Three rescued from Turkey rubble as earthquake death toll passes 45,000
A man stands on rubble, in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake, in Antakya, Turkey February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Nir Elias ANTAKYA/KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey — Rescue teams pulled three people alive from under collapsed buildings in Turkey on Friday, 11 days after an earthquake that has killed more than 45,000, left millions homeless, and sparked a huge […]
US and China diplomats communicating – but not militaries, White House says
John Kirby, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, answers questions during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, US, February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein WASHINGTON — US diplomatic communications with China remain open after the shooting down of a Chinese spy balloon this month, but contact between the countries’ militaries “unfortunately” […]
Pentagon’s top China official travels to Taiwan, sources say
Flags of Taiwan and U.S. are placed for a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan March 27, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo TAIPEI — The Pentagon’s top China official, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Michael Chase, has arrived in Taiwan, two sources familiar with matter said on Friday, beginning a visit that could exacerbate tensions between Beijing and […]
Yibby & Chub.e Want to Create the Musical Equivalent of Soul Food
Ethiopian-born, Sydney rapper Yibby and Nigerian-Australian producer Chub.e are interested in creating a style of hip hop that expresses a depth of feeling on par with soul music. On their latest collaboration, The Chubby Tape, the duo channel boom bap influences and recall contemporary acts Joey Bada$$ and Earl Sweatshirt. The Chubby Tape features seven […]
US military completes recovery of Chinese balloon, now analyzing its ‘guts’
FILE PHOTO: US Navy sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 prepare material recovered in the Atlantic Ocean from a high-altitude Chinese balloon shot down by the US Air Force off the coast of South Carolina after docking in Virginia Beach, Virginia for transport to federal agents at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek on February […]
Three Islamists, two others killed in storming of Karachi police station
Police officers stand in the aftermath of an attack on a police station in Karachi, Pakistan February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro KARACHI, Pakistan — Islamists stormed a police station in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Friday, killing two people in a hail of gunfire and a series of loud explosions before they themselves […]
TuanChe Limited Announces Appointment of Acting Chief Financial Officer
BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — TuanChe Limited (“TuanChe” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: TC), a leading integrated automotive marketplace in China, today announced that the board of directors of the Company has appointed Mr. Wei Wen, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, as the acting chief financial officer of the Company, effective on February 17, […]
UP oblation run resumes after a 3-year hiatus
MASKS STILL A MUST HERE After a three-year absence due to the pandemic, the Oblation Run is back on Friday, streaking through the University of the Philippines Diliman campus. The tradition kept alive by the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity doubles as an event for student activism. This year, it carried the theme “Sama-sama Tayong Babaon […]
China Liberal Education Holdings Limited Receives Nasdaq Notification Regarding Minimum Bid Price Deficiency
BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — China Liberal Education Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: CLEU) (“China Liberal,” the “Company,” or “we”), a China-based company that provides smart campus solutions and other educational services, today announced that the Company received a written notification (the “Notification Letter”) from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) on February 15, 2023, notifying the […]
Abu Sayyaf plot to bomb Zamboanga City foiled
ARRESTED Omar Mabanza, a suspected Abu Sayyaf bomber, is escorted by the police after his arrest in Zamboanga City on Friday. —JERRY AMAGA/contributor ZAMBOANGA CITY—A plan to set off a powerful bomb in this city has been foiled with the arrest of a suspected bomber in an operation at dawn on Friday in Sitio Sapah […]