WASHINGTON: The White House is seeking to evaluate what programmes would be highly impacted if the already month-long partial government shutdown continues for weeks longer,
WASHINGTON: United States (US) President Donald Trump said in a late-night tweet Wednesday that he would deliver the State of the Union (SOTU) address in
JAKARTA: The severe floods that have ravaged South Sulawesi since Tuesday have claimed 21 lives so far, according to the authorities. Indonesia’s National Agency for Disaster
TOKYO: Japan logged a trade deficit last year for the first time since 2015, with export growth slowing amid tensions between the country’s two biggest
SAN FRANCISCO: US media group Viacom announced Tuesday a deal to buy free streaming television service Pluto TV for $340 million in cash to better
LONDON: British electric appliance pioneer Dyson will switch headquarters to Singapore this year due to booming Asian demand but not because of Brexit, the company
LONDON: British cafe chain Patisserie Valerie announced on Tuesday that it had fallen into administration, threatening the jobs of almost 3,000 staff at its nearly
SEOUL: A former senior South Korean prosecutor was convicted of abuse of power and jailed for two years on Wednesday in connection with a high-profile
JOHANNESBURG: President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a bill to regulate public and private funding of political parties as South Africa heads for May
BEIJING: China on Wednesday accused the United States of “bullying behaviour” after US authorities confirmed plans to seek the extradition of a top Chinese telecom
