Also known as NoB, Yamada was the vocalist of the Japanese heavy metal band Make-Up, which performed Pegasus Fantasy – the iconic theme song of the original Saint Seiya anime series. Japanese singer Nobuo Yamada has died at the age of 61, following a long battle with kidney cancer. Yamada, […]
LONDON: Gigantic robot arms controlled by artificial intelligence glide around a vast factory in Oxfordshire, England, making building frames from timber, one of the world’s oldest construction materials. With the British government committed to building 300,000 new homes a year, some housebuilders say that the combination of technology and green […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will create a new force in the military to supervise missile combat capabilities in a conventional conflict, apparently a move to match the neighbouring arch-rival India. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the creation of the Army Rocket Force late Wednesday (Aug 13) at a ceremony held in Islamabad […]
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BANGKOK: Thailand’s economy is expected to grow 2.2 per cent this year, slightly higher than a previous forecast of 2.1 per cent, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. Exports, a key driver of Thai growth, are expected to rise 5.5 per cent this year, up from an earlier forecast of […]
NEW YORK: Arab countries including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt joined calls Tuesday for Hamas to disarm and end its rule of Gaza, in a bid to end the devastating war in the Palestinian territory. Seventeen countries plus the European Union and Arab League threw their weight behind a seven-page […]
Top seeds Alexander Zverev of Germany and American Coco Gauff advanced to the third round of the Canadian Open on Tuesday after both players were pushed hard by their opponents. World number three Zverev, playing in his first match since his first-round loss at Wimbledon, was far from his best […]
MELBOURNE: British & Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell has made three changes to the starting team that beat Australia in the first test and brought his son Owen in on the bench as the tourists look to sew up the series in Melbourne on Saturday. Irish lock Joe McCarthy injured […]
BANGKOK: Car production in Thailand rose for a second straight month in June, up 11.98 per cent from a year earlier to 130,223 units, the Federation of Thai Industries said on Thursday. The increase followed a year-on-year rise of 10.32 per cent in May. Thailand is Southeast Asia’s biggest auto […]
HONG KONG: Asian markets extended the week’s gains Thursday (Jul 24) on optimism other countries will follow up Japan’s US trade deal with ones of their own, with speculation building that the European Union is on course. Investors have been on a roll in recent weeks on bets that governments […]