SYDNEY: Coronavirus-induced border restrictions separating Australia’s three most populous states were set to be eased, authorities said today, as the country recorded its 11th straight day of zero Covid-19 cases. Australian states imposed quarantine and hard border restrictions for travellers from New South Wales (NSW) state after an outbreak in […]
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SHANGHAI: Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma made his first public appearance since October on Wednesday (Jan 20) when he spoke to a group of teachers by video, easing concern about his unusual absence from the limelight and sending shares in the e-commerce giant surging. Speculation over Ma’s whereabouts has swirled […]
SHANGHAI: Twitter has locked the account of China’s US embassy for a tweet that defended China’s policies in the Xinjiang region, which the US social media platform said violated the firm’s policy against “dehumanisation”. The Chinese Embassy account, @ChineseEmbinUS, posted a tweet this month that said that Uighur women were […]
NEW YORK: Amazon.com on Wednesday (Jan 20) offered to help with the United States’ efforts involving the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a letter addressed to President Joe Biden, seen by Reuters. The world’s largest online retailer has an agreement with a healthcare provider to administer vaccines at its facilities and […]
SAN FRANCISCO: As US President Joe Biden took office on Wednesday (Jan 20), Twitter handed him the reins of an official @POTUS account as part of the transfer of power. The one-to-many messaging service gave Biden’s team control of all the official White House accounts, and activated a new @SecondGentleman […]
SINGAPORE: DBS customers will not be able to use their physical tokens to access the bank’s online services from April. DBS said on Wednesday (Jan 20) that it will fully transition to digital tokens after three years of progressively replacing its physical tokens. The bank will stop issuing physical tokens […]
NEW DELHI: India’s technology ministry has asked WhatsApp to withdraw changes to its privacy policy the messenger announced this month, saying the new terms take away choice from Indian users. The demand creates a new headache for WhatsApp and its US parent Facebook, which have placed big bets on the […]
WASHINGTON: NASA’s deep space exploration rocket built by Boeing briefly ignited all four engines of its behemoth core stage for the first time on Saturday, cutting short a crucial test to advance a years-delayed US government programme to return humans to the moon in the next few years. Mounted in […]
NEW YORK: Facebook said on Saturday (Jan 16) it will ban advertisements for weapon accessories and protective equipment in the United States with immediate effect until at least two days after US President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan 20. Following the attack by supporters of President Donald Trump against the […]
PETALING JAYA: A woman in the United Kingdom has been penalised for driving 160km for a McDonald’s meal during the nationwide lockdown to contain Covid-19. British newspaper Evening Standard reported that the driver in her 30s was slapped with a fine of £200 (RM1,104) after she travelled from Lincolnshire to […]