US fast-food chains pull onions from some menus after McDonald’s E coli outbreak
US fast-food chains were pulling fresh onions out of their menu items on Thursday after the vegetable was named as the likely source of...
Haiti gangs open fire and hit UN helicopter mid-air as violence surges
Published: 10:31am, 25 Oct 2024Updated: 11:49am, 25 Oct 2024 Gangs on Thursday opened fire and hit a UN helicopter, forcing it to land in...
‘Government knows best’? Malaysia has a problem with explaining its policies
Malaysians were up in arms, as expected, after Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced the government’s plan to cut access to generous petrol subsidies for...
Indonesian-Turkish collaboration pursues next-generation APC development
Indonesian state-owned company PT Pindad – a key member of the DefendID defence industry consortium – has partnered with Türkiye military vehicles specialist FNSS...
Hong Kong to review local university student definition amid claims of talent visa abuses
Published: 10:25am, 25 Oct 2024Updated: 11:30am, 25 Oct 2024 Education authorities will review the definition of local students by Hong Kong’s universities after some...
China’s Hesai to keep challenging Pentagon’s blacklist decision
Hesai Group on Thursday said it plans to continue its legal process against the US after the Pentagon reinstated the lidar manufacturer on its...
How Kim Jong-un keeps Russia-bound North Korean troops on a tight leash to prevent desertion
Any North Korean troops sent to fight in Ukraine would be subject to harsh measures to ensure they do not desert, observers have said....
Obama joins Harris, Trump calls November 5 ‘Liberation Day’ in election race’s final days
Published: 9:59am, 25 Oct 2024Updated: 12:50pm, 25 Oct 2024 US Presidential rivals Donald Trump and Kamala Harris campaigned in battleground states on Thursday, urging...
Musk’s Starlink to Be Called Upon to Pay Telco Levy in New Zealand: Commerce Commission
The price of success—in this case achieving revenue of over $10 million—is a bill for its share of the Telecommunications Development Levy, the Commission...