatory message for Australia Day to Australian Governor-General David Hurley, the Xinhua state-run news agency reported. China’s Xi says […]
Bill Gates says ‘the rise of China is a huge win for the world’
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said that the rise of China is a “huge win for the world” during an interview in Australia on Monday. Gates made the comment during an interview with the Lowy Institute, a think tank based in Sydney, Australia. “I tend to see China’s rise as a huge win for the world,” […]
Strong U.S. economic growth expected in fourth quarter
The U.S. economy likely maintained a strong pace of growth in the fourth quarter as consumers boosted spending on goods, but momentum appears to have slowed considerably towards the end of the year, with higher interest rates eroding demand. Strong U.S. economic growth expected in fourth quarter. The Commerce Department’s advance fourth-quarter gross domestic product […]
A US research firm accused Adani of pulling “the largest con in corporate history”
A US-based financial forensic firm has alleged that India’s Adani Group, led by the world’s third-richest person Gautam Adani, is involved in a massive and “brazen stock manipulation” and “accounting fraud scheme.” A US research firm accused Adani of pulling “the largest con in corporate history”. In a report published, the New York-based short seller said […]
Netflix free password-sharing likely to end by April
Just how many of you have Netflix accounts of your own? Simply said, borrowing money from a friend, sibling, or sibling’s friend’s sibling instead of investing in your own account is more practical and cost-effective. But enough of that says the streaming app. You may soon have to pay to view your favourite TV series […]
Donald Trump’s racist attacks on Elaine Chao goes public
Over the past several months, the leading Republican presidential candidate has launched a series of racist attacks on the wife of the Republican Party’s Senate leader, a woman who once served in his Cabinet. The private angst over Donald Trump’s racist attacks on Elaine Chao goes public. But while former President Donald Trump’s taunts at […]
Reason why are stars disappearing from the night sky?
All we need to find is the reason why are stars disappearing from the night sky. Well, its answer is “skyglow,” the stars in the sky are disappearing more quickly than in earlier decades. What is Skyglow? Skyglow, which occurs when artificial light sources are used excessively and inappropriately in densely populated urban areas worldwide, is […]