Asia Pacific

FinCEN Files: HSBC, Stanchart Shares Tumble After Leaks Reveal How Banks Moved Dirty Money

JPMorgan Chase, HSBC and Deutsche Bank feature in the list of banks that aided the movement of criminal money over the years.

Sep 21, 2020

By R. Ghosh

TikTok Averts Total Ban in US as Trump Gives 'Blessings' to Deal with Oracle, Walmart

Under the agreement, ByteDance will control 80 percent of the company with user data being hosted by Oracle cloud service

Sep 20, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Miranda Devine Apologizes for Calling Video of Quaden Bayles Fake Amid Defamation Case

Quaden made the headlines around the world in February when he appeared in a clip crying about being bullied at school

Sep 20, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

'Critical' Windows Vulnerability Allows Hackers One-Click Access to Servers Without Needing Password

The Windows bug has worried even Homeland Security's Cyber Security division which issued an emergency alert to patch systems immediately

Sep 20, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

China to Witness 5th Coronavirus Wave in Winter, Warns Chief Epidemiologist of Chinese CDC

China's CDC stated that few of the cities will be giving flu shots a month before than normal to help reduce the risk of double infections

Sep 20, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

Coronavirus

Two Studies Show How Coronavirus Can Spread Inside Flight

Airlines are now looking at solutions including redesigning the cabin to keep the passengers safe from the Coronavirus infection

Sep 19, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

US Planned to Drop 80 Nuclear Weapons on North Korea in Retaliation and Remove Kim Jong Un

As per Bob Woodward's new book, war between the U.S. and North Korea was imminent and part of the plan was to remove Pyongyang leadership by dropping nuclear weapons

Sep 19, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

China's State Media 'Warns' US, Taiwan of 'War' Amid Keith Krach's Taipei Visit

China sent warplanes toward Taiwan after a high-level U.S. official arrived in the island nation for a three-day visit

Sep 19, 2020

By Vishakha Sonawane

Did CCP Start the US West Coast Fires? Rumors Alleging the Chinese Party Spreading on Social Media

A clip has become viral that shows flames being shot out of a helicopter is considered as hard evidence backing the false claim

Sep 19, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

Coronavirus

Carjacker Holds Tennessee Couple Hostage for Hours, Kills Husband in Front of Pregnant Wife

The carjacker, Dangelo Dorsey, 29, had followed through a series of carjackings and shootings before fleeing from the police last Sunday.

Sep 19, 2020

By R. Ghosh

US Bans WeChat, Prohibits New Downloads of TikTok; What's Next?

Instant messaging and payment app WeChat will face complete shutdown in the U.S. from Sept. 21 while TikTok will not be available for new downloads and updates

Sep 18, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity