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The US Justice Department said Thursday that it would unmask the long-protected name of a Saudi official who allegedly had ties to the Al-Qaeda perpetrators of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Responding to years of pressure from families of the victims of the attacks, the FBI and the Justice Department decided to declassify the name […]

Actor Joaquin Phoenix said his critically acclaimed role in Joker was “one of the greatest experiences of my career,” as the dark and ambitious comic book adaptation sent Toronto’s film festival into a frenzy Monday. The movie scooped Venice’s prestigious Golden Lion prize for best film on Saturday and the premiere was the hottest ticket […]

The Korean celebrity couple known affectionately as Song-song have called it quits a few months ago but it seems like it’s not the end for one of them. South Korean actress Song Hye-kyo might still have feelings for her ex-husband actor Song Joong-ki based on some speculation by netizens. Their fans appear to think that […]

Hong Kong singer-actor Leslie Cheung died sixteen years ago but his partner Daffy Tong still holds on to his memory. According to Sin Chew Daily, Tong posted Leslie’s photos on his Instagram @dhttong today in conjunction with what would have been Cheung’s 62nd birthday. Eight photos were uploaded onto the Instagram account. Sin Chew Daily […]

It has been about five months since Hong Kong actress and singer Jacqueline Wong was caught kissing singer-actor Andy Hui at the back of a cab but Wong has not moved on or recovered. Scarlett Wong, her sister told Hong Kong’s Ming Pao that Jacqueline’s mood was still “unsettled.” “She doesn’t know what she should […]

by Issam AHMED US President Donald Trump’s administration announced Wednesday it would soon ban flavored e-cigarette products to stem a rising tide of youth users, following a spike in vaping-linked deaths. The move could later be extended to an outright prohibition of vaping if adolescents migrate to tobacco flavors, seen as more legitimate products that […]

Brazil’s foreign minister charged Wednesday that international efforts to fight climate change amounted to a plot to destroy national sovereignty as his country faces intense criticism over Amazon fires. Ahead of a major UN summit later this month aimed at stemming global warming, Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo attacked what he called an ideology of “climatism” […]

by Dessy Sagita The number of blazes in Indonesia’s rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed Thursday, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and adding to concerns about the impact of increasing wildfire outbreaks worldwide on global warming. Illegal blazes to clear land for agricultural plantations have been raging on Sumatra and Borneo islands, with Indonesia […]

by Sebastian Smith President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the firing of hawkish national security advisor John Bolton, a move widely seen as boosting the president’s push to negotiate with US foes in Afghanistan, North Korea and other trouble spots. Trump, who said he had disagreed “strongly” with Bolton on policy, announced via Twitter: “I […]

A number of Chinese researchers from the World Civilization Research Association made the bold claim that English and other European languages are mere dialects rooted in Mandarin. The scholars, an overwhelming majority of which are from Chinese academic institutions, support their claims with reportedly 20 years of research. They presented their research at the first […]

by Jerome TAYLOR Joshua Wong, the Hong Kong activist soon to visit the United States, was the unlikely hero of the Umbrella Movement that inspired hundreds of thousands to take over Hong Kong’s streets for two months in 2014 calling for free elections. Five years later, the 22-year-old is one of the most prominent faces […]

by Hiroshi HIYAMA Japan’s Shinzo Abe on Wednesday appointed new foreign and defence ministers and promoted a popular rising political star, in a cabinet reshuffle that fuelled speculation over the prime minister’s successor. The spectacular appointment as environment minister of the telegenic Shinjiro Koizumi, the 38-year-old son of much-loved former PM Junichiro Koizumi, set tongues […]

A woman hired a hitman to eliminate a husband and his son who were opposed to the sale of a house to allow her to settle a billion Rupiah debt. While in another case in Singapore, a man went on the Dark Web to hire a hitman to murder a boyfriend of his former lover […]

Former Indonesian President Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie who is well-known among Singaporean politicians for his remarks on Singapore being ‘the red dot’, is still recuperating in hospital. Better known as BJ Habibie, he was in intensive care at the Gatot Soebroto Army Central Hospital where he is still recuperating. Many personalities in Indonesia are conveying messages […]

Wildfires in Bolivia have torched two million hectares (4.9 million acres) of forest and grassland since August, including some environmentally protected areas, officials said Monday. One cabinet minister decried the “macabre game” of fires being put out, then reset behind the backs of firefighters by “saboteurs.” Cinthia Asin, environmental minister for the eastern region of […]