Australian firm recalls US Covid tests over false positives
BRISBANE, Oct 6 — Australian medical tech manufacturer Ellume said it had recalled almost 200,000 at-home Covid-19 tests in the United States over an increased chance of false positives. Ellume’s rapid at-home coronavirus test last year became the first to receive emergency use authorisation in the US. The US Food and Drug Administration issued an […]
US jury orders Tesla to pay ex-employee $137 million over racism
SAN FRANCISCO: A California verdict ordering Tesla to pay a Black former employee $137 million in damages for turning a blind eye to racism the man encountered at the firm’s Silicon Valley auto plant is a resounding message to corporate America in the eyes of his attorney. “They awarded an amount that could be a […]
Zuckerberg says claim Facebook put profits over safety ‘just not true’
WASHINGTON, Oct 6 — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hit back Tuesday at claims the social media giant fuels division, harms children and needs to be regulated, saying the claim the company puts profits over safety is “just not true.” “The argument that we deliberately push content that makes people angry for profit is deeply illogical,” […]
New Japan PM Kishida off to rocky start in polling
TOKYO, Oct 6 — Japan’s new Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, is struggling to find his footing with voters just two days after he was voted into office and launched his new government, multiple polls by local media showed on Tuesday. On the lower end, the daily Asahi put Kishida’s approval rating at 45 per cent while Mainichi put it […]
US reveals nuclear bomb numbers after Trump blackout
WASHINGTON: The US State Department published on Tuesday the number of nuclear warheads the country stockpiles for the first time in four years, after former president Donald Trump placed a blackout on the data. As of September 30, 2020, the US military maintained 3,750 active and inactive nuclear warheads, down by 55 from a year […]
Singapore patrol robots stoke fears of surveillance state
SINGAPORE: Singapore has trialled patrol robots that blast warnings at people engaging in “undesirable social behaviour”, adding to an arsenal of surveillance technology in the tightly controlled city-state that is fuelling privacy concerns. From vast numbers of CCTV cameras to trials of lampposts kitted out with facial recognition tech, Singapore is seeing an explosion of […]
Nurul Izzah: Children in B40 group at risk of becoming ‘lost generation’
PETALING JAYA: Children in the B40 group are experiencing extreme levels of food and nutritional poverty. They are at risk of becoming a “lost generation”, Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar said today. Students in this group, she said, have fallen significantly behind in their studies due to the lack of proper access and use of […]
Mandatory Covid-19 vaccination for civil servants in line with shariah, says expert
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 ― The government’s decision to make it compulsory for civil servants to be vaccinated against Covid-19 is sanctioned under shariah (Islamic law) and shouldn’t be considered as restricting individual freedom, said a shariah expert. Dr Syed Shahridzan Syed Mohamed, who is Federal Territory Mufti Office (PMWP) Principal Assistant Mufti (Research), said […]
Do regular Covid-19 tests, Khairy tells those in high contact, mobility settings
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry today encourages the people living in high contact and mobility settings to conduct regular Covid-19 testings. The advice came from Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin as the country prepares for the reopening interstate borders once the vaccination rate involving the adult population who have been fully inoculated reachers 90 per cent. […]
