Tag: News
A “Prototype City of the Future” will rise in Japan, says...
Japan, January 7, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com — Toyota Motor Corporation, a Japan-based multinational automotive manufacturer, recently shared the good news of transforming a 175-acre...
US Accuses China, Russia of Blocking UN Embassy Condemnation
The United States on 7 January 2020 accused China and Russia of jointly blocking a United Nations Security Council statement that would have condemned the…
US-Iran tensions put world market on edge
January 7, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com — "The new year has started with a bang in so far as volatility is concerned." Thus, said technical...
UK gov’t denies claims about overpriced HS2 railways
Lord Berkeley claims HS2 costs could exceed £108bn, far beyond the official £88bn budget. Government rejects these criticisms, with northern leaders supporting the rail project's potential economic impact.
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks Miss Wage Payments
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks left thousands of customers without expected wages on 6 January 2020 after overnight payment files failed to reach current accounts. The…
Totok Messaging App Returns to Google Play Store
The messaging app Totok, developed by an Emirati company, returned to the Google Play Store on January 4, 2020, after being removed in December 2019…
Amazon employees warned of being fired for speaking out environmental issues
January 6, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com — Multinational tech company Amazon allegedly threatened to fire some employees who spoke out negatively about its environmental policies....
China’s Ant Financial applies for banking license in Singapore, joining Grab...
Singapore, January 5, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com — Shortly after Razer and Grab, world’s highest-valued FinTech company “Ant Financial” applied for a digital wholesale banking license...
Volkswagen Opens Settlement Talks With 446,000 German Diesel Owners
Nearly five years after Volkswagen’s diesel-cheating software came to light, 446,000 German car owners still wait for a cent of compensation. That could finally
Volkswagen eyes settlement with customers over ‘dieselgate’ scandal
Germany, January 5, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com — Germany's largest car company Volkswagen has confirmed entering a discussion with the Federation of German Consumer Organisations...
Microsoft Seizes 50 North Korean Hack Sites
On December 18, 2019, Microsoft announced it had seized control of 50 websites operated by a North Korean hacking group known as Thallium, following a…
Smart tech maker Wyze admits leak of customer data
January 4, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com — US-based smart home technology
company Wyze Labs Inc. has confirmed the leakage of databases of its millions
of customers. The...
25 dead in India’s Citizenship Law protests
India, January 3, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com — India has experienced a bloody holiday because at least 25 people were reportedly killed in the violence...
Taiwan Black Hawk Crash Kills 8 Top Defense Officials
Yilan County’s steep, forested ridges became a grave site on January 3, 2020. A UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, operated by the Republic of China Air Force, slamm
Uttar Pradesh Seizes Rioters’ Property After Deadly Protests
The Uttar Pradesh government has begun seizing property belonging to families of those it labels "rioters," a directive that followed Chief Minister Yogi Aditya
Missing Taiwan military official confirmed dead in helicopter crash
Taipei, January 3, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com —
Taiwan’s
Air Force General Shen Yi-ming and seven other defense officials were confirmed
dead after their helicopter crashed in...
Mexican leader slams predecessors for allowing drug lord “El Chapo” hold...
Mexico, January 2, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com — Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, in his year-end address, criticized the preceding administrations for allowing imprisoned...
Thailand, France, Mexico Ban Single-Use Plastics
A coordinated global push against single-use plastics begins in three nations On January 2, 2020, Thailand, France, and Mexico moved independently to enforce stricter regulations…
Taiwan’s Air Force General went missing after helicopter crash landing
Taipei, January 2, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com — Taiwan's top military
official Shen Yi-ming was among the three individuals reported missing after their
helicopter made an emergency...
Fast-food chain sued by Bruce Lee’s daughter for copyright infringement
Shanghai, January 1, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com — Real Kungfu, a popular Chinese fast-food chain, is being sued by Shannon Lee's Bruce Lee Enterprises for...
Court rules Turkey’s Wikipedia block as unconstitutional
Turkey, December 31, 2019 — cyberinktimes.com — The high court of Turkey has
ruled that the government’s two-year-old ban on Wikipedia is unconstitutional. Following a...
Netanyahu Wins 72% of Likud Primary Vote
Benjamin Netanyahu’s landslide win in the Likud primary on December 26, 2019, was not a surprise to many in Israeli politics. The prime minister captured 72 per
Netanyahu Wins Landslide Likud Primary Victory
On December 26, 2019, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won a landslide victory in the primary election for leadership of the ruling Likud party, capturing…
Iraq president offers to resign after rejecting PM candidate
Iraq, December 29, 2019 — cyberinktimes.com — Iraq’s President Barham Saleh
rejected to name Iran-backed Governor Asaad al-Eidani as their country’s next
prime minister in his...
