Shopper Sandra Stephenson has a story to share, actually three of them, that should make anyone stop, step back and think three times before rushing to buy the next cute thing they spot on Facebook, Instagram or other social media platforms. She ordered a “Mama Bear” T-shirt for herself. Supercute with sunflowers, she says. She
MADRID (Reuters) – Time is running out to find a Brexit agreement between Spain and Britain over Gibraltar, Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said on Thursday. At stake in the talks is avoiding a hard European Union border in southern Spain after Britain completes its departure from the EU at the end of this
IPOH: Authorities who raided hostels for workers of a glove manufacturer here found these places to be overcrowded and filthy. Labour Department director Mohd Asri Abdul Wahab said the company had failed to adhere to the Workers’ Minimum Standard of Housing and Amenities Act 1990. “Each hostel is supposed to have from 10 to 12
SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced the leader of an online sexual blackmail ring to 40 years in prison, the Yonhap news agency reported. Cho Ju-bin, 24, was found guilty of running an online network that blackmailed at least 74 women, including 16 teenagers, into what authorities called “virtual enslavement” by
NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) — U.S. oil prices rose on Wednesday. Read full story Source link
KUALA LUMPUR: Equipping policemen with body cameras will be among some of the measures to be implemented to curb corruption and wrongdoing by police, says Bukit Aman Integrity and Standard Compliance Department (JIPS) director Comm Datuk Zamri Yahya. “Police personnel assigned to patrol and roadblock duties will be equipped with body cameras starting next year
In 2018, artist Deng Yufeng bought the personal information of 300,000 people in China and displayed it publicly to prove a point about the threat of identity theft. He was questioned by the police and temporarily banned from leaving Wuhan. Since then Deng, who uses art to critique sensitive topics in China, has wanted to
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pakistan gave U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres a dossier on Tuesday accusing India of stoking terrorism in Pakistan, a day after India provided a dossier to some U.N. Security Council members accusing militants from Pakistan of attempting an attack in the disputed Indian territory Kashmir. The tit-for-tat moves come ahead of India
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland is on its way towards halving the number of new COVID-19 infections every two weeks thanks to strict measures in the country’s west that was particularly hard hit by the second wave of the virus, officials said on Tuesday. Martin Ackermann, head of the COVID-19 science task force, told a media
GANGHWA, South Korea (Reuters) – When hiker Kim Kang-eun found the slopes of Mount Jiri, South Korea’s largest national park, littered with rubbish during a two-day trip in 2018, she decided it was time to send out a message about taking better care of nature. She founded Clean Hikers, a group dedicated to picking up
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The decision to revoke the cabotage exemption for foreign-flagged ships repairing undersea cables does not prevent the employment of foreign vessels, says the Malaysia Shipowners Association (Masa). Its chairman Datuk Abdul Hak Md Amin (pic) said that it mainly means helping and enabling Malaysian companies to bring the cableships and technology back
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain is unlikely to make vaccination against the coronavirus compulsory, at least initially, health ministry sources said on Monday. Under Spanish law, vaccination is voluntary, although in some cases, such as an epidemic, the government could make it compulsory. “There are instruments to make it so. But it is not the plan
PETALING JAYA: Four new Covid-19 clusters were recorded in the country on Monday (Nov 23), says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The four clusters were located in Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur/Selangor, Perak and in Johor. Dr Noor Hisham said the new cluster, known as the Bintang cluster, was detected among workers at
KUALA LUMPUR: Several lawmakers have urged for more time to be given for ministers to wrap up points raised by MPs on Budget 2021. Lawmakers said the current 20mins allocated for ministers to reply was rather short and insufficient, compared to the previous 45mins. Four ministries will reply to points raised by lawmakers on Budget
ABUJA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) — Nigerian police on Sunday confirmed that five worshippers were killed and 18 others abducted when gunmen attacked a congregational mosque in the country’s northwestern state of Zamfara. The incident occurred on Friday in the Dutsen Gari community of Maru local government area in Zamfara, police spokesman Muhammad Shehu told Xinhua.
SUNGAI PETANI (Bernama): A food stall trader died when a defective fire extinguisher placed in front of his house exploded in Bandar Puteri Jaya here. Kuala Muda District Police chief ACP Adzli Abu Shah said that in the 1.15pm incident on Sunday (Nov 22), the victim, Mohamad Yusri Omar, 43, was repairing a radio belonging
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The Ethiopian military plans to use tanks to encircle Mekelle, the capital of northern Tigray region, and is warning civilians it may also use artillery on the city, state media reported on Sunday. “The next phases are the decisive part of the operation, which is to encircle Mekelle using tanks, finishing
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso heads to the polls on Sunday in an election dominated by jihadist violence, which has cost over 2,000 lives this year and will prevent voting in hundreds of villages. President Roch Kaboré is seeking a second five-year term, campaigning on achievements including free healthcare for children under the age of
(Reuters) – The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States was on track to surpass 12 million on Saturday, just days ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday that health experts have warned could fuel the surging spread of infection around the country. The milestone marks a worsening of the country’s COVID-19 epidemic, which has claimed
PETALING JAYA: Three new Covid-19 clusters have been recorded, with two in Peninsular Malaysia while the other was detected in Labuan, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The three clusters were located in Selangor, Johor and in Labuan. Dr Noor Hisham said the new cluster, known as the Jalan Harapan cluster, was
PETALING JAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pic) says his resignation as prime minister on Feb 24, had nothing to do with Pakatan Harapan wanting Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to take over, but was because he had lost the trust of his party. The former premier also said that after his resignation, he and Anwar both
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Georgia on Friday certified President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election in the state, according to a statement from the Georgia Secretary of State’s website. (Reporting by Eric Beech and Daphne Psaledakis; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) Source link
(Reuters) – The number of coronavirus cases in Europe surpassed the 15 million mark on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, as the region sees a surge in infections with the onset of winter, reporting a million new infections about every four days. Europe has so far witnessed at least 15,046,656 reported infections and 344,401
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Friday sentenced a man to 13 years in prison for trying to pass on secret information about Russia’s Northern Fleet to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, Russian news agencies reported. A court in Bryansk, southwest of Moscow, found Yuri Eschenko guilty of state treason, the agencies reported. (Reporting by Maria
LONDON (Reuters) – Gilead’s drug remdesivir is not recommended for patients hospitalised with COVID-19, regardless of how ill they are, as there is no evidence it improves survival or reduces the need for ventilation, a World Health Organization panel said on Friday. “The … panel found a lack of evidence that remdesivir improved outcomes that
GABORONE, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — Church gatherings in Botswana have been increased from 50 to 100 people, the office of the president announced Thursday, as the southern African country continues to open up all the sectors of the economy. President Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana made the disclosure during a meeting he had with the Botswana
KULAI: The Bandar Baru Kulai Fire and Rescue Department has launched a search-and-rescue (SAR) operation to locate an 18-year-old teenager who is believed to have fallen into a river at Jalan Berkat, Kampung Jaya Sepakat in Senai here. Its operations commander Mohd Fauzi Awang said that the department received a distress call at about 2.38pm
(Reuters) – As established law firms withdrew from representing President Donald Trump in his long-shot challenges to U.S. election results, his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has spearheaded the continuing effort, despite a lack of evidence of widespread fraud and a string of losses. The following lawyers are among those on the latest legal team: RUDY
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States’ land borders with Canada and Mexico are expected to remain closed to non-essential travel until at least Dec. 21 amid a rising number of American coronavirus cases, a U.S. Homeland Security Department official told Reuters. The current restrictions expire on Nov. 21 and the three countries are expected to
WARSAW (Reuters) – A former Polish secret service agent and a Chinese citizen who worked for a telecommunications company were charged with spying for China, the spokesman of the minister coordinating Polish special services said on Wednesday. On Nov. 16, an indictment was submitted to the District Court in Warsaw against Piotr D. and Weijing
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