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Google parent Alphabet launches US$80b fundraising drive to boost AI infrastructure
SAN FRANCISCO, June 2 — Google parent Alphabet announced yesterday it plans to raise up to US$80 billion in stock to fund a major expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway committing US$10 billion as
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Tropical storm Jangmi lashes Japan, cutting power to tens of thousands and injuring nine
TOKYO, June 2 — A severe tropical storm battered southwestern Japan today, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes, grounding hundreds of flights and injuring nine people. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of high waves, landslides and flooding
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Trump says Israel and Hezbollah agree to halt fighting as Iran talks regain momentum
WASHINGTON, June 2 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to stop fighting, adding that Iran talks were moving rapidly after seeming to falter over Israel’s Lebanon offensive. Trump said he had spoken to Israeli Prime
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Hezbollah agrees to stop attacks on Israel if strikes on south Beirut end, says Lebanon
BEIRUT, June 2 — Lebanon said yesterday Hezbollah had accepted a US proposal to stop attacking Israel in exchange for Israel halting attacks on south Beirut, after President Donald Trump reported having a “very good call” with the Iran-backed group. Under
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Denmark PM Frederiksen secures third term after forming minority coalition govt
COPENHAGEB, June 2 — Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said yesterday she had managed to form a left-leaning minority coalition government following months of talks after inconclusive elections in March. “A government was able to be formed, after long negotiations,”
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APAD: Enforcement on unlicensed bus stops applies to all operators, no approved terminal at TRX
KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — The Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) has clarified that its enforcement of express bus operations at licensed terminals and transport hubs applies to all operators and is not targeted at any single company. In a
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EC chairman says Johor election schedule to follow Speaker’s official notice on dissolution
KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — The Election Commission (EC) will hold a Special Meeting for the 16th Johor state assembly elections as soon as it receives official notification from the Speaker of the Johor assembly on the date of the
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Bangladesh hikes fuel prices for second time in six weeks amid energy pressures
DHAKA, June 1 — Bangladesh raised fuel prices today, six weeks after the previous increase, as the government seeks to ease pressure on state finances affected by the conflict in the Middle East. The country imports about 95 percent of
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Taiwan opposition chief heads to US after Beijing visit, pledges peace role
TAIPEI, June 1 — Taiwan’s main opposition leader said today she hopes to “gain deeper trust” from the United States, before departing for the country where she is expected to be grilled over her party’s stance on China and defence spending.
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Five killed after suspected wartime bomb detonates beneath Indonesian home
JAKARTA, June 1 — A suspected shell left over from World War II exploded under a stilt house in an Indonesian fishing village, killing five people and wounding nearly 20, police said today. The blast in Indonesia’s restive eastern Papua
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