South Korean search giant fined $23 mln for manipulating results

Oct 7,2020
South Korea's biggest internet portal Naver was hit with an unprecedented 26.7 billion won ($23 million) fine Tuesday for manipulating search results in favour of its own online shopping service.
Biden says opposed to debate if Trump still has Covid-19
Oct 07
Democrat Joe Biden said Tuesday he would be opposed to debating Donald Trump next week as scheduled if the US president is still sick with Covid-19, saying he would want to follow health guidelines.
Kyrgyzstan's PM, parliament speaker step down
Oct 07
Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Kubatbek Boronov and Speaker of the Parliament Dastan Dzhumabekov resigned on Tuesday amid protests in the country.
Virus to cost UK hospitality over 560,000 jobs: boss
Oct 07
Britain's hospitality sector will shed more than 560,000 jobs this year as the coronavirus pandemic kills trade in bars, hotels, nightclubs, pubs and restaurants, its boss warned Tuesday.
Tokyo organizers expect huge cost cuts for Games
Oct 07
NHK has learned that the organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics are expecting to slash a total of more than 190 million dollars in costs for the Games.
Covid-19 cases soar among extreme poor in Paris: study
Oct 06
More than half the people living in extreme poverty in the Paris region, in particular migrants, have been infected with the new coronavirus, the French aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Tuesday.
Maldives ex-vice president gets 20 years for graft
Oct 06
Maldives former vice president Ahmed Adeeb has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to graft, money laundering and abuse of power, court officials said Tuesday.