Australia on track for upgraded emission reduction targets, government says
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia is on track to meet recently beefed up climate action targets once a raft of new measures, including a A$15 billion ($10.20 billion) national reconstruction fund, is implemented, the government said on Thursday. Australia was for years an international laggard on efforts to prevent climate change but the recently elected Labor government […]
New York, Singapore top ‘world’s costliest city’ survey
LONDON: New York and Singapore are jointly the world’s most expensive cities after inflation soared this year, an annual survey showed Thursday. The pair displaced last year’s number one Tel Aviv, which fell to third place this time round in the Worldwide Cost of Living index from London-based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The survey revealed […]
French baguettes get UNESCO heritage status
PARIS: The French baguette – “250 grams of magic and perfection”, in the words of President Emmanuel Macron, and one of the abiding symbols of the nation – was given UNESCO heritage status on Wednesday. The bread, with its crusty exterior and soft middle, has remained a quintessential part of French life long after other […]
China softens tone on Covid severity after protests
BEIJING, Dec 1 — China is softening its tone on the severity of Covid-19 and easing some coronavirus restrictions even as its daily case toll hovers near records, after anger over the world’s toughest curbs morphed into protests across the country. Several cities in the world’s second-largest economy, while still reporting infections, are breaking with […]
MAHB records 8.3 mil passenger movements in Oct 2022
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd’s (MAHB) passenger movements for its network of airports continued to grow steadily with 8.3 million movements recorded in October 2022, reaching 71.1% of October 2019 levels. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, MAHB said Malaysia’s traffic recovery contributed significantly to the increase in the group’s total passenger movements in […]
Covid-19: New variants outsmart antibodies
KUALA LUMPUR: As the Coronavirus that causes Covid-19 mutates constantly, the antibodies the body produces to prevent reinfections become less effective. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the virus that caused Covid-19, known as SARS-CoV-2, is a RNA virus that constantly evolves to create new variants. As such, he said, the antibodies […]
MCMC, police haul up TikTok over sponsored ‘May 13’ videos
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said it and the police have summoned the management of TikTok to explain videos warning that the May 13, 1969 race riots could repeat on the platform. The commission said the video sharing platform was summoned over a news portal’s report that found […]
In Klang, freelance preacher pleads not guilty to another rape charge
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 ― A freelance preacher who pleaded not guilty to nine counts of committing rape, sexual assault and unnatural sex on a teenager in the Klang Sessions Court two days ago was brought to the Sessions Court here today to face another charge with raping the girl. Muhammad Fathi Na’im Mazlam, 30, […]
1,737 kes baharu, 17 kematian akibat Covid-19
SHAH ALAM – Sebanyak 1,737 kes baharu Covid-19 dilaporkan di dalam negara pada Rabu dengan satu daripadanya merupakan kes import, menjadikan kes keseluruhan kepada 4,953,723. Berdasarkan data Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) di portal KKMNow, sebanyak 17 kematian direkodkan pada Rabu dan enam kes kematian melibatkan di luar fasiliti hospital atau brought-in-dead (BID). Kes sembuh dicatatkan pula adalah sebanyak […]
