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Citigroup Names Antonios as First Female Head of MENA Business

Dec 8, 2020

Citigroup Inc. appointed Elissar Farah Antonios as the first woman to run its Middle East & North Africa operations, among the US bank’s fastest-growing businesses in emerging markets. Antonios will...
Japan space agency hails return of asteroid dust on Earth

Dec 6, 2020

Japan space agency officials on Sunday hailed the arrival of rare asteroid samples on Earth after they were collected by space probe Hayabusa-2 during an unprecedented mission. In a streak of light ...
95 arrests at French security law protests: minister

Dec 6, 2020

Police arrested 95 people during protests across France against a planned security law, and 67 officers were injured during the demonstrations, Interior Minister Gerard Darmanin said Sunday. In Pari...
Singapore to seek more travel bubble arrangements

Dec 6, 2020

Singapore said it will keep searching for possibilities of travel bubbles with other regions even after an arrangement with Hong Kong suffered a setback, the Straits Times reported. Potential partne...
China prepares large-scale rollout of coronavirus vaccines

Dec 6, 2020

Provincial governments across China are placing orders for experimental, domestically made coronavirus vaccines, though health officials have yet to say how well they work or how they may reach the c...
[Newsmaker] Ancient asteroid dust collected by Japan's Hayabusa2 space probe arrives on Earth

Dec 6, 2020

TOKYO (AFP) -- In a streak of light across the night sky, samples collected from a distant asteroid arrived on Earth on Sunday after being dropped off by Japanese space probe Hayabusa-2. Scientists ...
US tightens travel rules for Chinese Communist Party members: NYT

Dec 3, 2020

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Washington issued new entry rules for Chinese Communist Party members traveling to the United States, the New York Times reported Thursday, citing the State Department. The new p...
Asia tech conference ditches Hong Kong for Malaysia

Dec 3, 2020

HONG KONG (AFP) -- A major Asia-focused tech conference announced Thursday it is ditching Hong Kong in favour of Malaysia in a fresh blow to the Chinese financial hub's push to attract tech talent. ...
World food prices jump to six-year high: UN

Dec 3, 2020

ROME (AFP) -- Global food commodity prices rose sharply in November to their highest level in nearly six years, the UN food agency said Thursday, due in part to adverse weather conditions. The Food ...
Iran's supreme leader vows revenge over slain scientist

Nov 29, 2020

TEHRAN (AP) -- Iran's supreme leader on Saturday demanded the "definitive punishment" of those behind the killing of a scientist who led Tehran's disbanded military nuclear program, as the Islamic Re...
Recent signing of RCEP suggests need for US reentry into TPP: CRS report

Nov 26, 2020

WASHINGTON -- The recent signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by South Korea and 14 other countries in Asia reinforces the need for the United States to sign a similar de...
[Newsmaker] Biden Cabinet picks prioritizes experience

Nov 25, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) -- Competence is making a comeback. President-elect Joe Biden has prized staying power over star power when making his first wave of Cabinet picks and choices for White House staff, wit...
[Newsmaker] What is it like to take part in a vaccine trial?

Nov 25, 2020

MIAMI (AFP) -- A key facet of the global mad scramble by Pfizer, Moderna and other pharma groups to develop a viable coronavirus vaccine is the recruitment of tens of thousands of volunteers willing ...
Biden introduces security team 'ready to lead the world'

Nov 25, 2020

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US President-elect Joe Biden introduced Tuesday a seasoned national security team he said was prepared to resume US leadership of the world after the departure of President Donald...
Biden transition OK'd to start as Trump runs out of options

Nov 24, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government recognized President-elect Joe Biden as the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election, formally starting the transition of power after President Donald Trump s...