Seoul, Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i defeated Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3-2 in an Asian Champions League quarterfinal on Sunday to stay on course for a second successive continental title. Ulsan, which also won in 2012, needed extra-time to beat its South Korean…
Day: October 17, 2021
Singapore’s New Powerful ‘Foreign Interference’ Law Stirs Fears of Abuse
BANGKOK — Singapore’s Parliament earlier this month passed legislation giving the government sweeping new powers to fend off foreign meddling in domestic affairs but which many fear the long-ruling People’s Action Party will abuse to smother dissent at…
Russian Actor and Director Making 1st Movie in Space Back on Earth
MOSCOW — A Russian actor and a film director making the first move film in space returned to Earth on Sunday after spending 12 days on the International Space Station (ISS).The Soyuz MS-18 space capsule carrying Russian ISS crew member Oleg Novitskiy, …
Fauci Defends Coronavirus Vaccination Mandates
U.S. President Joe Biden’s top medical adviser on Sunday defended vaccination mandates to combat the coronavirus, dismissing objections from conservative Republican state governors that they infringe on people’s freedom to control their health care.”Wh…