Monthly Archives: April 2022
Twitter re-examining Musk’s takeover offer
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Twitter is re-considering Elon Musk’s buyout proposal, with discussions between the two camps ongoing on Sunday, The Wall Street Journal reported,...
Verstappen wins Emilia Romagna Grand Prix to rekindle title bid
IMOLA, ITALY (AFP) - World champion Max Verstappen rekindled his title defence and acclaimed his resurgent Red Bull team on Sunday night after he...
World’s oldest person dies in Japan at 119
TOKYO (AFP) - A Japanese woman certified the world’s oldest person has died at the age of 119, local officials said yesterday.
Kane Tanaka was...
Donations flow during Ramadhan
Takaful Brunei Keluarga & TIBA Petrol Station Cooperative Association
Azlan Othman & Lyna Mohamad
The Brunei Islamic Religious Council (MUIB) received zakat from Takaful Brunei Keluarga...
Scouring ‘Mexico’s Galapagos’ for quake, volcano clues
MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Could a volcanic eruption off Mexico's coast unleash a tsunami like the one that devastated Tonga? What really causes tectonic...
Coca-Cola sales surge offsetting rising costs, Russia exit
AP - Sales at Coca-Cola surged 16 per cent during the first quarter as crowds returned to movie theatres, music venues and sport stadiums,...
Barca wobble continues
BARCELONA (AFP) - Barcelona suffered a shock 1-0 defeat by Rayo Vallecano early yesterday, handing Real Madrid the chance to win La Liga if...
Religious ceremonies enliven Ramadhan
Mosque Affairs Department & Al-Ameerah Al-Hajjah Maryam Mosque Takmir Committee
Azlan Othman
The Mosque Affairs Department and Al-Ameerah Al-Hajjah Maryam Mosque Takmir Committee members organised a...
Sri Lanka exchange halts again after 13 per cent plunge
COLOMBO (AFP) - Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s stock exchange halted again yesterday after a nearly 13 per cent plunge, derailing the bourse’s tentative re-opening after...
Nebraska wildfires kill ex-fire chief, hurt 15 firefighters
CAMBRIDGE, NEBRASKA (AP) - Wind-driven wildfires sweeping through parts of Nebraska killed a retired fire chief and injured at least 15 firefighters, authorities said...