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Tax authorities in Tokyo uncovered a China-based scheme where 27 billion yen (S$320 million) was invested in Japanese real estate to avoid the watchful eyes of Beijing, China – all using cryptocurrencies. According to Japan’s The Asahi Shimbun, officials from the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau were conducting a tax audit on a photo studio company for…

In a major push for a hands-on approach to governance, the Modi government is planning to rope in young professionals, seek suggestions from retiring officials and make the best use of technology for project monitoring, besides various other steps to be overseen by eight different groups comprising of members from the entire Council of Ministers,…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.Bannon’s defiance of the Jan. 6 Select Committee’s investigation is just a distraction, says Majority Whip Congressman Jim Clyburn. “He should just really stop trying to divert attention from the problems that we need to deal with.” The Congressman also discusses…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal next week to discuss security issues and other topics, the State Department said Thursday. In Abuja, Blinken and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will discuss collaborating on international health security, expanding energy access and security and other issues, it said. Blinken, Kenyan President…

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The new Centre will harness the combined expertise of over 45 researchers and academicians from KPR and about 40 engineers from Ekki. The new Centre will harness the combined expertise of over 45 researchers and academicians from KPR and about 40 engineers from Ekki. Ekki Pumps and KPR Institutions on Friday launched Ekki - KPR…

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“Stop greenwashing!” That’s how Greta Thunberg walked out of a session on carbon offsets last Thursday at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. The day before, a group of Indigenous activists held a protest on the same topic, calling offsets “a new form of colonialism.” Even Al Gore chimed in, saying, “It is suicidal for…

The Nigerian Army on Friday pulled out the former Chief of Policy and Plans, Army Headquarters, Lamidi Adeosun and 11 other Generals out of active service. The Generals were MD Abubakar, I Birigeni, CM Abraham, ACC Agundu, TOB Ademola, AM Jalingo, AS Maikobi, MA Bashirudeen, DM Onoyiveta, and two others. The pulling out parade was…

While large parts of Chennai limping back to normalcy after being battered by over 50cms of rainfall over the last six days, rescue and relief operations continue across the inundated regions in the adjoining districts. As Civic authorities and their teams scramble to drain and pump out water from waterlogged areas across Chennai city, many…

12 November 2021 The Acute Leukemia Advocates Network (ALAN) and Scientific Education Support (SES) are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration for patients with acute leukemias. The aim is to achieve improved disease awareness and education through initiatives using SES’ expertise in communications and medical education and utilising ALAN’s patient leadership in acute leukemias. Both…

Michigan, U.S. — My life as an African researcher gives me a unique grasp of the issue of health inequality. I was born in a small rural town in Ethiopia, and amcurrently working in Flint, Michigan, a city that has gained international renown as a source of lead contaminated water that was ignored by public…

The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) said it will make notes of complaints made regarding overly noisy bars.Speaking at today’s media briefing at the TTPS headquarters in Port of Spain, questions were raised regarding residential complaints of loud music at nearby bars.Senior Superintendent (Ag.) of Police, Port of Spain Division, Terrance Nobbee and Senior…

Published on November 10th, 2021 at 03:18pm EST Updated on November 10th, 2021 at 04:13pm EST On November 10, Canada invited 775 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence. All of the invited candidates had previously received nominations through a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). Since provincial nominees automatically get a 600-point award, the score…

Met Éireann has joined forces with weather services across Denmark, Iceland and the Netherlands for better forecasts. The State forecasters will jointly operate a new supercomputer, based in Reykjavík, for more "timely and accurate forecasts". The forecaster says it will bring significant advancements to short-term weather forecasting, and will also be used to advance climate…

Streaming church services may be growing in popularity, but pastor John MacArthur cautions that they must not replace in-person services because they, by definition, cannot fulfill the New Testament's commands for Christians."Zoom church is not church. It's not church. It's watching TV," MacArthur told members of his congregation, Grace Community Church in California, during a…

South Dakota lawmakers on Tuesday agreed to launch an investigation to consider the impeachment of Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. Photo courtesy of South Dakota Department of Public Safety/Website  Nov. 10 (UPI) -- South Dakota lawmakers have launched an investigation into whether to impeach Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, a year after he was involved in a fatal…

Girls Basketball Teenager Sucker Punched In Game ... Video Shows 11/9/2021 4:38 PM PT @hammyalice / Instagram A teenage girl was leveled by a sucker punch in the middle of a basketball game Sunday ... and the violent swing was all captured on video. TMZ Sports has learned ... the incident went down during a…

FORMER senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. File Photo FORMER senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio topped the presidential-vice presidential tandem survey of The Manila Times.In the survey conducted from Oct. 26 to Nov. 2, 1,500 respondents were asked, "If you were to vote for…

Kendall Jenner ‘truly broken’ over loss of eight lives in Astroworld tragedy Kendall Jenner recently took to her Instagram account to mourn the loss of eight lives at Astroworld music festival. The 26-year-old model extended her condolences to victims’ families and others affected by the horrors of Travis Scott starrer event. “I’m truly broken for…

Last week, the CBI filed two chargesheets against serving and retired naval officers, and some others, for allegedly sharing details of the ongoing modernisation project of India’s Kilo Class submarines. The Kilo Class comprises imported submarines that are being retrofitted. Experts say India has lost a decade in modernising its submarine fleet, while China has…

1/5 Foo Fighters arrive for the 58th annual Grammy Awards in February 2016. The band will star in their own horror comedy film titled "Studio 666." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Foo Fighters have announced a new, horror comedy film titled Studio 666, which is coming to theaters…

China's military has built targets that resemble U.S. Navy warships in the Taklamakan desert in the northwestern Xinjiang region, according to satellite images captured by Maxar.Why it matters: The mock-ups of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and destroyer reflect the Chinese government's efforts to expand anti-carrier capabilities, "specifically against the U.S. Navy," per Reuters. American officials…

Representative imageBENGALURU: With the Karnataka government giving the go-ahead for LKG and UKG classes to reopen from Monday, the preschool sector that was dormant for 18 months is gearing up to keep its infrastructure ready to welcome the children. However, standalone, neighbourhood preschools are in a dilemma whether to open now or watch for a…

Medical workers wearing personal protective equipment carry a patient on a stretcher, as she arrives on an ambulance at the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ward of the Ippokrateio General Hospital in Thessaloniki, Greece, November 3, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis/File PhotoNov 7 (Reuters) - Worldwide cases due to COVID-19 were approaching 250 million on Sunday as the surge…

A cabinet minister has dismissed the Owen Paterson lobbying scandal as a "Westminster storm in a teacup" and admitted a "frustration" that the row has shifted focus from the COP26 climate change summit.Environment Secretary George Eustice became the latest cabinet minister to admit to a "mistake" in the government's handling of the row over Mr…

Kevin Buckley, a Newsweek foreign correspondent who wrote gripping accounts of the Vietnam War, including revealing previously unknown atrocities by U.S. troops, and later wrote a book about the tangled relations between the United States and Panama, died Nov. 4 at his home in Manhattan. He was 80.The cause was complications from a stroke, said…

Police personnel use teargas shell to disperse supporters of a political party TLP during a protest in Karachi on April 13, 2021. — AFP/FileTLP assures government it will not organise violent protests in the future.Ministry for Interior sent a summary to the federal cabinet for approval.Government struck a secretive agreement with TLP earlier this week.The…

Subhashchandra Bose, a resident of Vadagumarai in that district, had appeared for NEET, the results of which were announced four days back, and had scored fewer marks in it. Dejected over the inability to clear the entrance exam, he allegedly consumed pesticides on November 2. The boy's parents noticed him struggling in bed last night…

Teaching and learning English creates an opportunity for the U.S. to foster interaction among foreign audiences about American values and culture. For this reason, English language is the focus of one of the five core programs that support the vision of American Spaces to connect the world with the U.S. English communication occurs daily in…

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The first artwork sale during the ongoing Shanghai Free Trade Zone Art Season was made on Wednesday.The work by British contemporary conceptual artist Damien Hirst was purchased by WishinArt, an arts institution in Beijing. It was valued at nearly 3 million yuan (US$461,538).The piece is considered a representative work from the artist’s Spin Paintings series.…

Michelle Wu has been elected as Boston’s first female mayor. Ms Wu is also the first person of colour to serve in this position.  She won the elections on Tuesday, clinching the position ahead of fellow woman of colour Annissa Essaibi George, also of the Democrat Party.  Ms Wu won 62.2 per cent of the vote…

The logo of Exxon Mobil Corporation is shown on a monitor above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, December 30, 2015. . REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File PhotoMAPUTO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) is looking to green its $30 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambique via carbon capture technology,…

There appears to be a new unlikely TikTok star — and it's a big green bird that will threaten people for missing their French lessons.The Duolingo owl, better known as the furry icon that frequently reminds language learners to do their daily exercises, has made a hoot on TikTok for featuring a life-size version of…

President Biden's hitting the gas — not pumping the brakes — to pass his two massive spending bills ASAP, and doesn’t read his party’s poor electoral showing in Virginia as a rebuke of the massive costs, lawmakers and White House advisers tell Axios.Why it matters: What Biden’s critics see as a stubborn streak his allies…

A reporter asked Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in August if he had been vaccinated against COVID-19."Yeah, I've been immunized," he replied.It turns out there was more to the story than that.After Rodgers tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to the USA TODAY Network that the…

An atheist group is urging members of Congress to stop participating in the annual National Prayer Breakfast.According to Faithwire, the Freedom From Religion Foundation has reached out to Congress in letters, asking them to stop sponsoring the annual breakfast.“Are we really still doing this in 2021?” FFRF co-president Annie Laurie Gaylor said in a statement.…

/ Americas Issued on: 03/11/2021 - 00:38 A 3D printed Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta and Facebook logo are seen in this illustration taken on November 2, 2021. © Dado Ruvic, REUTERS Facebook Inc announced on Tuesday it is shutting down its facial recognition system, which automatically identifies users in photos and videos, citing growing societal…

The "Blunted House" has become a cult classic hit during the Halloween season. With some stiff competition from Christmas, Halloween is arguably the most spirit-driven holiday of the year. Along with pumpkins, haunted houses, corn mazes, you can also count on a slew of Halloween marathons to get everyone in a spooky spirit. With the…

KENOSHA, Wis.—The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse opened Monday with the challenging task of seating jurors who haven’t already made up their minds about the young aspiring police officer who shot two people to death and wounded a third during a night of anti-racism protests in Kenosha last year. Rittenhouse was 17 when he made the…

A South Australian inquiry has begun examining whether Deputy Premier Vickie Chapman had a conflict of interest or misled parliament over her decision to refuse a major development application on Kangaroo Island.As planning minister and attorney-general, Ms Chapman rejected a proposal to build a $40 million port on the island's north coast to ship plantation…

"We've had it up to here with the mayor and leadership within the city of Williams Lake," Chief Willie Sellars said after Mayor Walt Cobb shared a Facebook post claiming there were positive aspects of residential schools and that young Indigenous people "just want to be victims" seeking money.Williams Lake First Nation Chief Willie Sellars…

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The Monday Inbox is split on whether Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is a disappointment, as one reader pits South Park against Peppa Pig. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Every pennyThere’s been a lot of people complaining about £70 video games and similar lately and obviously I can’t blame them but…

An independent election observer group, Yiaga Africa, has expressed worries that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet to commence the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to new registrants ahead of the governorship election in Anambra. Cynthia Mbamalu, Director of Programmes, Yiaga Africa, expressed the concern during their fourth Watching the Vote (WTV),…

Analysts say Lebanon is paying the price of a proxy war between arch-rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia which has expelled the Lebanese envoy from Riyadh in a move emulated by several other Arab Gulf states. Photo: AFP BEIRUT: Financially crippled Lebanon finds itself in a new tug-of-war between regional kingpins Saudi Arabia and Iran after…

Andy Ruiz has rejoined creative agency Jovenville, LLC as the new creative director. In this role, he will work closely with founder Joven Orozco and oversee the agency’s creative direction and strategy. Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA (1888PressRelease) October 30, 2021 - Andy Ruiz has rejoined creative agency Jovenville, LLC as the new creative director. In…

ROME: The United States, Germany, France and Britain urged Iran on Saturday (Oct 30) to resume compliance with a 2015 nuclear deal in order to "avoid a dangerous escalation". Leaders of the four countries, who are hoping to convince Tehran to stop enriching uranium to near-weapons-grade levels, said they wanted a negotiated solution. "This will…

NEW YORK: Mounting trash. Closed firehouses. Fewer police and ambulances on the street. That’s the possibility New York City is bracing for come Monday as a COVID-19 vaccine mandate looms and thousands of municipal workers remain unwilling to get the shots. Police officers, firefighters, garbage collectors and most other city workers faced a 5 p.m.…