BEIJING: China announced further controls on Thursday (Oct 9) on the export of rare-earth technologies and items, adding to existing regulations on the critical industry.Rare earths have represented a major sticking point in recent trade negotiations between China and the United States, with Washington accusi

Held at Arena @ Expo on Wednesday (Oct 8), The Celebration Of Mimi marked Mariah Carey’s first concert in Singapore since 2018 and the songstress did not miss a single step.

PARIS: The world just had its third-hottest September on record, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday (Oct 9), as global average temperatures remained stuck near historic highs for yet another month.September did not break the record for the month set in 2023 and was only marginally cooler t

TOKYO :The yen's current weakness benefits the economy and the hit to households from rising import costs can be offset by aggressive fiscal spending, said Takuji Aida, an economist advising the policy circle of Japan's likely new premier Sanae Takaichi.In an interview with Reuters, Aida brushed off concern t

PARIS: Nearly one in six children in Gaza are acutely malnourished after two years of war that has caused severe food shortages in the Palestinian territory, according to a study published on Thursday (Oct 9).The study, published in medical journal The Lancet, comes after the

SYDNEY :Asian stock markets resumed their ascent on Thursday as investors doubled down on all things AI-related, while gold held atop $4,000 and the dollar retained its recent hefty gains.Oil prices dipped as geopolitical tensions eased a little on news that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of a

WASHINGTON: It was a typically theatrical moment for the man who loves to publicly boast of being the "peacemaker-in-chief".Donald Trump's top diplomat interrupted a televised meeting at the White House to hand the US president a note and whisper in his ear that a Gaza deal was imminent.Shortly afterwa

WASHINGTON: It was a typically theatrical moment for the man who loves to publicly boast of being the "peacemaker-in-chief".Donald Trump's top diplomat interrupted a televised meeting at the White House to hand the US president a note and whisper in his ear that a Gaza deal was imminent.Shortly afterwa

The United Nations will be forced to reduce its peacekeeping forces worldwide by around 25 per cent due to a lack of funding, largely linked to US aid cuts, a senior UN official said on Wednesday (Oct 8).About 13,000 to 14,000 military and police personnel, as well as their equipment, will have to be repatria

The United Nations will be forced to reduce its peacekeeping forces worldwide by around 25 per cent due to a lack of funding, largely linked to US aid cuts, a senior UN official said on Wednesday (Oct 8).About 13,000 to 14,000 military and police personnel, as well as their equipment, will have to be repatria

Floating above the city, Jin Ting Wan offers diners an elevated journey – on the plate and with its views.

CHICAGO/WASHINGTON: Some 500 National Guard troops were deployed near Chicago on Wednesday (Oct 8) on US President Donald Trump's orders despite the objections of the Chicago mayor and Illinois governor, who decried the militarisation of their city as an unnecessary provocation. Trump, in tur,n called fo

In a recent video posted on Instagram, the country music icon said, "I want you to know I'm okay. I've got some problems ... nothing major." She added: "I'm not dying."

TOKYO :The Bank of Japan can raise interest rates if prospects of durably meeting its 2 per cent inflation target improve, but would struggle to justify doing so this year given weak signs in the economy, former deputy governor Masazumi Wakatabe told Reuters.Wakatabe, who is known as a fiscal and monetary dov

Oil prices fell in early trade on Thursday after Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a plan to end the war in Gaza, weighing on oil's war risk premium and pushing investors to sell. Brent crude futures were down 51 cents, or 0.77 per cent, at $65.74 a barrel by 0002 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate

HSBC has requested that the board of Hang Seng Bank submit a privatisation proposal to shareholders through a scheme of arrangement under Hong Kong's Companies Ordinance, according to a joint announcement on Thursday.Under the proposal put forward by HSBC Asia Pacific, Hang Seng Bank shares would be cancelled

Microsoft is partnering with Harvard Medical School to enhance its Copilot AI assistant with health content, as part of a broader effort to reduce its dependence on ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.Copilot, following an update scheduled for release as soon as this month, is

Experts say our daily hair wash routines could be quietly sabotaging scalp health. Here’s how to fix it.

Microsoft is partnering with Harvard Medical School to enhance its Copilot AI assistant with health content, as part of a broader effort to reduce its dependence on ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.A major update of Copilot scheduled for release as soon as this month will be

Experts say our daily hair wash routines could be quietly sabotaging scalp health. Here’s how to fix it.

BALTIMORE: The Federal Aviation Administration delayed flights for a third straight day on Wednesday (Oct 8) at airports including Reagan Washington National and Newark Liberty International Airport as the agency continued to face higher-than-normal staffing shortages.There were nearly 3,000 flight delays by

The film, premiering Oct 9 in cinemas, pushed the actor “to the brink” in order to tell a story of “family, love and humanity”.

BUENOS AIRES :Boca Juniors coach Miguel Angel Russo died on Wednesday at the age of 69 after a long battle with cancer, the club said.Russo, who was being cared for at home after several hospital stays in recent months, was forced to step down from his day-to-day management duties due to his illness.He

TOKYO :Driving economic growth and mitigating the adverse effects of rising prices are high on corporate Japan's wish list for the country's new government that will be formed this month, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday.The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) last week selected fiscal dove Sanae Takaich

SAN FRANCISCO :Google will serve as the official cloud provider of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games and has joined LA28 as a founding partner, organisers said on Wednesday, in a deal that also extends to Team USA and NBCUniversal's U.S. coverage.The partnership will use Google's cloud infrast