BANGKOK: Thousands of Thai civil servants face suspension over an exam cheating scandal, authorities said Thursday, as investigators widened a probe that has already led to three arrests. Corruption and bribery cases regularly make headlines in Thailand, but it is rare for so many public officials to be affected. The […]
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SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium: Fernando Alonso’s main focus for the Belgian Grand Prix weekend will be making sure he gets home in time to watch Spain play Argentina in the World Cup final on Sunday. The Spanish driver’s Aston Martin team have been Formula One backmarkers this season, struggling to finish races […]
Micron Technology on Thursday signed long-term agreements with automotive suppliers, including chip designer Qualcomm and audio products maker Harman, to secure memory and storage components that powers AI-enabled vehicles. The agreements come as the industry races to expand manufacturing capacity to meet the booming demand for memory chips due to […]
NEW DELHI: Oil prices rose on Friday and were set for weekly gains because of renewed fears of supply disruptions from the key Middle East producing region after renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran this week curtailed shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Brent futures were up 19 cents, […]
MADRID: A wildfire that ripped through a hamlet in southern Spain killed 12 people, authorities said today, as a heatwave stifled swathes of the country. Some of the dead in Bedar in Almeria province were found in vehicles, the regional government said in a statement, revising an earlier toll of […]
WASHINGTON: Israel shared intelligence with the United States this week about a new and “specific” plan by Iran to assassinate President Donald Trump, US media reported yesterday. The reports come as renewed US and Iranian attacks raised fears of a return to all-out war, and after Trump’s puzzling use of […]
BEIJING: At least eight people were killed after thunderstorms battered central China’s Hubei Province, state media said on Tuesday (Jul 7), as forecasters warned of more torrential rain across various parts of the country that are home to around 200 million people. Over four hours on Monday evening, winds of […]
Meta Platforms said in a court filing on Monday that four states were seeking $1.4 trillion in penalties over accusations the company designed its Facebook and Instagram platforms to addict young users and misled the public about their safety. Meta put forward the figure in its response to the attorneys […]
July 7 : Australia’s WiseTech Global said on Tuesday that co-founder Richard White would step down as executive chair, effective immediately, while Raelene Murphy had been appointed independent chair. Murphy, who joined the logistics software provider’s board at the start of the year, was named lead independent director in May […]
TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday the government will respond appropriately on currency movements, reiterating her warnings as traders braced for possible intervention from the Japanese authorities. “Our stance has not changed. We will respond appropriately at any time as needed,” Katayama said at a regular press […]