An arrested Japanese reporter returned home Friday after being released by Myanmar’s ruling junta in what it called a gesture of friendship to Japan.Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Yuki Kitazumi was released after efforts by Japanese diplomats and others. The reporter boarded a plane at Yangon’s airport and landed in Japan on Friday night.Kitazumi, a freelance journalist and former reporter for Japan’s Nikkei business news, said in brief comments at the airport that he learned of his release the night before and was told to pack his bag in 10 minutes.“As a journalist I wanted to stay in Yangon…
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“Prime Minister Netanyahu thanked the president for the support of the United States for our right to defend ourselves,” the readout said. Reuters | , Jerusalem PUBLISHED ON MAY 15, 2021 11:37 PM IST Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Joe Biden on Saturday that Israel “is doing everything to avoid harming” people who are not involved in its fighting with Hamas and other groups in Gaza.According to a summary of the phone call released by Netanyahu’s office, the Israeli premier told Biden that “the uninvolved were evacuated” from a Gaza tower block that housed media offices as…
The conversation between Abbas and US President Joe Biden came amid heavy fighting between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip. Reuters | | Posted by Kunal Gaurav, Ramallah, West Bank UPDATED ON MAY 15, 2021 11:01 PM IST Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received an “important” phone call on Saturday from U.S. President Joe Biden, Abbas’s spokesman said, the first call between the two leaders since Biden took office in January.The conversation came amid heavy fighting between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip. Biden dispatched an envoy to the region on Friday to help work…
This week, the FDA authorized the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for people 12-15, a moment that many families have been eagerly waiting for since the vaccine rollout began in the US. As shots became available, parents rushed to get their kids the vaccine. But the decision has also contributed to ongoing discussions about how to best distribute vaccines around the world. In Santa Barbara, one 14-year-old got a vaccine for his birthday. In Colorado, schools are setting up vaccine clinics. In Los Angeles, high-schoolers were eager for their shot at experiencing a normal life again. “I have a large family, one that…
The vaccines being administered to protect against Covid-19 are “almost certainly less effective” against preventing the transmission of the B1.617.2 variant first identified in India, a leading UK scientist who advises the country’s vaccination programme said on Saturday.Professor Anthony Harnden, from the University of Oxford who is the deputy chair of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), said it was important to approach the easing of lockdown in England with “utmost caution” as it remains unclear exactly how much more transmissible the variant detected in India is.But he reiterated that there is no evidence so far of increased…
For a nation mired in a pandemic for more than a year, the biggest step toward a return to normal came suddenly, even to President Joe Biden.After warning the country on Monday to stay vigilant amid the threat of coronavirus variants, the president found himself three days later striking a different tone, celebrating that the US had already reached a sort of finish line.Late Wednesday evening, Biden’s White House learned from Rochelle Walensky, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that vaccinated Americans could safely shed the face masks that have become a staple of their wardrobes in…
(Photo : GettlyImages/ John Lamparski) Richest Youtuber The biggest YouTube stars today are considered celebrities in their own right. In fact, the earnings directly from YouTube are becoming a smaller percentage of their actual net worths. The richest YouTubers make more money from launching their own merchandise, music labels, and other businesses using their massive follower base as free marketing. Top 5 Richest YouTuber The richest YouTubers in the list are those that branched outside of YouTube using their massive followings to launch other businesses, according to GrooveWallet. These earnings were considered toward their ranking because it was an indirect…
Cairn Energy has sued India’s flagship carrier Air India to enforce a $1.2 billion arbitration award that it won in a tax dispute against India, according to a US District Court filing reviewed by Reuters.The move ratchets up pressure on India’s government to pay the sum of $1.2 billion plus interest and costs that the British firm Cairn was awarded by an arbitration tribunal in December. The body ruled India breached an investment treaty with Britain and said New Delhi was liable to pay.Cairn filed the lawsuit on Friday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New…
AirPods 3 is one of the most-awaited Apple wearable devices. And now, some rumors claimed that these third-generation AirPods could make an appearance this May. (Photo : Photo by Stephen Lam/Getty Images)A pair of the new Apple AirPods are seen during a launch event on September 7, 2016 in San Francisco, California. Apple Inc. unveiled the latest iterations of its smart phone, the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, the Apple Watch Series 2, as well as AirPods, the tech giant’s first wireless headphones. Photo by Stephen Lam/Getty Images) Previously, speculation claimed that the iPhone giant manufacturer will unveil its new…
Urian B., Tech Times 15 May 2021, 06:05 am (Photo : Screenshot From Commons.Wikipedia.org) How to Make a Crypo Wallet or NFT Wallet First things first, what is a cryptocurrency wallet? A crypto wallet uses software that gives the users safe access to blockchain networks to send or receive crypto. To simplify everything, a crypto wallet is just like a traditional wallet or bank. The difference is that it actually holds unique digital passwords otherwise known as “private keys” giving users transaction access. Custodial Wallets VS Non-Custodial Wallets Let’s look into the difference between custodial wallets and non-custodial wallets. Custodial…