SHANGHAI: Cryptocurrency mining operators, including a Huobi Mall and BTC.TOP, are suspending their China operations after Beijing stepped up its efforts to crack down on bitcoin mining and trading, sending the digital currency tumbling. A State Council committee led by Vice Premier Liu He announced the crackdown late on Friday […]
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The Weeknd was on hand to accept the most wins of the night at BBMAs — 10. He walked into the show with 16 nominations, winning honors like top artist, top male artist, top Hot 100 song for “Blinding Lights” and top R&B album for “After Hours.” It was a […]
Relatives gather around the body of a man who died from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), before cremating him on the banks of the river Ganges at Garhmukteshwar in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, May 6, 2021. NEW DELHI: India said Monday it had passed more than 300,000 […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Besides the Xiaomi Mi TV Q1 QLED TV which costs RM7,999, Xiaomi Malaysia has also introduced its more affordable Mi TV P1 series for the local market. It comes in 3 screen sizes and runs on Android TV with support for Google Assistant. Pricing and Availability To suit […]
Solos review: This sci-fi series is not Amazon’s answer to Black Mirror as one would presume after going through promotional material, but something altogether different. Solos cast: Morgan Freeman, Anne Hathaway, Helen Mirren, Uzo Aduba, Anthony Mackie, Constance Wu, Dan Stevens and Nicole Beharie Solos creator: David Weil Solos rating: […]
HANOI: Mask-wearing Vietnamese went to the polls today, with tens of millions expected to select a largely rubber-stamp legislature amid a rapidly spreading Covid-19 outbreak. Fewer independent candidates than before are standing in the election for the 500-seat National Assembly, which is held every five years and usually after the […]
LONDON: Liverpool, Chelsea and Leicester will stage a thrilling battle to finish in the Premier League’s top four as the English top-flight season comes to a dramatic conclusion on Sunday. Heading into the final round of fixtures, just one point separates third placed Chelsea, fourth placed Liverpool and Leicester in […]
CAIRO: The owner of a container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March says the canal authority was at fault over its grounding as it disputes the vessel’s detention and a compensation claim, a lawyer representing the owner said on Saturday (May 22). The Ever Given, one of the […]
KUALA LUMPUR: National squash player S. Sivasangari sprang a surprise when she beat the world No. 10, Tesni Evans from Wales 3-2 in the second round of the El Gouna International Squash Open in Egypt. Ranked 36th in the world, Sivasangari recorded scores of 11-4, 5-11, 4-11, 11-5, 11-6 to […]
MUMBAI: Hackers have stolen data on about 4.5 million Air India passengers around the world in the latest breach reported by a major airline. Names, credit card numbers and passport information were among the data stolen, Air India said in a statement released late Friday (May 21). The state-owned giant […]