Chinese tech giant Alibaba reveals next CEO

June 20, 2023 Blossom 0

Chinese tech giant Alibaba announced on Tuesday that it would name executive vice chairman Joseph Tsai as chairman and Eddie Wu as CEO to succeed Daniel Zhang as chairman and CEO in September. Zhang said in a statement it was “the right time” for him to step down as the firm looks to implement a full spin-off […]

37 felony charges: Trump pleads not guilty in federal classified documents case

June 14, 2023 Blossom 0

On Tuesday, former U.S. president Donald Trump entered a not guilty plea to 37 felonies related to his handling of sensitive documents and alleged attempts to thwart the government’s efforts to collect them. It marks the first time an American president has been charged with a federal crime. If found guilty in the case, he could face […]

Silvio Berlusconi: Former Italian prime minister is dead

June 12, 2023 Blossom 0

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who transformed Italy’s political and cultural landscape despite avoiding numerous legal and sex scandals, passed away on Monday at the age of 86, his spokesman told AFP. The billionaire media mogul was admitted to a Milan hospital on Friday for what aides said were pre-planned tests related to his leukaemia. His […]

Trump’s ex-vice president, Mike Pence declares presidential bid

June 8, 2023 Blossom 0

Mike Pence, a former US vice president, declared his candidacy for president on Wednesday, portraying the Republican primary as a contest between “reckless” Donald Trump and the law, contending that Trump’s attempt to rig the 2016 election should prevent him from running again in 2024. Offering a spirited defense of the Trump White House’s policies, the deeply religious former radio talk show host and Indiana governor said he was […]

Horror! About 80 schoolgirls poisoned, hospitalised

June 5, 2023 Blossom 0

Nearly 80 girls were poisoned and hospitalized in two separate attacks at their elementary school on Saturday and Sunday, according to a local Afghan education official. The head of the provincial education department, Mohammad Rahmani said the poisonings occurred in Sangcharak district, northern Afghanistan. Rahmani said the person who orchestrated […]

Biden trips, tumbles on Air Force stage

June 2, 2023 Blossom 0

On stage at the Air Force Academy in Colorado on Thursday, President Joe Biden tripped over a barrier and fell face-first, although he seemed unharmed. Biden, 80, who had delivered the commencement address to graduates of the military academy, had just shaken hands with a cadet and begun walking […]

How Brazil ex-leader bags jail term for corruption

June 1, 2023 Blossom 0

As a result of the country’s extensive Car Wash bribery probe, Brazil’s Supreme Court sentenced former president Fernando Collor de Mello to eight years and ten months in jail for corruption on Wednesday. The high court had convicted Collor of taking 20 million reais ($4 million) in bribes as a senator from 2010 to 2014 in exchange […]