Twitter chief says Trump ban sets ‘dangerous’ precedent
by Glenn CHAPMAN Twitter chief Jack Dorsey on Wednesday backed the messaging platform's ban of US President Donald Trump, but said it sets a "dangerous" precedent and represents a failure…
China’s Xi pens letter to Starbucks tycoon to promote trade
China's President Xi Jinping has asked former Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz to help promote trade between Washington and Beijing in a rare missive to a foreign business figure, state media…
Sobbing relatives bury Indonesian plane crash victim
Sobbing friends and relatives filed into a Jakarta cemetery Thursday to bury the remains of a flight attendant from the crashed Indonesian passenger jet, as divers restarted their hunt for…
Cambodia resumes mass trial of opposition figures
A closed-door mass trial of 150 Cambodian opposition figures resumed in Phnom Penh Thursday, in what critics labelled a politically motivated sham. The case is linked to attempts by exiled…
North Korea’s Kim pledges to strengthen nuclear arsenal
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to strengthen his country's nuclear arsenal as he delivered his closing address to a top ruling party meeting, state television showed Wednesday, days…
Hunt for cockpit tapes after Indonesia jet crash
https://youtu.be/GFQ7ramNA0s Bad weather forced scores of divers to temporarily suspend their hunt for a crashed Indonesian jet's cockpit voice recorder Wednesday, as investigators worked to read critical details on a…
WhatsApp stresses privacy as users flock to rivals
WhatsApp on Tuesday reassured users about privacy at the Facebook-owned messaging service as people flocked to rivals Telegram and Signal following a tweak to its terms. There was "a lot…
‘Corals are being cooked’: A third of Taiwan’s reefs are dying
Nearly a third of Taiwan's corals are dying from bleaching caused by warming oceans in an alarming phenomenon that poses a severe threat to the island's delicate underwater ecosystem, conservationists…
Chinese province of 37m declares ’emergency’ to control virus
A Chinese province of more than 37 million declared an "emergency state" on Wednesday to snuff out a handful of Covid-19 cases, as the country moved decisively to contain infections.…
Tokyo Olympics organisers say cancellation report ‘fake news’
by Andrew MCKIRDY Tokyo Olympics organisers played down a poll showing plunging support for the Games on Tuesday and said a report claiming cancellation could be discussed next month was…