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by Julie JAMMOT Ridesharing leader Uber, under fire around the world for its safety record, said it had tallied nearly 6,000 sexual assaults in the United States over the past couple of years. That included more than 450 cases of rape, according to Uber’s first public report into the issue Thursday, which counts attacks by […]

Boris Johnson came under fire on Friday for failing to face one of Britain’s top political interviewers as he prepared for a final head-to-head debate with the main opposition leader before next week’s election. Four other major party leaders have subjected themselves to an uncomfortable grilling from the BBC’s Andrew Neil but the prime minister […]

Singer Camila Cabello is dating singer Shawn Mendes, but he is on tour at the while Camila is slated to perform at two Jingle Ball shows for the month of December. With the busy schedules of the pair, Camila Cabello has found the best red carpet date and no, it’s not her boyfriend Shawn Mendes. […]

Justin Timberlake made the headlines on November 23 but it was not for the right reasons after he was photographed with Alisha Wainwright, his Palmer co-star in a questionable posture for a married man. The Sun reported that the two were spotted holding hands with one photo showing the 30-year-old actress with her hand on Timberlake’s knee. […]

by Su Xinqi Hong Kong pro-democracy activists on Friday vowed to hold another massive rally over the weekend and warned the city’s pro-Beijing leader not to think a recent lull in violence means public anger is weakening. The semi-autonomous financial hub has been battered by six months of increasingly violent protests pushing for greater democratic […]

by Anuj Chopra with Luc Olinga in New York Saudi Aramco on Thursday priced its long-awaited IPO at the high end of the target range, raising $25.6 billion and giving the energy giant a valuation of $1.7 trillion in the world’s biggest stock sale. Aramco priced its initial public offering at 32 riyals ($8.53) per […]

A blind man was executed by the US state of Tennessee on Thursday for burning his ex-girlfriend to death. Lee Hall, who was previously known as Leroy Hall, chose to be executed by electrocution rather than lethal injection, a choice that Tennessee has offered to those condemned to death before 1999. He was pronounced dead […]

The results of the global Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) rankings for 2018 have been released, and Singapore has slipped to second place in all three categories measured—reading, mathematics and science. Though the powerhouse that is China has risen to take first place across all three subjects, Singapore students maintain a firm hold on […]

by Michael Mathes Top US Democrat Nancy Pelosi gave the green light Thursday to draft articles of impeachment against Donald Trump, as the embattled president vowed he would “win” the coming fight. By asking the House Judiciary Committee chairman to draw up the charges, Speaker Pelosi signaled that a formal vote on impeaching the 45th […]

Godfrey Gao, the Taiwanese-Canadian model and actor who died of a heart attack recently complained of having flu a day before shooting competitive sports reality show Chase Me on China’s Zhejiang Television. Gao’s hairstylist Kim Huang on social media said Gao told Huang he would be participating in the recording of a reality show in […]

Beijing and Washington are “maintaining close communication” over a much-anticipated phase one trade deal, China’s commerce ministry said Thursday, reiterating that tariffs must be reduced as part of any agreement. Hopes had risen that the two sides were close to reaching a mini deal, but comments from President Trump and recent US legislation backing Hong Kong pro-democracy […]

China on Thursday denied posing a threat to other countries, insisting it is a “peaceful power” after NATO members signed a statement acknowledging the “challenges” posed by Beijing for the first time. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday that the alliance had to jointly tackle China’s growing military capabilities, which include missiles that […]

Poland’s Auschwitz Memorial called Amazon out on Twitter, alerting the e-commerce company that certain sellers were displaying Christmas ornaments featuring images from concentration camps, which they deemed to be “disturbing and disrespectful”. After Amazon pulled the ornaments from its site, similar Auschwitz-themed products by other sellers were also discovered in the online shop. On December […]

by Olga NEDBAEVA Romain Leboeuf knows red meat is in the crosshairs of both health experts and environmentalists, and that’s why the Paris butcher thinks this is a prime time to encourage people to make the most of it. “Right now the old rules on meat have been blown up, you have information, propaganda — […]

New South Wales (NSW), Australia just installed high definition detection cameras throughout the entire state to detect drivers using mobile phones while driving. On Sunday (Dec 1), Australian authorities launched the new technology—cameras that use artificial intelligence to catch and target drivers’ illegal cell phone usage. Andrew Constance, New South Wales’ Minister for Roads, said the […]