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Alibaba

Alibaba’s big play into gaming

Our top articles of the week look at Alibaba’s new online gaming push which is finally scoring a win and the departure of more partners from SoftBank’s Vision Fund.Read More

bubmagNovember 8, 2020

World War 2

War dead remembered amid Covid outbreak

The annual Remembrance Sunday ceremony to commemorate the war dead went ahead outside the Cenotaph in Central, but with slight modifications due to Covid-19 restrictions. A bugler played The Last Post, as 150 people – including ex-servicemen, members of the public and religious faiths – gathered for a pared back…

bubmagNovember 8, 2020

Peace

PM Lee congratulates Biden, saying many countries looking forward to US’ global leadership to overcome significant challenges

SINGAPORE — Many countries are looking forward to the global leadership of the United States under Mr Joe Biden’s administration as they work together to overcome significant challenges, especially the crisis brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his congratulatory letter to the President-elect of…

bubmagNovember 8, 2020

Climate Change

Australia will not be invisible to Joe Biden, especially when it comes to China and climate change

Let’s begin with the good news for America, Australia and the world. The people of America have voted in record numbers and Donald Trump – a demagogue with only glancing respect for the democratic principles his office is meant to defend – is (recounts and lawsuits willing) no longer president…

bubmagNovember 8, 2020

Brexit Negotiator

Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Sunday 8 Nov 2020

Government's vaccine chief charges £670,000 for PR The head of the government’s vaccine taskforce has charged the taxpayer £670,000 for a PR team. Since June, Kate Bingham, a venture capitalist married to Jesse Norman, a Conservative minister, has used eight full-time consultants from Admiral Associates, a London PR agency, to…

bubmagNovember 8, 2020

Bolsonaro

Biden win a loss for Brazil’s ‘Tropical Trump’

By Joshua Howat Berger (AFP) Nov 8, 2020 in Politics US President-elect Joe Biden's victory is a loss for the man known as the "Tropical Trump," Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, whose fervent endorsement of the Republican incumbent leaves him isolated abroad and vulnerable at home, analysts say.As congratulations…

bubmagNovember 8, 2020

Hongkong

In photos: Fireworks, dancing and protests as Joe Biden is elected president

Cities across the U.S. erupted in celebration and in some cases, protest on Saturday after Joe Biden was projected to win the presidential election.The big picture: Fireworks and honking cars could be heard in Washington, D.C., and Atlanta and street dancing on display in New York City, Philadelphia and South…

bubmagNovember 8, 2020

Donald Trump

Donald Trump considers how to keep up fight, find a graceful exit

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump never admits defeat. But he faces a stark choice now that Democrat Joe Biden has won the White House: Concede graciously for the sake of the nation or don't - and get evicted anyway. After nearly four tortured days of counting yielded a victory for Biden…

bubmagNovember 8, 2020

Hurricane

NHC says storm Eta to make landfall in Cuba in few hours

World Sunday, 08 Nov 2020 2:26 PM MYT A view of the seaside ahead of the arrival of the Storm Eta in Havana, Cuba, November 7, 2020. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini (Reuters) - Tropical storm Eta is expected to make landfall in Cuba in a few hours and is forecast to produce…

bubmagNovember 8, 2020

Censored Internet

Allies prepare for abrupt U.S. U-turn as Biden shifts priorities

Allies prepare for abrupt U.S. U-turn as Biden shifts priorities Joe Biden’s election win will be greeted with a sigh of relief by many U.S. allies, whose confidence in Washington was shaken over the four years of President Donald Trump’s combative “America First” approach to the world. The Biden administration…

bubmagNovember 8, 2020

Alibaba’s big play into gaming

War dead remembered amid Covid outbreak

PM Lee congratulates Biden, saying many countries looking forward to US’ global leadership to overcome significant challenges

Australia will not be invisible to Joe Biden, especially when it comes to China and climate change

Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Sunday 8 Nov 2020

Biden win a loss for Brazil’s ‘Tropical Trump’

In photos: Fireworks, dancing and protests as Joe Biden is elected president

Donald Trump considers how to keep up fight, find a graceful exit

NHC says storm Eta to make landfall in Cuba in few hours

Allies prepare for abrupt U.S. U-turn as Biden shifts priorities

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