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Black, gay woman elected Chicago mayor in historic vote
CHICAGO: In a historic first, a gay African American woman was elected mayor of America’s third largest city Tuesday, as Chicago voters entrusted a political novice with tackling difficult problems of economic inequality and gun violence. Lori Lightfoot, a 56-year-old
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Trade Outlook 2019: Mostly Cloudy
The global trade outlook continues to be a sombre one, as the effect of policy tension and uncertainty make themselves felt. The latest World Trade Organisation (WTO) Trade Outlook Indicator, published on 19 February 2019, stands at 96.3 on a
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Fentanyl controlled substance in China after US plea
BEIJING: China announced today it would add fentanyl analogues to its controlled substance list from May 1 following US pleas for Beijing to crack down on a drug fuelling a deadly opioid crisis. China is suspected of being the main
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Venezuelans set up burning barricades over lack of power, water
CARACAS: Angry Venezuelans set up burning barricades near the presidential palace in Caracas and in other parts of the country on Sunday in protests over constant power outages and shortages of drinking water in the wake of two major blackouts
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Disney bans smoking at U.S. parks ahead of ‘Star Wars’ openings
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co will ban smoking, vaping and large strollers at its U.S. theme parks in California and Florida starting on May 1, the company said on Thursday. The restrictions are designed in part to help
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Pliskova roars past Halep into Miami WTA final
MIAMI: Simona Halep missed the chance to return to world number one as a devastating display from Karolina Pliskova sealed the Czech’s passage into the Miami Open WTA final 7-5, 6-1. Romania’s Halep would have reclaimed the top spot in women’s
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Wildlife Dept: Killing or treating animals with cruelty even when threatened an offence
KUALA LUMPUR: Killing or treating animals in a cruel manner even if they come into conflict with humans is an offence under the law, says Peninsular Malaysia Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) director-general Datuk Abdul Kadir Abu Hashim. He
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Facebook to deploy new transparency tools ahead of European elections
PARIS: Facebook announced on Friday changes to the way political advertisements are handled on the social media site ahead of the upcoming European Parliament elections. “We are introducing some new tools to help us deliver on two key goals that
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EU risks trade war with Malaysia over palm oil: Mahathir
LANGKAWI: The European Union risks opening up a trade war with Malaysia over its “grossly unfair” policies aimed at reducing the use of palm oil, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday. This month, the European Commission concluded that
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Trump: Sundar Pichai Committed To US Military, Not Chinese”
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Google CEO Sundar Pichai, whom he’d previously accused of indirectly boosting China’s military, has reassured him that he is “totally committed” to US security. “Just met with @sundarpichai, President of @Google, who is obviously
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