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Five US tech giants including Apple, Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet have been named in a lawsuit over the death of child laborers in cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Impoverished but mineral-rich DR Congo is the world’s largest producer of the rare metal, which is crucial for making batteries used in mobile […]

A Pakistan court Tuesday sentenced former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in absentia to death for treason, state media reported, an unprecedented move in a country where the armed forces are often considered immune from prosecution. “Special Court Islamabad has awarded death sentence to former President Pervez Musharraf in a high treason case,” Radio Pakistan tweeted. […]

by Nina LARSON Women may have to wait more than two centuries for equality at work, according to a report on Tuesday showing gender inequality growing in workplaces worldwide despite increasing demands for equal treatment. While women appear to be gradually closing the gender gap in areas such as politics, health and education, workplace inequality […]

The cremation ceremony for the late Taiwanese-Canadian model and actor Godfrey Gao was held on Sunday at the Taipei First Funeral Parlour. The 35-year-old had died suddenly of cardiac arrest while filming in Ningbo, China, on Nov 27. His two elder brothers were the first to arrive at the funeral parlour. One of them cradled […]

Ad Astra star Brad Pitt plans to celebrate his 56th birthday tomorrow with three of his children, an insider close to the star has revealed. He will be spending the day with 13-year-old Shiloh and 11-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. He shares the children with his ex-wife Angelina Jolie after she filed for divorce in […]

Singapore— Former US President Barack Obama told the audience that gathered at Singapore Expo for his talk, ‘In Conversation with President Barack Obama’, that many of the world’s issues have been caused by older men refusing to let go of power, and if women would lead, the world would be a better place. Mr Obama […]

American singer Camila Cabello plans to visit and hang out with her boyfriend Shawn Mendes in his home country of Canada. The Senorita singers had officially announced that they were in a relationship five months ago. Camila has revealed that she will visit Canada at the end of this month and plans to ring in […]

Actor Liam Hemsworth has been in the news with Australian actress Maddison Brown. They have been spotted getting cosy since his split with singer Miley Cyrus. While things may look romantic between the two, marriage is, however, not in the future because Brown has shot down that possibility, shrugging it off in a joking manner. […]

Indonesia has filed a World Trade Organization lawsuit against the European Union over plans to phase out palm oil-based biofuel for cars, the trade ministry said. The action could escalate a trade dispute between Indonesia — the world’s top palm oil producer – and the EU, which plans to end its use of biofuels by […]

Philippine journalist Maria Ressa said Monday she would not be silenced as she launched her defence against a libel charge that press advocates call an attempt to curb her news site’s critical coverage of President Rodrigo Duterte. Her site Rappler has written extensively and often critically on Duterte’s policies, including his deadly drugs war that […]

by Aishwarya Kumar with Jalees Andrabi in Guwahati and Sailendra Sil in Kolkata Fresh protests rocked India Monday as anger grew over new citizenship legislation slammed as anti-Muslim, with six people dead in the northeast and up to 100 reported injured in New Delhi. The law fast-tracks citizenship for non-Muslim migrants from three neighbouring countries, […]

China on Monday called the expulsion of diplomats from the US a “mistake” following reports that Washington quietly expelled two embassy officials in September after they drove onto a sensitive military base in Virginia. The incident is the latest spat between the world’s two biggest economies and comes days after they announced a truce in […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping told beleaguered Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Monday that she had Beijing’s “unwavering support” after another huge pro-democracy rally earlier this month and her government’s thrashing at recent local elections. The city has been upended by six months of massive pro-democracy protests that have seen violent battles between police and […]

Actor Ryan Reynolds, renowned filmmaker Michael Bay and other cast members shared their experiences filming 6 Underground. It is not bad for six individuals to be able to fake their deaths to obtain the freedom to fight injustice and evil without anyone or anything to slow them down or tell them not to do it. […]

Celebrity power couple Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes may be very loving towards each other, often displaying PDA everywhere but there is also a limit to the romance. During an appearance at the 2019 B96 Jingle Bash, the 22-year-old Havana singer said although her beau Shawn Mendes is a fan of her sartorial choices, there […]