Chinese IT company
ByteDance agrees to
divest from the
U.S. branch of
TikTok, in light of
U.S. PresidentDonald Trump's threat to ban the app within the country. If the deal is approved,
Microsoft will handle the app's personal data rather than ByteDance, averting a main source of contention with U.S. officials.
(Reuters)
Officials say at least 86 people have died in recent days due to consuming toxic
illegally-made alcohol in
Punjab, India.
Police are carrying out raids in the state, confiscating supplies of the suspected alcohol and have made 25 arrests.
(BBC News)
Okinawa declares a
state of emergency for two weeks until August 15 and asks people to stay home after the popular tourist destination sees an "explosive spread" of COVID-19 cases.
(The Straits Times)
Tokyo reports 472 new cases, its highest toll to date for the city.
(The Japan Times)
The
Philippines report 4,963 new cases, its highest toll to date. The cases rise to 98,232 and the deaths jump by 17 to reach a total of 2,039.
(Reuters)
12 people, including
Booker Prize-nominated author
Tsitsi Dangarembga, are released from detention by
Zimbabwean authorities for participating in anti-government protests in the capital of
Harare yesterday. They are to return for trials on September 18.
(Al Jazeera)
Protests in the
Far Eastern city of
Khabarovsk,
Russia continue for the fourth consecutive weekend. Protesters demand the release of regional governor
Sergei Furgal, who was arrested on charges of murder, which he denies. Thousands of people reportedly join the protest.
(Reuters)
A demonstration against coronavirus restrictions attended by thousands of people in
Berlin,
Germany, is terminated by police over "non-respect of hygiene rules". Police say they launched legal action against the organisers.
(Al Jazeera)
Chinese IT company
ByteDance agrees to
divest from the
U.S. branch of
TikTok, in light of
U.S. PresidentDonald Trump's threat to ban the app within the country. If the deal is approved,
Microsoft will handle the app's personal data rather than ByteDance, averting a main source of contention with U.S. officials.
(Reuters)
Officials say at least 86 people have died in recent days due to consuming toxic
illegally-made alcohol in
Punjab, India.
Police are carrying out raids in the state, confiscating supplies of the suspected alcohol and have made 25 arrests.
(BBC News)
Okinawa declares a
state of emergency for two weeks until August 15 and asks people to stay home after the popular tourist destination sees an "explosive spread" of COVID-19 cases.
(The Straits Times)
Tokyo reports 472 new cases, its highest toll to date for the city.
(The Japan Times)
The
Philippines report 4,963 new cases, its highest toll to date. The cases rise to 98,232 and the deaths jump by 17 to reach a total of 2,039.
(Reuters)
12 people, including
Booker Prize-nominated author
Tsitsi Dangarembga, are released from detention by
Zimbabwean authorities for participating in anti-government protests in the capital of
Harare yesterday. They are to return for trials on September 18.
(Al Jazeera)
Protests in the
Far Eastern city of
Khabarovsk,
Russia continue for the fourth consecutive weekend. Protesters demand the release of regional governor
Sergei Furgal, who was arrested on charges of murder, which he denies. Thousands of people reportedly join the protest.
(Reuters)
A demonstration against coronavirus restrictions attended by thousands of people in
Berlin,
Germany, is terminated by police over "non-respect of hygiene rules". Police say they launched legal action against the organisers.
(Al Jazeera)