Asia

Japan’s popular vaccine minister Kono ready to enter race for next leader

Editorial Bureau September 10, 2021

TOKYO (JAPAN) -Japan’s popular coronavirus vaccination minister, Taro Kono, is set to announce his candidacy on Friday to lead the ruling party and, by extension, become the next prime minister. Kono becomes the third candidate to throw his hat in the ring for the leadership of the

Sport

Politicians pledge loyalty to Hong Kong, but face govt patriotic test

Editorial Bureau September 10, 2021

HONG KONG – Two dozen democratically-elected politicians swore loyalty to Hong Kong on Friday under a new patriotic law, but some opposition councillors may face disqualification if their oaths are judged insincere. The government enacted a law earlier this year that tightened patriotic loyalty tests by forcing all civil servants to take an oath of […]

Sport

Ronaldo could play until he’s 40: Rooney

Editorial Bureau September 10, 2021

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo is capable of playing until he is 40 as he has adapted his playing style to extend his career, former captain Wayne Rooney said. Ronaldo, 36, spent six seasons at Old Trafford between 2003-09, winning eight major trophies, and rejoined United from Juventus last month on a two-year contract. “The […]

UK

Buckingham Palace supports BLM movement, says senior aide

Editorial Bureau September 10, 2021

Queen Elizabeth and other members of the royal family support the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, a senior representative of Buckingham Palace told Channel 4 News in an interview. Ken Olisa, the first Black Lord-Lieutenant of London, told the channel he had discussed the topic of racism with the royals in the aftermath of protests […]

Asia

Bail dismissed to Hong Kong activist behind group for Tiananmen vigil

Editorial Bureau September 10, 2021

HONG KONG- A Hong Kong court on Friday rejected bail for the vice-chairwoman of a pro-democracy group that organises the annual June 4 rally to commemorate those who died in the bloody crackdown in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989. Chow Hang Tung, 36, and other members of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support […]

USA

Los Angeles school officials call for vaccines for students 12 and up

Editorial Bureau September 10, 2021

LOS ANGELES (US) -Los Angeles County school officials ordered COVID-19 vaccinations for all students aged 12 and over on Thursday, the largest school district in the United States to take that dramatic step. School board members voted unanimously to mandate the shots in the coming weeks despite angry objections from several parents who said they […]

World

BioNTech to aim for approval soon for vaccine for 5-11 year olds-Spiegel

Editorial Bureau September 10, 2021

FRANKFURT (GERMANY) – BioNTech is set to request approval across the globe for use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children as young as five over the next few weeks and preparations for a launch are well on track, two of the biotech firm’s top executives told Der Spiegel. “Already over the next few weeks we […]

Business

Toyota scraps production target on parts and chips shortages

Editorial Bureau September 10, 2021

TOKYO (JAPAN) – Toyota Motor Corp cut its annual production target on Friday by 300,000 vehicles as a slowdown in output at COVID-19 hit parts factories in Vietnam and Malaysia added to the pain of a global shortage of auto chips. “It’s a combination of the coronavirus and semiconductors, but at the moment it is […]

UK

Spread of Delta COVID variant affects UK economy to crawl in July

Editorial Bureau September 10, 2021

LONDON (UK) – Britain’s economy barely grew in July, as the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19 took hold following the easing of lockdown restrictions, official data showed on Friday. Economic output rose just 0.1% in July, the Office for National Statistics said, the smallest monthly increase since January when Britain went into a […]

Sport

Fernandez uses doubters as a drive to reach US Open final

Editorial Bureau September 10, 2021

NEW YORK (US – Leylah Fernandez may not feel the weight of expectation as she heads into the U.S. Open final but the Canadian teenager will have a chip on her shoulder put there by those who doubted her. Dropped from Tennis Quebec’s development program when she was seven-years-old and told by teachers to forget […]