UK lawmakers warned of Chinese spying threat
LONDON: A woman suspected of working on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party has been attempting to improperly influence members...
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Indonesian investigators may need another year to probe Sriwijaya crash
JAKARTA: Indonesian investigators may need another year to determine the cause of last year’s crash of a Sriwijaya Air jet...
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Terrorism charge for suspect in South Africa parliament fire
Zandile Mafe, 49, appeared on Tuesday in a courtroom in Cape Town. A man accused of setting a fire that...
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Partygate: Calls grow for PM’s top aide Martin Reynolds to be sacked
Campaigners have called for Martin Reynolds, one of Boris Johnson's top Number 10 aides, to be sacked after he invited...
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In vaccine-shy Poland, COVID-19 deaths cross 100,000
WARSAW: Poland's total number of coronavirus-related deaths surpassed 100,000 on Tuesday (Jan 11), the health minister said, as the country...
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Twitter buys minority stake in digital advertising firm Aleph
Twitter Inc has picked up a minority stake in Aleph Group Inc, the digital advertising firm said on Tuesday as...
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Japan’s Ito-Yokado supermarket takes on pricing trial in bid to cut waste
TOKYO: Japanese supermarket chain Ito-Yokado will undertake a government-backed trial to offer variable discounts on more than a dozen products...
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Olympic champion Bencic says ‘still a bit wobbly’ after Covid
SYDNEY: Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Belinda Bencic said today she felt “a little bit wobbly” in her first match after...
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Rangnick unsure why Rashford is struggling at Man Utd
MANCHESTER: Ralf Rangnick says he is unsure why Marcus Rashford is struggling to make an impact after the Manchester United...
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Kazakh leader says Russian-led troops will pull out after quelling unrest
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev blamed the unrest on foreign-backed ‘terrorists’. The president of Kazakhstan has announced that a Russia-led security alliance...
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Spain’s PharmaMar says potential COVID-19 treatment shows efficacy against Omicron
MADRID: Spain's PharmaMar said on Tuesday (Jan 11) trials made in vitro and on animals showed its Plitidepsin drug had...
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Apple submits plans to allow alternative payment systems in S.Korea – regulator
The KCC said Apple plans to allow alternative payment systems for a lower service fee versus the current 30% commissions....
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Djokovic back in practice, family hails ‘biggest victory of his life’
BELGRADE : World number one Novak Djokovic returned to training after being released from Australian immigration detention on Monday, posting...
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All change please? GILLIG finds tech partner for self-driving buses
RR.AI, a unit of self-driving technology startup Robotic Research, and U.S. bus maker GILLIG said on Monday they will jointly...
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Moderna improves forecast for 2022 sales from COVID-19 vaccine
Moderna Inc said on Monday it expected to record sales of about US$18.5 billion in 2022 from contracts for its...
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Mourinho project falling flat as ‘weak’ players take the blame again
When Jose Mourinho returned to Italy to take charge of AS Roma he was keen to point out that turning...
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Philippines court clears Japan casino mogul Okada of fraud charges
MANILA : The Philippines' Court of Appeals has cleared Japanese pachinko billionaire Kazuo Okada of fraud charges stemming from allegations...
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Putin, after Kazakh unrest, says Russian-led bloc will stymie any coups
NUR-SULTAN: President Vladimir Putin said today that unrest in Kazakhstan had been exploited by destructive internal and external forces, and...
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Squid Game star Lee Jung Jae congratulates co-star Oh Young Soo after Golden Globe win: ‘Every scene with my teacher…’
Oh Young Soo was nominated alongside Billy Crudup and Mark Duplass in “The Morning Show,” Kieran Culkin in “Succession,” and...
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India’s Covid-19 cases multiply, vulnerable groups given vaccine boosters
NEW DELHI: India began administering booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine to frontline workers and vulnerable elderly people on Monday, with...
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