Monthly Archives: December 2022
Indonesia central bank launches white paper on planned digital currency
CNA - Indonesia's central bank yesterday unveiled plans for a digital rupiah currency that will use blockchain technology, as the country sees a boom...
San Francisco will allow police to deploy robots that kill
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Supervisors in San Francisco voted to give city police the ability to use potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots in emergency situations...
Frappart to make World Cup history as first woman referee
DOHA (AP) - French referee Stéphanie Frappart will become the first woman to take charge of a men’s World Cup game when she handles...
Vietnam’s traffic accidents up in first 11 months this year
HANOI (XINHUA) - A total of 10,323 traffic accidents occurred from January to November this year in Vietnam, killing 5,800 people, severely injuring 3,752,...
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ wins at Gotham Awards
Jake Coyle
NEW YORK (AP) - Everything Everywhere All at Once won Best Feature at the 32nd Gotham Awards on Monday, taking one of the...
Uniformed personnel jailed for thefts
Fadley Faisal
The Magistrate’s Court yesterday sentenced an army personnel to 18 months’ jail for stealing an ATM debit card and cash from the ATM...
Drug slows Alzheimer’s but can it make a real difference?
Lauran Neergaard
AP - An experimental Alzheimer's drug modestly slowed the brain disease's inevitable worsening, researchers reported on Tuesday - but it remains unclear how...
How film and TV can help in climate change battle
PARIS (AFP) - Fictional films and TV have immense power to shift attitudes on political issues, yet they remain little-used in debates over climate...
Mazda sees no impact on Japanese vehicle production from current China lockdowns
CNA - Mazda Motor does not expect to have problems maintaining production in Japan for the time being despite COVID-19 lockdowns in China as...
Alert mode activated
HILO, HAWAII (AP) - The first eruption in 38 years of the world’s largest active volcano is attracting onlookers to a national park for...