Yearly Archives: 2024
Beatles legend McCartney stars in new UK coin collection
LONDON (AFP) - There are few accolades missing from Beatles songwriter Paul McCartney's stellar career, and now he is to be recognised with a...
Three climbers missing on New Zealand peak believed dead
WELLINGTON (AFP) - Three climbers who went missing on New Zealand's tallest mountain are believed to have fallen to their deaths, police said Friday.
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Crocodile mauls Indonesia plantation worker to death
PONTIANAK, Indonesia (AFP) - A crocodile attacked and killed a woman as she worked on a palm oil plantation in central Indonesia, local police...
NBA to return to China after six years with pre-season games: reports
BEIJING (AFP) - The NBA will return to China for the first time in six years with two pre-season games in Macau between the...
Brunei showcases diversification agenda on global business programme
Brunei Darussalam's efforts to diversify its economy took center stage in the latest episode of The Airport Economist, an Australian TV business programme available...
Imams emphasise the sanctity and purpose of mosques
In today’s Friday sermon, the significance of mosques as places beloved by Allah the Almighty was underscored, highlighting their central role in Islamic worship...
M’sian prosecutors reject Zayn Rayyan’s parents’ charge review request
PETALING JAYA (Bernama) - The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) has rejected the representation submitted by the parents of autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin,...
DR Congo on ‘maximum alert’ over unknown deadly disease
KINSHASA (Xinhua) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is on "maximum alert" over the emergence of an unknown disease that has killed...
Trump appoints ‘czar’ of AI and crypto policy
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President-elect Donald Trump late Thursday named former PayPal chief operating officer David Sacks as White House "AI and Crypto Czar."
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‘Modern slavery’: Indonesians in clutches of scam syndicates
JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesian fruit seller Budi was seeking better prospects when he signed up for an IT job in Cambodia. But he found...