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Malaysian PM’s quinoa remark sparks wave of criticism

-- 2018-02-24 11:24:59

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has sparked storm of criticism after saying he had stopped eating rice in favour of more expensive quinoa. Najib, who is facing a general election within months u...

Facebook removes shooting game demo

-- 2018-02-24 11:03:12

Facebook has said it regrets promoting a virtual reality shooting game on its stand at a US conservatives' event. The game allows the player to shoot imaginary weapons against enemies in a public tra...

UK economy lags behind G7 after growth rate cut

-- 2018-02-24 10:48:04

Britain’s economy was weaker than previously thought in 2017, official data showed on Thursday, leaving the country lagging further behind the global recovery as it prepares to leave the Europea...

Double car blasts kill 18 in Somali capital

-- 2018-02-24 10:44:44

A double car bombing in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu killed at least 18 people and injured 20 others on Friday, said officials. They said the attacks were carried out by the Islamist militant gr...

Ex-Trump aide pleads guilty in Russia probe

-- 2018-02-24 10:20:30

A former senior official in Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, Rick Gates has pleaded guilty to conspiracy against the United States and lying to investigators. He said on Friday that h...

Mexico’s National University shooting leaves two dead

-- 2018-02-24 10:02:27

At least two people have been killed in a shooting following a dispute at the nation's vast National Autonomous University, said Mexico City officials. The university authority hasn’t identifie...

BSE, NSE rise with Asian peers

-- 2018-02-23 14:24:46

Indian shares rose on Friday, tracking broader Asia, after Fed official’s comments eased worries about faster rate hikes in the United States. The stock markets have been under pressure recentl...

SE Asia stocks: S’pore rises 1pc

-- 2018-02-23 14:12:29

The Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Friday as the US rate hike worries abate after the fed officials allayed concerns that the central bank would intensify the pace of interest rate hikes this...

CBI arrests Rotomac owner in bank probe

-- 2018-02-23 11:59:25

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing wrongdoing in the banking sector arrested the owner of pen maker Rotomac Global and his son on Thursday, a spokesman said. CBI arrested the men, both...

BOK likely to hold key rate steady

-- 2018-02-23 11:24:49

The Bank of Korea (BOK) is widely expected to hold its key interest rate steady at a review next week but appears on course to raise them in May, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. The economists predi...

Asian shares bounce back

-- 2018-02-23 10:51:24

Asian shares rebounded on Friday as comments from a Federal Reserve official eased worries about faster rate rises in the United States, while the safe-haven yen held on to its gains amid heightened v...

Nikkei rises on improved sentiment

-- 2018-02-23 10:09:53

Japanese shares edged up on Friday, as sentiment improved after fears of more aggressive US interest rate hikes receded, with defensive stocks such as construction and utilities outperforming. The Ni...

European shares retreat in early trading

-- 2018-02-22 15:05:19

European shares retreated in early trading on Thursday as a flurry of corporate results fail to lift sentiment after a new wave of speculation about faster hikes in US interest rates. The faster hi...

Oscar contending movie faces plagiarism lawsuit

-- 2018-02-22 14:49:53

“The Shape of Water,” a contender for this year’s best picture Oscar, was hit with a plagiarism lawsuit on Wednesday, alleging that its fantastical plot about a romance between a cle...

Nikkei slips on US rates speculation

-- 2018-02-22 14:39:56

Japanese shares slipped on Thursday on across-the-board selling after US shares dropped overnight on speculation about faster interest rate hikes. The Nikkei declined 1.1 per cent to 21,736.44. Ri...

US radio presenter gives birth on air

-- 2018-02-22 14:02:00

A US morning radio show presenter has given birth on air during her show. Cassiday Proctor, a weekday morning presenter on The Arch station in the US city of St Louis, broadcast her birth by Caesarea...

Man throws explosive device at US embassy in Montenegro

-- 2018-02-22 13:02:06

An unknown person threw an explosive device, probably a hand grenade, at the United States embassy building in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro, before blowing himself up, the government said on T...

Cigars, pipes tied to same risks as cigarettes

-- 2018-02-22 12:34:00

Cigarettes are not the only type of tobacco products that can lead to premature death or fatalities from smoking-related cancers, a US study confirms. While people who exclusively smoke cigarettes ha...

Asian stocks slip as US rate risk sours sentiment

-- 2018-02-22 12:16:46

Most Asian share markets followed S&P 500 futures lower on Thursday as speculation of faster hikes in US interest rates soured risk appetite globally. The dollar held onto most of its overnight g...

Venezuela President seeks election amid Oppn boycott

-- 2018-02-22 11:03:10

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has proposed holding a "mega-election" after the opposition coalition said it would boycott a planned presidential poll in April. Maduro said he wanted to a...

Nigeria rescues 76 schoolgirls after Boko Haram attack

-- 2018-02-22 10:27:59

The Nigerian military rescued 76 schoolgirls and recovered the bodies of two others on Wednesday, after the students went missing during a Boko Haram attack on a village, three parents, a resident and...

India’s bank adopts strict SWIFT controls after mega fraud case

-- 2018-02-22 09:35:47

India’s state-run Punjab National Bank has stepped up its controls on the use of global payments network SWIFT following an alleged $1.77 billion fraud, according to memos issued this month and...

UK sees strong productivity growth since financial crisis

-- 2018-02-21 20:43:09

The United Kingdom (UK) has witnessed the strongest two quarters of productivity growth since the recession of 2008, according to a latest data. Output per hour rose 0.8 per cent in the three months...

Eurozone economy sees strong growth

-- 2018-02-21 17:40:40

A closely monitored economic survey of the 19-country eurozone illustrates business activity cooling in February but still remaining near decade highs. According to financial information firm IHS Mar...

George, Amal Clooney donate $500k to anti-gun march

-- 2018-02-21 15:18:10

Actor George Clooney and his wife, Amal Clooney, are donating $500,000 to students organising nationwide marches against gun violence, and they say they’ll also attend next month’s planned...

Queen Elizabeth attends London Fashion Week

-- 2018-02-21 14:02:22

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth made a surprise appearance in the front row at a fashion catwalk on Tuesday where she watched a show by emerging designer Richard Quinn. The 91-year-old monarch, dress...

Asian shares rise on Japan data

-- 2018-02-21 12:23:10

Asian shares rose on Wednesday, supported by rosy manufacturing data from Japan, despite losses on Wall Street. Japan's Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.6 per cent to 22,064.55 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng ad...

Nikkei rises in choppy trading

-- 2018-02-21 12:13:47

Japanese shares edged up in choppy trade on Wednesday as gains in chip stocks and other exporters got a boost from steady dollar-yen levels. The Nikkei gained 0.3 per cent to 21,979.91 in midmorning...

AI poses risks of misuse by hackers, experts warn

-- 2018-02-21 12:12:33

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence are raising risks that malicious users will soon exploit the technology to mount automated hacking attacks, cause driverless car crashes or turn commercial dr...

Tourist arrivals in Thailand rise 10.87pc

-- 2018-02-21 11:59:52

The number of foreign tourists visiting Thailand rose 10.87 per cent in January from a year earlier, led by visitors from China, Malaysia, Russia and South Korea, the government said on Wednesday. Th...