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Malaysia's Najib Razak Found Guilty in 1MDB Scam Trial, Faces 20 Years in Jail

The former Malaysian PM has been found guilty of illegally transferring funds from state-owned 1MDB into his private accounts.

Jul 28, 2020

By Akshay Saraswat

Hong Kong Microbiologist Reveals Hubei's Coronavirus Infection Numbers Are Not Correct

Hong Kong medical expert who visited Wuhan in January this year, found in a study that the Coronavirus infection number could be much higher at 2.2 million

Jul 28, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Huawei Cuts India Revenue Forecast by 50%, Hints at Massive Lay Off Amid Growing Anti-China Sentiments

Huawei is now expecting revenues between $350 and $500 million in India for the fiscal year 2020 and plans to lay off 60-70% of its workforce in the country

Jul 27, 2020

By R. Ghosh

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Hong Kong Bans Restaurant Dining and Limits Public Gathering To Prevent Spread of COVID-19

Hong Kong expects to witness a record increase in the number of COVID-19 cases amid a resurgence of the coronavirus infection

Jul 27, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Who Is Peter Doherty? Australian Nobel Laureate Confident About China Helping World in Fight Against Covid-19

The Australian Nobel Prize winner believes that China will help other countries in terms of vaccination efforts to combat COVID-19

Jul 27, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Samuel Seow, Singapore's Entertainment Lawyer Pleads Guilty For Beating Female Staff

If convicted, the 47-year-old lawyer – who represented celebrities – would face a two-year jail term or fine up to S$5,000, or both.

Jul 27, 2020

By Vishakha Sonawane

Afghan Civilian Casualties Drop In First Half of 2020: UN

The primary reason for the lower number of civilian casualties was due to a reduction in operations by NATO and US-led forces and a decline in attacks by ISIS

Jul 27, 2020

By IANS

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Philippines President Duterte Says His Government Prevented Millions of Infections

Duterte stated that the imposition lockdown helped keep the number of cases under check despite hurting the economy.

Jul 27, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Does China Use TikTok as Data Collection Platform? All You Need to Know About This Privacy Breach Controversy

After the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data breach scandal, countries are concerned about TikTok's data-sharing issues

Jul 27, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Cybersecurity

Oil Prices Slip as US-China Tensions and Grim Pandemic Outlook Weigh in

Brent crude fell 8 cents to $43.26 a barrel while the US West Texas Intermediate crude slumped to $41.22 a barrel.

Jul 27, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Pentagon Ropes in Australian Firm to Design Rare Earths Plant as it Seeks to End China Domination

Donald Trump ordered in 2017 to reduce reliance on China for the import of critical minerals involved in developing missile systems.

Jul 27, 2020

By R. Ghosh

China Takes Over US Chengdu Consulate In Retaliation to Houston Episode

The Chengdu consulate of the US located in the southwestern province of Sichuan was shut as of 10 a.m on Monday

Jul 27, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Testing Covid-19 Down to 40 Minutes Now; Singapore Ponders Deploying Them Soon

The kit developed by the NTU researchers eliminates the RNA extraction process to reduce time and produces result faster

Jul 27, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Coronavirus NTU

Mother or Murderer? Milwaukee Woman Shoots 2-Year-Old Daughter; Blames Son

Jasmine Daniels changed her story at least five times before admitting that she shot her daughter accidentally.

Jul 27, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Calls for Boycott of Red Bull Grow After Drink's Creator's Grandson Has Hit and Run Charges Case Mysteriously Dropped

Grandson of Red Bull creator got let off by the police without clear reason in case of rash driving that led to the death of a policeman in 2012.

Jul 27, 2020

By Akshay Saraswat

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