Grand Theft Auto free download crashes Epic Games store
The Epic Games store experienced glitches on Thursday as fans rushed to download a free copy of Grand Theft Auto V. Within minutes of making...
Trump says he is considering restoring some funding to WHO, no decision made
[caption id="attachment_1120" align="alignnone" width="614"] FILE PHOTO - U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he departs for the Camp David, Maryland presidential retreat from...
Coronavirus: Amazon to make face shields and sell at cost
Amazon says it will produce hundreds of thousands of face shields for medics and sell them at cost price in the US. [caption id="attachment_935" align="alignleft"...
Coronavirus: WTO head steps down a year early as downturn looms
The head of the World Trade Organization has said he will step down a year earlier than planned, at a crucial moment for the global...
Coronavirus ‘could cost global economy $8.8tn’ says ADB
The coronavirus pandemic could cost the global economy between $5.8tn and $8.8tn (£4.8tn-£7.2tn), according to Asian Development Bank (ADB). That's more than double last month's...
China industrial output posts surprise growth after COVID-19 collapse
[caption id="attachment_925" align="alignright" width="601"] China's economy tanked in the first three months of the year. [/caption] BEIJING: China's industrial output returned to growth for the...
Malaysia to recover US$107.3 million after settling 1MDB case against Wolf of Wall Street producer
[caption id="attachment_922" align="alignright" width="584"] Riza Aziz, one of the producers of The Wolf of Wall Street and stepson of Malaysia's disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak, was...
US urges China to release Buddhism’s 11th Panchen Lama
In 1995, a young Tibetan boy Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was recognised as the 11th Panchen Lama, the second highest spiritual authority in Tibetan Buddhism after...
US blames Islamic State for Kabul maternity attack, urges Afghan peace process
[caption id="attachment_914" align="alignright" width="636"] A woman carrying a baby leaves the site of an attack at a hospital where the international humanitarian organisation Doctors Without...
Hong Kong shop offers ‘tear gas’ flavor ice cream
At about $5 a serving, tear gas ice cream has been a hit [caption id="attachment_1099" align="alignright" width="654"] This May 4, 2020, image made from video...