FedEx apologizes to Huawei for ‘mis-routing’ its packages to US ‘in error’

American logistics giant FedEx has apologized to Chinese tech firm Huawei after several of their packages were re-routed to the United States, where authorities are waging a broad campaign against the company. Huawei spokesman Joe Kelly said that the diverted packages contained “important commercial documents,” and that the incident had “undermined their confidence” in the […]

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Ukraine’s ex-finance minister Danylyuk to head security & defense council

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday appointed former finance minister Oleksandr Danylyuk as the top official of the body responsible for coordinating national security. The national security and defense council comprises ministers, senior lawmakers and top regional officials and is chaired by the president. Danylyuk pushed reforms and cooperation with the International Monetary Fund while […]

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Editor-in-chief of Russia’s Sputnik Lithuania news agency detained at Vilnius airport & deported

The editor-in-chief of the Lithuanian branch of Russia’s Sputnik news agency was detained on arrival to the Vilnius airport and labeled “a threat to the national security” of Lithuania. He was deported back to neighboring Latvia. Marat Kasem himself told RIA-Novosti of his detention. The journalist said he has been banned from entering Lithuania for […]

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Austrian paper outs ‘Russian oligarch’s niece’ at center of tape scandal as Bosnian student

The ‘Russian oligarch’s niece’ at the center of the corruption scandal that brought down the Austrian government was actually a Bosnian student paid to set up the then-vice-chancellor, an Austrian tabloid claims. Austria’s government collapsed on Monday after a no-confidence motion in parliament ousted Chancellor Sebastian Kurz from power. The scandal began two weeks earlier, […]

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‘I questioned whether or not I wanted to be alive’: Michael Phelps opens up about depression battle

US swimming legend Michael Phelps has opened up about mental health problems he experienced in the past, revealing that he sought the help of a licensed therapist to battle depression and anxiety. In a series of twitter posts, the most-decorated Olympian of all time detailed his experience of overcoming his darkest days, saying that consulting […]

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‘We will not be world’s dumping ground’: Malaysia to return 3,000 tonnes of waste

Malaysia has announced it will send 3,000 metric tonnes of non-recyclable plastic back to developed nations that illegally shipped it there, drawing a line in the sand and highlighting the world’s major waste problem. Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin said 60 containers stacked with contaminated waste would be sent back from illegal processing facilities in […]

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