HSBC's top execs face tense shareholders calling for a breakup
www.cnn.com HSBC’s top brass defended their strategy Monday to frustrated shareholders in the lender’s largest market, as Europe’s biggest bank continued to face calls to be split up.… Read More
French minister under fire for Playboy magazine cover
www.cnn.com French government minister Marlene Schiappa has come under fire from members of her own party after appearing on the front cover of Playboy magazine.… Read More
China Renaissance suspends trading, delays results after founder's disappearance
www.cnn.com China Renaissance, a top dealmaker in the country’s tech industry, said it would suspend trading of its shares and delay the release of its annual results because it still can’t get in touch with its founder.… Read More
CEOs are tired of being held responsible for gun regulation
www.cnn.com Americans have grown used to corporate executives treading the well-worn paths of the Northeast corridor to convene alongside elected officials in Washington, DC, and discuss geopolitics, policy and all that’s in-between.… Read More
Video shows moment man throws yogurt on two women in Iran
www.cnn.com Video shows an incident at a store in the Iranian city of Shandiz where a man approached two unveiled women before proceeding to grab a tub of yogurt from the store and throw it, hitting both women in the head. The video then appears to show a male staff
Palestinian taxi driver recounts surviving attack by right-wing protesters
www.cnn.com A Palestinian taxi driver describes surviving a violent attack by a right-wing mob in Jerusalem earlier this week as Israel continues to see protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul spread. CNN’s Nic Robertson reports.… Read More
Witnesses describe horrors of mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket that killed 10 people and authorities say was racially motivated
www.cnn.com Shoppers in and around a Buffalo, New York, supermarket Saturday detailed being forced to hide behind cars, calling out for help as a gunman killed 10 people and wounded three others in a mass shooting authorities believe was racially motivated.… Read More
Victims of opioid crisis confront family behind OxyContin maker at emotional hearing
www.cnn.com Victims of opioid abuse and their families on Thursday confronted members of the family behind OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, recounting their immeasurable loss and pain caused by the highly addictive painkillers.… Read More
Australia's Parliament House graffitied after release of IPCC climate change report
www.cnn.com Australia’s Parliament House and the Prime Minister’s residence were vandalized on Tuesday morning with messages accusing the government of not doing enough to protect the country from the catastrophic effects of the climate crisis.… Read More
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Hello ! I am Richard Y. Lim
Upon migration to Medina, the direction of the Qibla continued to be Jerusalem, although it was then physically impossible for one to also face the Ka’ba, as Medina is north of Makkah.
