WELLINGTON: All non-organic bread-making wheat flour in New Zealand will be fortified with folic acid from Monday to prevent birth defects, reported Xinhua. The measure is to prevent neural tube defects, such as spina bifida. In New Zealand, these occur in about 10.6 per 10,000 live births and are associated
TEHRAN: At least four people were killed after two gunmen attacked the Shah Cheragh Shrine in Shiraz, German news agency (dpa) quoted Iranian media reports on Sunday. Another seven people were wounded in the attack, according to the Iranian Students’ News Agency. Two workers at the shrine and two pilgrims
WASHINGTON: A MiG-23 fighter plane has crashed during an airshow in the US state of Michigan, Sputnik quoted the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). “NTSB investigating the Aug 13 crash of a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 near Ypsilanti, Michigan,” the safety board said in a post on X, formerly known as
BERLIN: Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar has reached an agreement with Saudi club Al Hilal, reported dpa news agency quoting a L’Equipe newspaper report on Sunday. The Brazil international would receive a total of €160 million (US$175.43 million) for two seasons. According to the report, both clubs now only have to
PHNOM PENH: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s four-day visit to three Southeast Asian countries has given new momentum to the strategic relations between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), Cambodian experts said on Sunday, reported Xinhua. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist
ISLAMABAD: A Chinese convoy from the projects in Gwadar Port in southwestern Pakistan was attacked by a roadside bomb and gunfire on its way back to the port area from Gwadar Airport, the Chinese Consulate General in Karachi said in a statement on Sunday, reported Xinhua. All Chinese citizens remained
NEW YORK: Mark Zuckerberg called out tech rival Elon Musk for avoiding their proposed cage match, saying “Elon isn’t serious and it’s time to move on”, reported German news agency (dpa) Musk quickly responded, calling Zuckerberg “a chicken”. “He can’t eat at (Chic fil-A, a fried chicken outlet) because that
SEOUL: South Korea recaptured the top spot in new global shipbuilding orders for the first time in five months in July, industry data showed Monday. Local shipyards clinched orders totalling 1.46 million compensated gross tonnes (CGTs) to build 29 ships, accounting for 44 per cent of the global total of
KUALA LUMPUR: The just-concluded six state elections did not change Malaysia’s balance of power, despite opposition gains. While the combined seat tally of the coalition partners in the ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH)-led unity government fell in all six states, PH retained comfortable majorities of 86 per cent, 73 per cent
KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign investors continued their buying streak on Bursa Malaysia for the fifth consecutive week, snapping up RM465.5 million worth of equities last week, said MIDF Research. In its Fund Flow Report for the week ended Aug 11, it noted that foreign investors were net buying every day, which
