US consumer confidence hits one-year high; house prices soar

[caption id="attachment_12533" align="alignnone" width="800"] Shoppers ride escalators at the Beverly Center mall in Los Angeles, California, on Nov 8, 2013. [/caption] WASHINGTON: US consumer confidence...

Facebook, Google unveil Asia-Pacific data cable plans

March 30, 2021

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[caption id="attachment_12530" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Google indicated yesterday it would participate in the Echo cable which would run from Eureka, California to Singapore, ‘with a stop-over...

McLaren say Ricciardo raced with damaged car on team debut

March 30, 2021

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[caption id="attachment_12527" align="alignnone" width="1000"] McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo in action during testing at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, March 13, 2021. [/caption] LONDON: Daniel...

China approves radical overhaul of Hong Kong’s political system

March 30, 2021

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[caption id="attachment_12524" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Beijing’s new measures, which bypassed Hong Kong’s legislature, are the latest move aimed at quashing the city’s democracy movement after huge...

Experts to reveal details on Covid origins as leaders urge pandemic treaty

March 30, 2021

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[caption id="attachment_12521" align="alignnone" width="1000"] The report, by experts convened by the WHO, was released more than a year into the pandemic that has killed nearly...

Godzilla vs Kong box office collection Day 4: The monster movie is on a rampage

March 28, 2021

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Godzilla vs Kong box office collection Day 4: The monster movie collected Rs 6.42 crore on the fourth day, which is its highest one-day total...

6 F&B outlets ordered to close, another 3 fined for breaching COVID-19 rules

March 28, 2021

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SINGAPORE: Six food and beverage outlets have been ordered to close and three more fined for breaching COVID-19 safe management measures, the Ministry of Sustainability...

Australia ends COVID-19 wage subsidy despite job loss warnings

March 28, 2021

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[caption id="attachment_12512" align="alignnone" width="768"] Australia's unemployment rate fell to 5.8 per cent in February - down from its peak of 7.5 per cent in July...

Apple pushes iOS 14.4.2 to fix security flaw that could be exploited by malicious websites

March 28, 2021

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[caption id="attachment_12509" align="alignnone" width="1193"] Apple has just pushed a new iOS 14.4.2 update to address another security concern. [/caption] KUALA LUMPUR: After pushing iOS 14.4.1...

Dahmen wins first US PGA crown in windy Dominican thriller

March 28, 2021

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[caption id="attachment_12506" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Joel Dahmen plays his shot from the 17th tee during the final round of the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship...