ANN/THE STATESMAN – As temperatures soar to unprecedented levels each day, returning home in the evening often prompts the desire for a cold shower (consider yourself fortunate if the water remains pleasantly cool rather than scalding hot upon activation). Just the notion of a cold shower evokes a sense of relief and revitalisation. However, did […]
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Malaysian conglomerate Capital A said yesterday it had finalised a MYR6.8 billion (USD1.4 billion) deal to merge its airline affiliates under a new listed entity to be called AirAsia Group. Capital A, which is led by mogul Tony Fernandes and includes a logistics business and digital payment Bigpay, said in January […]
ZAGREB (AP) – The Moldovan driver of a van packed with migrants was arrested in Croatia following a chase in the capital, Zagreb, early on Friday, police said. A police patrol tried to stop the van on the highway outside the city but the 31-year-old driver instead rushed through the pay toll ramp, said a […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Artificial intelligence (AI) poses risks to job security around the world but also offers a “tremendous opportunity” to boost flagging productivity levels and fuel global growth, the International Montary Fund (IMF) chief told AFP. AI will affect 60 per cent of jobs in advanced economies, the IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, said […]
ANN/JAKARTA POST – The Banyumas City Police in Central Java, Indonesia, found that the glass flooring of a bridge that shattered at a tourist spot in the Limpakuwus pine forest last Wednesday was extremely thin, measuring just 1.2 centimetres. Head of the criminal investigation unit Commissioner Agus Supriadi at the Banyumas City Police, said in […]