Special Desk The former Malaysian PM Najib Razak was found guilty of all seven charges in the first of several multi-million dollar corruption trials. Razak had pleaded not guilty to the charges of criminal breach of trust, money laundering, and abuse of power. The case against Najib, in office from …
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In two week positive development upon COVID-19 treatment: Trump
Special Desk While US remains a hotspot of the world amid the surging COVID-19 cases, the US President Donald Trump has said that his administration will announce good news regarding therapeutics developed for the infection in next two weeks. Trump who has to face elections in November said, “With respect …
Read More »Vietnam on alert as COVID-19 case reported after months
Jubilee News Desk Having reported four COVID-19 cases after a gap of months, Vietnam has ramped up its coronavirus control measures. These are locally transmitted cases that has raised worried for the country. The country has been lauded as a success story of the pandemic having acted early to close …
Read More »Singaporean man, spy for China in the US
Special Desk While the US-China stand-off does not seem escalating down in near future here is a major development as a Singaporean man has pleaded guilty in the US to working as an agent of China. Jun Wei Yeo was charged with using his political consultancy in America as a …
Read More »Trump signs orders to lower drug price
Special Desk In what is being said as a historic act in the US the president Donald trump has signed four executive orders aimed at lowering prescription drug prices. At a White House ceremony, Trump laid out his plan. He had previously proposed them but this is the first time …
Read More »Pandemic may get worse before it gets better: Trump
Jubilee News Desk COVID-19 pandemic may get worse before things improve finally said US president Donald trump, as he revived his virus briefings. Trump, who a few weeks before had refused to wear mask in public and then made a public appearance with mask, asked Americans to wear face coverings, …
Read More »EU leaders struck deal on recovery package
Special Desk After prolonged talks for over a fourth night the EU leaders have finally come to a deal on a huge post-coronavirus recovery package. Summit, which began in Brussels on Friday morning, saw more than 90 hours of talks and became the EU’s longest meeting since a 2000 meeting …
Read More »Now China warns UK of ‘consequences’ over Hong Kong
Special Desk The UK will bear the consequences if it continues to go down the wrong road on Hong Kong, China has warned the US. This comes a week after the US President Donald Trump has signed an order to end preferential treatment for Hong Kong. “Hong Kong will now …
Read More »UAE’s historic step towards Mars
Jubilee News Desk The United Arab Emirates’ historic first ever mission to weather and climate on Mars is on its way, with a successful lift-off in Japan. The Hope probe was launched on an H2-A rocket from Tanegashima spaceport for a 500-million-km journey. Two previous attempts to launch the probe …
Read More »Situation worrisome in Hong Kong
Special Desk With a record 100 new infections reported in past 24-hours, coronavirus situation in Hong Kong was stated to be critical by the territory’s leader, Carrie Lam. The virus is spreading in Hong Kong as fears grow of another wave in the winter months. Hong Kong was held up …
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