Skype joins list of apps on China blacklist
SHANGHAI: Skype has apparently joined the lengthening list of internet tools on China’s blacklist, disappearing from download stores with…
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Former veep Mnangagwa accepts nomination to lead Zimbabwe
HARARE: Former Zimbabwean and ruling party vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday accepted his nomination by the ruling ZANU-PF party…
Japan to hold key meeting on Dec 1 to set abdication date
TOKYO: The Japanese government will hold a meeting of the Imperial House Council on Dec 1 to set…
Dying at home rather than in hospital, elderly Japanese “go to the afterlife quietly”
TOKYO: After he was diagnosed with leukemia in July, Katsuo Saito decided not to treat it and opted for…
What now after Mugabe resignation?
JOHANNESBURG: Robert Mugabe shocked Zimbabwe and the world when he resigned as president on Tuesday, ending his 37-year grip on…
Uber admits covering up data hacking of 57m users and drivers
SAN FRANCISCO: Uber said Tuesday that hackers compromised personal data from some 57 million riders and drivers in a…
Expansion of tuna quotas ‘step backward’ for conservation
PARIS: The 51-nation tuna fisheries body for the Atlantic and Mediterranean boosted quotas for highly prized bluefin despite scientific…
Mugabe resigns, ending 37-year reign over Zimbabwe
HARARE: Robert Mugabe resigned as Zimbabwe’s president on Tuesday, swept from power as his 37-year reign of autocratic control…