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Singapore, Aug 2 (EFE).- Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced Wednesday a reduction of more than 80 percent in the salary of the country’s transport minister, investigated for a corruption scandal, the first at that level in decades in the city-state.Lee said in a parliamentary appearance that Subramaniam Iswaran’s monthly salary would be reduced … Read more
Tehran, Feb 22 (EFE).- Iran announced new sanctions against 36 people and entities from the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom in retaliation to the recent restrictive measures by Brussels. The Islamic republic has sanctioned several military companies and politicians, including EU parliamentarians, from various European countries. The Iranian foreign ministry said those sanctioned … Read more
Seoul, Feb 17 (EFE).- South Korea is set to launch its first military surveillance satellite in November 2023 in order to improve its ability to spy on the North, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said on Friday. In a briefing to the National Assembly’s defense committee, DAPA revealed that it is looking to launch … Read more
Emergency personnel search for victims at the site of a collapsed building after a powerful earthquake in Diyarbakir, southeast of Turkey
Tokyo, Feb 2 (EFE).- Sony’s Chief Financial Officer Hiroki Totoki is set to become the group’s president and chief operating officer from April 1, the Japanese corporation announced Thursday. Totoki, who also holds the position of executive deputy president at present, will replace Kenichiro Yoshida as president.Yoshida will remain the chief executive officer of the … Read more
By Evaristo Amado Madrid, Feb 1 (EFE).- It has been two years since the military coup in Myanmar and while the opposition is no longer fighting junta’s forces with handmade weaponry, neither internal pressure nor that exerted by regional powers shows signs of restoring democracy in the crisis-struck nation, according to journalist Mratt Kyaw Thu. … Read more
