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Day: October 20, 2020
Nigerian Forces Fire on Demonstrators Protesting Police Brutality
LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigerian security forces opened fire Tuesday night at a demonstration in Lagos against police brutality, hitting several people according to witnesses, in a major escalation of the unrest that has gripped the country for two weeks. The extent of the casualties was unclear, but some witnesses said that they saw people who […]
Maryam Nawaz: Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam booked for holding anti-govt rally in Pakistan | World News
LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter and Opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s vice-president Maryam Nawaz was on Tuesday booked along with over 2,000 party members for holding an anti-government rally in Lahore where she called Prime Minister Imran Khan a “coward, selected and puppet” who hides behind the Army. The rally by the 11-member opposition […]
Google Up Against Laws That Thwarted Microsoft (and Others Since 1890)
Others insisted that the technological shift toward the internet and away from the personal computer meant that Microsoft lost the gatekeeper power it once held. Technology, not antitrust, opened the door to competition, they said. The Justice Department, in its suit and in a briefing with reporters, was vague about what remedies the government would […]
It’s time for Chelsea to start justifying its £220m summer spending spree with results
It took until 62 minutes into Chelsea‘s eighth game of the season but Frank Lampard finally got what he wanted. Once Hakim Ziyech replaced Mason Mount just after the hour mark, the Blues had all six major summer signings together on the pitch for the first time. The concern will be, however, that despite the […]
Nearly half of Q3 new subscriber growth from Asia-Pacific
Indian commuters travelling past large billboards in Mumbai for ‘Sacred Games’, Netflix’s first original Indian series. The streaming giant is locked in a battle with Amazon Prime for a slice of India’s fast growing on-demand video market. INDRANIL MUKHERJEE | AFP | Getty Images Netflix subscribers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region were the largest contributor […]
Elliott Broidy Pleads Guilty in Foreign Lobbying Case
When Mr. Trump won, Mr. Broidy began aggressively promoting his connections to the new administration to politicians, business executives and governments around the world. His defense company won big contracts from the United Arab Emirates and Angola. And Mr. Broidy discussed the possibility of a visit to Mar-a-Lago, the president’s private resort in Florida, for […]
Obama To Hold “Drive-In” Rally For Joe Biden In Philadelphia
Obama will hold a drive-in car rally and encourage Pennsylvanians to make their plans to vote early Washington, United States: Former US president Barack Obama’s first appearance on the campaign trail for Democratic nominee Joe Biden will be a “drive-in car rally” in Philadelphia on Wednesday, the Biden campaign said. Philadelphia, with a population of […]
Heathrow Airport in London will offer a rapid coronavirus test to travelers.
While Britain struggles to get its national test-and-trace system running more efficiently, travelers will be able to get rapid coronavirus tests at an airport for the first time. Fliers leaving Heathrow Airport in London can get a rapid test for 80 pounds ($104). Starting Tuesday, people going to Hong Kong can take a pre-departure test […]
Pandemic Speeds Labour Shift From Humans To Robots, WEF Survey Finds
ZURICH: Robots will destroy 85 million jobs at mid-sized to large businesses over the next five years as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates changes in the workplace likely to exaggerate inequalities, a World Economic Forum (WEF) study has found. Surveys of nearly 300 global companies found four out of five business executives were accelerating plans to […]