Malaysia’s May exports rise 47.3% on-year, below forecast
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's exports rose 47.3 per cent from a year earlier in May, the fourth straight month of double-digit growth, though the pace of...
Mexican billionaire Salinas says his banking business may embrace bitcoin
[caption id="attachment_13203" align="alignright" width="605"] FILE PHOTO: A representation of the virtual cryptocurrency Bitcoin is seen in this picture illustration taken June 14, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su/Illustration...
South Korean consortium to produce Russia’s Sputnik Light vaccine
SEOUL: Huons Global Co said on Monday (Jun 28) its South Korean consortium plans to begin production of a single-dose Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine from...
More infectious COVID-19 variants account for most UAE cases, authority says
FILE PHOTO: A man receives a dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Dubai, United Arab Emirates December 28, 2020. REUTERS/Abdel Hadi...
Fast and Furious 9 on track for pandemic-best opening in North America with 66 million dollars
This will be the biggest opening weekend collection for any film in the region since the outbreak of coronavirus. [caption id="attachment_13193" align="alignnone" width="1200"] There is...
Biden calls on Afghans to ‘decide their future’ as withdrawal nears end
American troops may be leaving, but support for Afghanistan is not ending in terms of helping maintain their military as well as economic and political...
Candyman trailer: Jordan Peele production looks chilling in more ways than one
Candyman, which is a sequel to a 1992 film of the same name, is based on the titular ghost who was a 19th-century African-American man,...
In Russia, vaccine sceptics rush to buy fake Covid jab certificates
MOSCOW: Watching as Russia’s drive to vaccinate its citizens against coronavirus stumbled earlier this year, Sergei had a hunch that authorities would eventually make inoculations...
Football: Euros up for grabs as main contenders wobble
[caption id="attachment_13181" align="alignright" width="650"] FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Group F - Portugal v France - Puskas Arena, Budapest, Hungary - June...
US lawmakers back Big Tech regulation bills in marathon session
WASHINGTON: US lawmakers debated into the early hours on Thursday (Jun 24) over details of legislation aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech firms...