JAPAN’S FIRST FEMALE PM CANDIDATE VOWS TO ADDRESS GENDER GAP
The only woman in the leadership race for Japan’s ruling party vowed Monday to improve the gender balance in her cabinet to “Nordic” levels and...
CHINA TARGETS MALICIOUS, PESSIMISTIC CONTENT IN SOCIAL MEDIA CRACKDOWN
China’s top internet regulator announced Monday a sweeping two-month crackdown on social media, vowing to combat content containing “malicious incitement of conflict” and “negative outlooks...
ANTITRUST TRIAL: US ASKS COURT TO BREAK UP GOOGLE’S AD BUSINESS
Google faces a fresh federal court test on Monday as US government lawyers ask a judge to order the breakup of the search engine giant’s...
RUSSIA, UKRAINE TRADE BLAME FOR DEADLY OVERNIGHT STRIKES
The head of the Kremlin-backed government in annexed Crimea blamed Ukraine on Monday for a deadly drone strike, while Kyiv said a Russian attack had...
EU SEEKS TO SPEED UP RUSSIAN GAS PHASE-OUT AFTER TRUMP PUSH
The European Union proposed Friday to bring forward a ban on Russian gas imports as part of a new package of sanctions aimed at sapping...
LYLES EMULATES BOLT WITH FOURTH WORLD 200M TITLE
Noah Lyles matched Usain Bolt’s record of four consecutive world 200 metres titles as he scorched to victory at the world championships in Tokyo on...
WHY DRAMA, CONTROVERSIES FOLLOW ME – CARDI B AFTER PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
By Shodayo Sunmisola Michael Controversial American artist, Cardi B, has asserted that she is not an admirer of contention and turmoil, yet these elements continue...
TALIBAN RELEASES BRITISH COUPLE AFTER EIGHT MONTHS IN DETENTION
The Taliban government on Friday announced they had released an elderly British couple held in detention in Afghanistan for almost eight months. The family...
COURT SEIZES ASSETS OF MARADONA’S LAWYER, SISTERS
Argentinian officials seized assets Thursday from two of deceased soccer idol Diego Maradona’s sisters, as well as his attorney and three other individuals, alleging fraudulent...
US COMICS SLAM ‘CENSORSHIP’ AFTER KIMMEL PULLED
Late-night TV comics skewered President Donald Trump and denounced “blatant censorship” after Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show was pulled off air over his comments on the...