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Chairman of China’s second-largest liquor producer under corruption probe

Chairman of China’s second-largest liquor producer under corruption probe

The top executive of Wuliangye Yibin – China’s second-largest liquor producer – has come under investigation for suspected corruption. Zeng Congqin, 57, chairman and party secretary of the state-owned liquor giant, is suspected of serious violations of party discipline and law – a typical reference to corruption – the provincial anti-corruption body, Sichuan Discipline Inspection Commission, announced on Saturday night. Zeng is being investigated by authorities in Yibin, a major city in the...
US women’s hockey stars poke fun at men’s team over Trump call in joint SNL appearance

US women’s hockey stars poke fun at men’s team over Trump call in joint SNL appearance

‘We thought we’d give them a little moment to shine,’ women’s team player Megan Keller joked
Why Chinese team’s flexible organic battery could change the face of wearables

Why Chinese team’s flexible organic battery could change the face of wearables

Chinese scientists have developed a flexible and safe organic lithium-ion battery that could be suitable for use in wearable electronics and in extreme conditions. The breakthrough stems from an innovative organic cathode material that enables efficient and stable performance across an extreme temperature range, from far below freezing to as hot as 80 degrees Celsius (176 degrees Fahrenheit). Conventional lithium-ion batteries typically use inorganic minerals such as lithium cobalt oxide or...
Malaysia has the music. Zamaera wants the world to hear it at SXSW

Malaysia has the music. Zamaera wants the world to hear it at SXSW

When Malaysian rapper Zamaera hit send on an email to South by Southwest’s (SXSW) music team in mid-December, she had already been told she was returning to Austin as a showcasing artist. What she wanted was bigger: a stage for Malaysia, the kind Japan, Taiwan and Britain already had at the US music festival. “They have a stage … for Japan. Taiwan already has a stage … even the UK and Germany,” the 31-year-old rapper, born Sharifah Zamaera, told This Week in Asia in an exclusive interview. She...
China worker wins surprise 10-day paid leave on first day back from Spring Festival holiday

China worker wins surprise 10-day paid leave on first day back from Spring Festival holiday

A Chinese employee became the envy of social media after she won a surprise prize of 10 days’ paid leave on the first day she returned to work from the Spring Festival holiday. On February 24, the first workday following the nine-day holiday during the Chinese New Year, a video showing the employees’ lucky draw went viral, attracting 120,000 likes and 9,000 comments. The video was taken in the renowned spicy gluten latiao company Mala Prince in central China’s Hunan province and was posted by...
Mum's harrowing appeal to find missing daughter before grim truth emerges

Mum's harrowing appeal to find missing daughter before grim truth emerges

When Mary Isbell vanished without a trace, her whereabouts were a total mystery. It would take a shock confession eighteen months later before anyone discovered her fate
Epstein's sinister 'codewords' and what they could mean from dentist to pizza and ice cream

Epstein's sinister 'codewords' and what they could mean from dentist to pizza and ice cream

The Epstein Files are littered with unusual words like 'pizza', which appears 842 times. Many suspect they could be codewords but what do they mean? From 'grape soda' to 'dentist', The Mirror explores the theories behind the 'codewords'

President Trump Fires Warning Shot to Iran Amid Threats of New Retaliatory Strikes on US Military Bases

President Trump on Saturday evening fired a warning shot to Iran amid reports the country was going to hit US military bases in retaliatory strikes. The post President Trump Fires Warning Shot to Iran Amid Threats of New Retaliatory Strikes on US Military Bases appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Pelicans hilan 4ta victoria, 115-105 ante Jazz, pero perderían a Williamson

Pelicans hilan 4ta victoria, 115-105 ante Jazz, pero perderían a Williamson

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Saddiq Bey anotó 24 puntos y los Pelicans de Nueva Orleáns derrotaron el sábado 115-105 al Jazz de Utah para barrerlos en dos duelos, pese a que Zion Williamson, abandonó el encuentro por una lesión de tobillo. Williamson se retiró al comienzo del segundo cuarto por una lesión en el […]

Trump advierte a Irán que no escale sus ataques, dice que EEUU respondería “CON UNA FUERZA QUE NUNCA SE HA VISTO ANTES”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump advierte a Irán que no escale sus ataques, dice que EEUU respondería “CON UNA FUERZA QUE NUNCA SE HA VISTO ANTES.”

Trump advierte a Irán que no intensifique los ataques, dice que EEUU respondería con fuerza

Associated Press DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, advirtió el domingo a Irán que no incremente sus ataques, y escribió en una publicación en internet que Estados Unidos respondería “¡CON UNA FUERZA QUE NUNCA SE HA VISTO ANTES!”. Los comentarios de Trump en Truth Social se producen tras […]
El líder supremo de Irán, el ayatolá Alí Jamenei, en el poder desde 1989, muere a los 86 años

El líder supremo de Irán, el ayatolá Alí Jamenei, en el poder desde 1989, muere a los 86 años

Por JON GAMBRELL DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — El ayatolá Alí Jamenei, quien durante décadas concentró el poder teocrático en Irán como su líder supremo y buscó convertir al país en una potencia regional, llevándolo a la confrontación con Israel y Estados Unidos por su programa nuclear mientras aplastaba a los manifestantes prodemocracia dentro […]