Apple was ordered to pay 12 million yuan (S$2.5 million) to a Chinese online publisher in an initial ruling handed down by the Tianjin Binhai People's Court on Monday (Nov 1), months after the country's highest court decided against the US technology giant in another lawsuit. That ruling in favour of the Tianjin subsidiary of COL...
Moderna Inc on Thursday (Nov 4) slashed the 2021 sales forecast for its Covid-19 vaccine by as much as $5 billion (S$6.7 billion), grappling to fill vials and distribute them to meet unprecedented world demand, sending its shares tumbling 16 per cent. Moderna executives said production challenges now lie with bottling up doses, also known as...
Malaysia has always had a string of heroes on the badminton scene. From Dato’ Lee Chong Wei to current world No. 8 player, Lee Zii Jia (李梓嘉), we have no shortage of skilled players. However, former national player Roslin Hashim is of the opinion that we shouldn’t sleep on another athlete. We’ve had several badminton tournaments since the...
Former President Donald Trump sowed doubt in Virginia's gubernatorial election ahead of voters going to the polls, but celebrated his candidate's victory without questioning if he was the rightful winner. On Monday, Trump said he wasn't a "believer" in the integrity of Virginia's elections, foreshadowing his potential excuse if Republican Glenn Youngkin didn't win. Trump encouraged voters to "flood" the...
The first major test of Vice President Kamala Harris' clout among Democratic voters outside her home state ended with a loss for the party when Democrat Terry McAuliffe was defeated in his bid to become Virginia's next governor. Harris, along with several other high-profile Democrats, campaigned alongside McAuliffe in the weeks leading up to the competitive election and also visited...
Pope Francis arrives for a meeting at the Paul VI Audience Hall in the Vatican, on Oct 25, 2021.Reuters Pope Francis on Sunday (Oct 31) urged world leaders attending the COP26 UN climate change summit to hear "the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor". Francis, who has made protection of the environment a cornerstone...
US President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference at the G20 leaders' summit in Rome, Italy on Oct 31, 2021. Reuters US President Joe Biden said on Sunday (Oct 31) it was "not inconsistent" for him to push energy-producing nations to increase the output of fossil fuels while also urging countries to commit to an...
The P4 laboratory of Wuhan Institute of Virology is seen behind a fence during the visit by the World Health Organisation (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Wuhan, Hubei province, China on Feb 3, 2021.Reuters file A declassified US intelligence report saying it was plausible that the Covid-19 pandemic...
Have you ever wanted to try something that your parents didn’t approve of? Date a certain someone, change your degree or career, move to a different country entirely… Well, normally, our parents have our best interests in mind, which is why they advise caution. However, it cannot be denied that sometimes the risk pays off. Online...
People react outside Insein prison as Myanmar's Junta releases prisoners including people that protested against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar on Oct 18, 2021.Reuters Myanmar's military government has freed hundreds of political prisoners from the notorious Insein prison, including Aung San Suu Kyi's party spokesman and a famous comedian Zarganar, local media reported. Minutes after military...
