Surprise thaw comes following exchange of letters between leaders in Seoul and Pyongyang.South and North Korea have restored cross-border communications, just over a year since the hotline was cut off, in a surprise move that the two countries said was part of an effort to rebuild trust. The decision was announced in statements by South…

Tong Ying-kit was arrested on July 1, 2020 after riding his bike – a ‘Liberate Hong Kong’ flag billowing from behind – into a group of police.Three Hong Kong judges are expected to deliver their verdict on Tuesday in the trial of Tong Ying-kit – the first person charged under the national security law that…

Move against leading Hindi-language daily Dainik Bhaskar and Bharat Samachar television channel draws criticism.

Federal authorities say Barrack, a longtime friend of Donald Trump, secretly lobbied in the US on behalf of the UAE.The chairman of former President Donald Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee pleaded not guilty Monday and said he was “100 percent innocent” of charges that he secretly lobbied the US on behalf of the United Arab Emirates.…

Moderna plans to expand the size of its COVID-19 vaccine study in younger children to better detect rare side effectsBy MATTHEW PERRONE and LINDA A. JOHNSON Associated PressJuly 26, 2021, 11:29 PM• 3 min readWASHINGTON — Moderna said Monday it plans to expand the size of its COVID-19 vaccine study in younger children to better…

The fuel needle is moving closer to “empty” at some U.S. airportsByThe Associated PressJuly 27, 2021, 12:52 AM• 2 min readFORT WORTH, Texas — The fuel needle is moving closer to “empty” at some U.S. airports.American Airlines says it’s running into fuel shortages at some smaller and mid-size airports, and in some cases the airline…

Authorities say a California sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot this weekend when his SWAT team tried to rescue hostages held inside a San Joaquin Valley home by a man armed with an AK-47-style rifle and a handgunBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated PressJuly 27, 2021, 2:36 AM• 4 min readLOS ANGELES — A California sheriff’s deputy was…

42 minutes agoIf the Blue Jays are going to make a run in the American League East or the AL Wild Card race down the stretch, they’ll need to solve the Red Sox. That hasn’t happened yet.Carrying a one-run lead into the bottom of the eighth with a shot at opening this four-game series at…

If there was a rule book of life, there would be one particular page that was highlighted, underlined, and titled as most important. It would be the one which told you that you need to master effective goal setting and have an aim in mind before you get on with the process. While there may…

A dome-shaped, UFO-look-alike object sends gentle ripples through the water in a birdbath located on the side yard of the nature shop Wild Birds Unlimited at busy MacArthur Boulevard in Springfield, Illinois. The solar powered “water wiggler,” as the water feature in the middle of the birdbath is called, aims to agitate the water just…

Florida state representative Anthony Sabatini has demanded a full forensic audit of the 2020 presidential election in the five largest counties in Florida, saying it’s necessary to ensure voter integrity in future elections. “This is about ensuring election integrity and transparency,” Sabatini told The Epoch Times via email on Monday. Sabatini said the full forensic…

Victoria has reported 10 new local COVID-19 cases as the Victorian state government prepare to cautiously lift the state’s lockdown while remaining wary of another outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant. For a third straight day, all the new locally acquired cases on Tuesday have been linked to Victoria’s current outbreaks and were in…

Builds on a strong foundations in Singapore to help families in Dubai and the UAE benefit from the growing interest and acceptance of cord component storage for possible stem cell treatments later on. Many families in the UAE have opted to store their baby’s cord blood in Cryoviva’s facility in Singapore. Singapore, July 27, 2021…

NEW YORK, July 27, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Focus Financial Partners Inc. (NASDAQ:FOCS) (“Focus”), a leading partnership of fiduciary wealth management firms, announced today that Travis Pitt (“Pitt”) has joined Melbourne-based Focus partner firm Escala Partners Pty Ltd (“Escala”).Travis Pitt has over twenty years of industry experience as a tenured financial adviser providing customized…