ROME: One of Italy’s most wanted men, Rocco Morabito, was extradited from Brazil to Rome on Wednesday (Jul 6) after 28 years on the run. Morabito, a top Ndrangheta mafioso, was flown back to Italy from Brazil. Morabito, who was apprehended in Brazil in May of 2021 for a variety of narcotics offenses, will now serve a 30-year prison sentence. …

SINGAPORE: On Wednesday, a man and a woman got into a brawl near Beach Road (Jul 6). In response to questions from CNA, the police stated that the event occurred at 9 a.m. on Wednesday. A minute-long video of a woman with a black baseball cap waving at a man in a white car is circulating on social media. The …

HONG KONG: There was “unnecessary bother and discomfort” for Hong Kong residents, the government said on Thursday, suspending an individual flying restriction for COVID-19-infected travelers (Jul 7). Flights have been restricted in the city more than 100 times this year. Businesses and individuals who had become accustomed to the ease and efficiency of transit in the former British colony found …

US: Carlos Santana collapsed on stage at a concert in the United States on Tuesday night because of dehydration and heat exhaustion. This happened at the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan, where the 74-year-old Grammy Award winner was performing. The McLaren Clarkston medical center’s emergency department stated he was taken there for observation and was doing fine, according …

TAIWAN: It was on Wednesday (Jul. 6) that Taiwan’s air force showed off its new locally built and manufactured jet trainer, showcasing its more advanced, combat-capable qualities. As China, which claims the island as its own, pushes up its military modernization efforts and conducts drills near Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has made the development of an advanced home-grown defense sector …

INDONESIA: “Really soon,” Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture responded in answer to CNA’s questions on Wednesday, when asked about Indonesian chicken exports to Singapore (Jul 6). It also stated that additional enterprises are working with the government to get licences for the exportation of poultry. Earlier this month, Singapore stated that Indonesia had been added to its list of countries from …

MALAYSIA: A 25-basis-point increase in interest rates was announced by Malaysia’s central bank on Wednesday (July 6). This is the second rate increase this year. Ceiling and floor rates were correspondingly hiked to 2.50 percent and 2.00 percent, respectively, in the overnight policy rate corridor (OPR). An announcement from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) claimed the increase was necessary due to …

MUMBAI: Trading volumes have plunged by as much as 90 percent since India implemented a new cryptocurrency tax earlier this month, adding to the country’s wider financial sector troubles. Since the beginning of this month, there has been an additional 1% tax on cryptocurrency trades in India, discouraging investors in a sector where the regulatory load and 30% digital income …

COPENHAGEN: As the city continues to deal with the aftermath of the weekend shooting at a mall that claimed the lives of three people, Copenhagen prepared for a memorial service for the victims on Tuesday (July 5). There will be a massive tribute on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. local time outside Fields, a shopping complex located between the city …

WASHINGTON: The White House said on Tuesday (Jul 5) that President Joe Biden’s team is still considering whether to reduce tariffs on Chinese imports in an effort to reduce inflation. As of late Tuesday, the US Trade Representative’s office had received more than 400 petitions to maintain tariffs in place on Chinese imports. This complicates Biden’s decision-making. A group of …