Disney park trips surge after Covid measures eased
Disney says trips to its US theme parks have surged, while subscriptions to its streaming service beat expectations. The company said sales at its domestic...
Activist investor Quarz opposes terms of US$3 billion Singapore REIT merger
SINGAPORE: Activist investor Quarz Capital Management said it is opposed to the terms of a proposed S$4.2 billion (US$3.1 billion) merger of two Temasek-linked Singapore...
BOJ’s Kuroda says not debating exit from easy policy -Mainichi
TOKYO : Japan's central bank is not debating an exit from ultra-loose monetary policy, Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has said, and will not do so during...
Japan’s Covid-19 surge shows signs of peaking as curbs extended
TOKYO: Japan's biggest wave of Covid-19 cases to date is showing signs of peaking though authorities are extending virus curbs into next month to try...
Sweden declares Covid-19 pandemic over, despite warnings from scientists
STOCKHOLM: Sweden scrapped almost all of its few pandemic restrictions yesterday and stopped most testing for Covid-19, even as the pressure on the healthcare systems...
Hong Kong vaccine rates spike as outbreak shatters Covid-free dreams
HONG KONG: Vaccination rates are rising sharply among the elderly in Hong Kong, lifting from a relatively low base as an Omicron-fuelled spike in new...
Fusion race kicked into high gear by smart tech
A US company is speeding up the path to practical fusion energy by using Google's vast computing power. By applying software that can improve on...