HSBC on Tuesday (Feb 23) vowed to accelerate its Asia pivot despite spiralling tensions between China and the West after it reported a 30 per cent plunge in profits for 2020 caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Leading Bedouin scholar Clinton Bailey has amassed hundreds of hours of recordings about the nomadic society’s poetry, history and legal system.
The island of Penang on the northwest coast of Malaysia is known for its sandy beaches, the colourful wall murals of its capital Georgetown, and its fiery street food.
Mandatory Pentagon reports will give U.S. congressional overseers more insight into the threat and prevalence of extremism in the military after the Capitol attack on Jan. 6.
Slate podcast host Mike Pesca has been handed an “indefinite suspension” after sharing his opinion about the controversy that led to the ouster of veteran New York Times reporter Donald McNeil Jr.
GasLog Ltd. and its subsidiaries, an international owner, operator and manager of liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) carriers, reported its financial results for the three-month period and the year ended December 31, 2020.
On 5 December last year — the eve of traditional Christmas gift-giving in Belgium — residents of the Hemelrijck care home near Antwerp were treated to a visit by Sinterklaas, or Santa.
China’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations on Monday called on all parties in Somalia to find a proper solution to their political deadlock.
The Chinese mission to the United Nations (UN) at Geneva on Monday refuted the erroneous remarks related to China by British Foreign Secretary at the 46th regular session of the Human Rights Council.
Bloomscape is looking to appeal to a younger generation of gardeners with a new product launched Tuesday that places it in direct competition with home improvement retailers like Lowe’s, Home Depot, and Walmart.