US says UN rejects indefinite extension of Iran arms embargo
UNITED NATIONS — The United States said Friday the U.N. Security Council has rejected an American resolution to indefinitely extend the U.N. arms embargo on Iran. FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the seat of Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ahead of a board of governors meeting at the IAEA headquarters in […]
Hexindai Files Annual Report on Form 20-F for Fiscal Year 2020
BEIJING, Aug. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Hexindai Inc. (NASDAQ: HX) (“Hexindai” or the “Company”), a mobile e-commerce and consumer lending platform in China, today announced that it filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on August 14, 2020. The […]
Israel hits Gaza militant sites after incendiary balloons
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli aircraft and tanks hit several militant sites in the Gaza Strip late Friday, responding to explosive-laden incendiary balloons launched across the frontier into Israeli territory. Palestinian medics said a woman and a 3-year-old girl were slightly injured by shrapnel during airstrikes in the northern and central Gaza Strip. ADVERTISEMENT […]
UN voting on indefinite extension of arms embargo on Iran
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council was finishing voting Friday on a U.S.-sponsored resolution to indefinitely extend the arms embargo on Iran, with veto-wielding Russia and China strongly opposed to it and likely abstentions from America’s European allies. The United States called for the vote on Thursday evening and the results will be announced […]
Bolsonaro’s popularity surges to high despite pandemic
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP FILE) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro received the best approval rating of his term Friday, boosted by his popularity among recipients of coronavirus stimulus payments despite the carnage the pandemic has caused in Brazil. The far-right leader’s approval rating surged five […]
US allows killing sea lions eating at-risk Northwest salmon
In this April 24, 2008, file photo, a sea lion eats a salmon in the Columbia River near Bonneville Dam in North Bonneville, Wash. Federal authorities on Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, granted permission for Washington state, Oregon, and several Native American tribes to begin killing hundreds of salmon-hungry sea lions in the Columbia River and […]
TD Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results
BEIJING, Aug. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — TD Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: GLG) (the “Company”), a commodities trading service and used luxurious car rental provider in China today announced its financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The Company began to operate its commodities trading service in Shenzhen, China in November 2020. In January 2019, we […]
Florida teen accused in sex trafficking of 14-year-old girl
MIAMI — A 17-year-old South Florida boy is facing sex trafficking charges after being accused of selling a 14-year-old girl on social media. Miami Springs police officers were called to the Runway Motel on Tuesday night to check on a teenage girl who had run away from home after a family dispute, the Miami-Dade State […]
Ospital ng Tondo closed; 32 health workers infected
CLOSED Dr. Myrna Lacson-Paloma, director of the Ospital ng Tondo, stands at an isolation tent for COVID-19 cases outside the hospital. She said the hospital will be closed for 10 days to new patients (except in emergency cases), after 32 health workers became infected with COVID-19. —LYN RILLON The city-funded Ospital ng Tondo was temporarily […]
11 Bulacan cops in fake drug bust relieved
Philippine National Police chief Police Gen. Archie Gamboa has relieved the 11 Bulacan policemen involved in the killing of six people in a “fabricated” anti-drug operation in February. “I will not tolerate any wrongdoing in the service. Those accused must be made to answer for their criminal acts,” Gamboa said on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT Murder with […]