Trump and Harris campaigns race to get the vote out on eve of US election

RALEIGH, North Carolina/DETROIT (Reuters) - A presidential election unlike any other in U.S. history enters its last full day on Monday with Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and their campaigns scrambling to get supporters to the polls in a contest each portrays as an existential moment for America. Even after the astonishing blur of events the last...

Malaysia complains to Vietnam over South China Sea reef expansion, sources say

HANOI/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has sent a complaint letter to Vietnam over its alleged expansion of a South China Sea reef that both countries claim as their own, two officials told Reuters, in a rare bilateral escalation not involving China. The move brings to light another of the multiple disputes in the strategic waterway, most...

President Xi to host state dinner for Anwar

SHANGHAI: Chinese President Xi Jinping will host a state dinner for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at The Great Hall of People in Beijing on Nov 7. "This is a great honour for Malaysia," said Malaysian Ambassador to Beijing Datuk Norman Muhamad at a press conference in conjunction with the Prime Minister's visit to the...

US restaurant chain TGI Fridays files for bankruptcy

WASHINGTON: Casual American dining chain TGI Fridays filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Saturday (Nov 2) in the US state of Texas, a company statement said. The bar and grill chain – known for serving up hamburgers, chicken wings and signature cocktails – said its dozens of restaurants in the United States and abroad would remain...

Staff at US voting machine firms prep for doxxing, misinformation and ‘swatting’

(Reuters) - Staff at U.S. voting machine companies have removed public information about themselves from the internet and have made contingency plans with local law enforcement ahead of the 2024 election, after suffering harassment in 2020, according to industry representatives. Following the 2020 election, which Republican candidate Donald Trump falsely claimed he had won, some workers...

Typhoon Kong-rey forces 24 Taiwan-bound flights to divert to Hong Kong

More than 20 Taiwan-bound flights have been forced to divert to Hong Kong as Severe Tropical Storm Kong-rey battered the island with fierce winds. Hong Kong’s Airport Authority said that 24 flights destined for Taiwan had been diverted to the city as of 10.30pm on Thursday. The powerful typhoon, which made landfall in Taitung county at 1.40pm...

Rachel, Aira upset top Egypt players to reach China Open semis

PETALING JAYA: National squash players Rachel Arnold and Aira Azman will take on each other in the semi-finals of the China Open after stunning their respective Egypt opponents. The world No. 30 Rachel delivered a power-packed performance to stun top seed and world No. 8 Rowan Elaraby of Egypt 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-9 in the last...

Staff at US voting machine firms prep for doxxing, misinformation and ‘swatting’

(Reuters) - Staff at U.S. voting machine companies have removed public information about themselves from the internet and have made contingency plans with local law enforcement ahead of the 2024 election, after suffering harassment in 2020, according to industry representatives. Following the 2020 election, which Republican candidate Donald Trump falsely claimed he had won, some workers...