SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – China’s Huawei has mounted a legal challenge against the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) after the body designated the technology giant as a security threat and moved to bar it from a government subsidy program. FILE PHOTO: The Huawei logo is pictured at the IFA consumer tech fair in Berlin, Germany,
FILE PHOTO: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., August 12, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Brown WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Troves of new data from a NASA probe’s close encounters with the sun are giving scientists unique insight about the solar wind and space weather more generally as the spacecraft
FILE PHOTO: Summer sunshine is seen through Olympic rings displayed at Nihonbashi district in Tokyo, Japan August 5, 2019. Picture taken August 5, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo 2020 organizers said on Thursday two more Olympic events, the triathlon and equestrian cross-country, have been rescheduled to earlier start times to combat the expected
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Moviegoers have been offered rolling seats, 3D glasses and even rain and smells in recent years as theater chains seek to fill seats. Now comes an immersive experience that gets its U.S. launch in Los Angeles next week. It features laser projection and giant LED panels that line each side of
A diver dressed as Santa Claus swims with fishes at the Aquarium of Paris, France, December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes PARIS (Reuters) – In a change of scene, Santa Claus is donning flippers and a diving mask along with his traditional red-and-white outfit to scuba dive in a Paris aquarium as he teaches kids about
(Reuters) – Facebook’s policy on paid political advertisements has flaws that allow the spread of false information, the U.S. Democratic National Committee has said in a letter to Sheryl Sandberg, a top official of the social media giant. The Facebook logo is displayed on a mobile phone in this picture illustration taken December 2, 2019.
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday night that the public can soon stop talking about Brexit if he wins next week’s general election and that there is significant investment waiting once the political paralysis is over. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson checks out gear wheels in a components workshop during
BEIJING (Xinhua): China will take multi-pronged measures to ensure that employment remains stable. The government will scale up support for flexible employment, boost job opportunities for people with disabilities, and make sure migrant workers are paid on time. A host of steps was decided upon at the State Council’s executive meeting on Wednesday (Dec 4)
Oleh Kahar Ali SANDAKAN: Polis menahan 3 orang remaja bersabit satu kejadian pergaduan yang melibatkan dua kumpulan seramai 7 orang di sebuah restoran di Batu 6 semalam. Dalam kejadian yang berlaku sekitar jam 11.45 malam, sekumpulan remaja berumur awal di antara 18 tahun hingga 27 tahun yang bersenjatakan sebuah kayu ‘baseball’ telah menyerang beberapa remaja
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is working on a plan to send about 270 seamen to the Middle East to guard ships supplying Japan under a law that allows military deployments for research and intelligence gathering, the Nikkei business daily reported. Japan maintains friendly ties with both the United States and Iran, and has said it
(Reuters) – In 2016, the U.S. Census Bureau faced a pivotal choice in its plan to digitize the nation’s once-a-decade population count: build a system for collecting and processing data in-house, or buy one from an outside contractor. The bureau chose Pegasystems Inc, reasoning that outsourcing would be cheaper and more effective. Three years later,
KOTA KINABALU, 4 Dis — Lembaga Pemasaran Pertanian Persekutuan (FAMA) hari ini menyampaikan sumbangan berjumlah RM49,084.35 kepada keluarga lapan wira yang terkorban semasa Operasi Daulat bagi menghapus pengganas Sulu di pantai timur Sabah pada Mac 2013. Pengarah FAMA Sabah Ribin Wahid berkata sumbangan berkenaan adalah untuk meringankan beban yang dihadapi oleh keluarga mangsa yang telah menabur jasa berkorban demi
FILE PHOTO: The CBS Television Studios campus is seen in Los Angeles, California, U.S. August 3, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (Reuters) – CBS Corp and Viacom Inc completed their merger on Wednesday, reuniting media mogul Sumner Redstone’s U.S. entertainment empire. The combined entity, ViacomCBS Inc VIACA.O VIAC.O, is controlled by National Amusements Inc, the holding company
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Elon Musk, wrapping up two days of testimony at his defamation trial on Wednesday, insisted his “pedo guy” Twitter message at the heart of the case was an “off-the-cuff” insult hurriedly written in anger and not meant to be taken literally. Elon Musk walks with his face turned away from cameras
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s anti-doping chief has called for the dismissal of all national team athletics coaches and the creation of an international working group to help lift the suspension against the country’s athletics federation, a letter seen by Reuters on Wednesday showed. FILE PHOTO: Yuri Ganus, Director General of Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), attends
KENINGAU, 4 Dis — Sederet rumah pekerja serta lima lagi rumah tidak kekal milik sebuah syarikat pengeluar papan musnah dalam satu kebakaran di Kampung Patikang Ulu, dekat sini hari ini. Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM) Sabah dalam satu kenyataan berkata sebuah jentera bersama sembilan anggota dikejarkan ke lokasi kejadian selepas pihaknya menerima panggilan kecemasan mengenai kejadian itu pada
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In the latest James Bond movie, “No Time to Die,” Daniel Craig dons the famed tuxedo of the iconic British secret agent 007 for his fifth and final time. The actor, cast and crew of the highly anticipated film, the franchise’s 25th and scheduled for release in April 2020, revealed little
Ledgers recording body size measurements, measuring tools and a Tennessee Warbler belonging to Field Museum scientist, Dave Willard, who took measurements of 70,716 bird specimens of migratory birds that died in collisions with buildings in Chicago over a period of about four decades are pictured in this photo released on December 4, 2019. Field Museum/Kate
WATFORD, England (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday played down a video of him discussing U.S. President Donald Trump with other world leaders, saying that he had been surprised but happy with events at a bilateral meeting earlier in the day. Trump called Trudeau “two-faced” after a video surfaced of Trudeau talking
LONDON (Reuters) – Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel on Wednesday urged Britain to accept the rules of EU single market or face a potential cliff-edge exit in a year’s time. Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel reacts as he arrives for the NATO leaders summit in Watford, Britain December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls Speaking at a
KUCHING, 4 Dis — Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) mahu pos kawalan di sempadan Sarawak dan Kalimantan seimbang, sekiranya cadangan pemindahan ibu kota negara Indonesia itu ke Kalimantan dilaksanakan. Panglima Medan Timur Tentera Darat, Leftenan Jeneral Datuk Wira Zamrose Mohd Zain berkata, sempadan Sarawak-Kalimantan luas dan memerlukan pos kawalan yang banyak. “Setakat ini, di Sarawak ada 11 pos kawalan,
WATFORD, England (Reuters) – It was shaping up for a repeat of NATO’s disastrous summit of July 2018, when U.S. President Donald Trump unleashed a tirade against European allies and threatened to pull America out of the transatlantic military alliance forged after World War Two. French President Emmanuel Macron had stunned other leaders in the
KUCHING, 4 Dis — Buat pertama kalinya penjawat awam persekutuan yang berkhidmat di Sarawak bakal menerima insentif khas berjumlah RM500 daripada kerajaan negeri. Ketua Menteri, Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg berkata bantuan khas itu akan dibayar pada Jun tahun hadapan. “Saya dimaklumkan sejumlah 95,000 penjawat awam persekutuan berkhidmat di negeri ini, sebagai menghargai perkhidmatan anda, saya telah berbincang
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A New York state bishop who had been at the center of a sex abuse crisis stepped down on Wednesday after learning the conclusions of a Vatican investigation, becoming the latest high-ranking prelate toppled by the decades-old scandal. Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo, New York,
FILE PHOTO: Following midterm elections, Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp reacts after appearing at his election night party in Athens, Georgia, U.S. November 7, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Aluka Berry (Reuters) – Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp on Wednesday named conservative businesswoman Kelly Loeffler as the state’s next U.S. senator, picking her over U.S. President Donald Trump’s
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Government debt yields and a gauge of global equity markets rose on Wednesday as sentiment improved after U.S. President Donald Trump said trade talks with China were going “very well” and a news report suggested key differences were being ironed out. FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the plenary session of the NATO summit in Watford, Britain, December 4, 2019. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS WATFORD, England (Reuters) – Britain’s decision on whether to allow Huawei a role in building 5G telecoms networks will be based on ensuring the national security and ensuring cooperation with the
TOKYO (Reuters) – The women’s marathon at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and all the race walks have been rescheduled, following the controversial decision taken in October to move the events out of the capital 800 kilometers north to the city of Sapporo. FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing the yukata, or casual summer kimono, walks past
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean actor Cha In-ha was found dead in his home, police said on Wednesday, the country’s third young celebrity to die in the past two months amid growing debate about the intense social pressures artists face. In an unrelated case, K-pop star Kang Daniel’s management agency Konnect Entertainment said the former
LONDON (Reuters) – Investors cheered Spanish group Repsol’s (REP.MC) pledge to slash net carbon emissions to zero by mid-century, saying they hope it will pile pressure on rival oil and gas companies to follow suit in the fight against climate change. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Spanish energy giant Repsol SA is seen during the
