MATSUE, (Japan): Ichibata Electric Railway in Shimane Prefecture has started an event that provides a hands-on train driver experience on real tracks after the last train on certain nights. According to the transport ministry, this is the first train operation event in the country to allow participants to drive on the actual tracks. Ichibata Electric Railway services...
JURUSALEM (AFP): A Thai agricultural worker was killed by an anti-tank missile fired into northern Israel, Israeli emergency services said on Friday, while the army confirmed that two civilians were injured in a strike from Lebanon. Israel has been battling Hezbollah since the Iran-backed militant group started launching cross-border attacks from Lebanon in support of its...
LONDON (Bernama-PA Media/dpa): A comet that was last visible from Earth when Neanderthals were alive could be spotted with the naked eye this weekend, reported German Press Agency (dpa), quoting scientists. Comet A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) has been called "the comet of the century" because of how bright and visible it could be, according to the Royal Astronomical...
LONDON (Reuters) - When a teenaged Rafa Nadal bounced in to Roland Garros in pirate pants and sleeveless shirt in May 2005 before scything through the draw, few realised it marked the start of an unprecedented era of sporting domination. Nearly two decades later, and with 22 Grand Slam titles amongst his glittering bounty, the Spaniard...
VIENTIANE: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says Malaysia has requested a waiver of visa requirements on a reciprocal basis with Canada. The request was conveyed to the Prime Minister's Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 44th and 45th Asean Summits and Related Summits, here on Thursday (Oct 10). On another matter,...
MUMBAI: Crowds of mourners gathered in India's financial capital Mumbai on Thursday (Oct 10) for the funeral of industrialist Ratan Tata, hailed as a "titan" who led one of the country's biggest conglomerates. Tata, who died aged 86 on Wednesday, transformed the Tata Group into a sprawling international enterprise, with a portfolio ranging from software to...
A fitness influencer in eastern China has trended on social media after he created a “lazy man mountain climbing method” by using a helium balloon to lighten the bag he carried on hikes. The Zhejiang-based blogger, surnamed Pu, released a video on Douyin of him climbing a mountain with a big white helium balloon attached to...
BERLIN: German police said Oct 8 they had shut down a "dizzyingly large" child pornography website with hundreds of thousands of users and arrested six people with links to the network. The men, aged 43 to 69, were suspected of being the "leading figures behind the darkweb platform", police in the North Rhine-Westphalia region said in a...
IN today’s competitive job market, employers are constantly looking for the ideal candidate with the perfect combination of experience and relevant academic qualifications. But in reality, most employers will generally have to find a balance between the two factors. Hence, the age-old debate – does having a fancy degree land you the job? Or do years of...
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's visit to Pakistan and Bangladesh this week has added new dynamism to the vital relationships that boost Malaysia's expanding trade and foreign relations. In Islamabad, Anwar and his delegation were warmly received, with the Pakistani government making sure the importance it attached to the visit was fully conveyed. The...
