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A federal judge in California has signed off on Apple Inc.'s $30.5 million (S$41 million) settlement in a nearly decade-old lawsuit...

Taiwan accuses China of exaggeration with islands footage

TAIPEI - Taiwan accused China of exaggeration on Tuesday (Aug 16) after the Chinese military published footage of the strategically located Penghu...

Australia’s PM says former PM Morrison took on secret ministerial roles during Covid-19

SYDNEY – Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has sought legal advice following reports that his predecessor Scott Morrison was secretly...

Angry China stages more drills near Taiwan as US lawmakers visit

BEIJING/TAIPEI – China's military said it carried out more exercises near Taiwan on Monday (Aug 15) as a group of...

Protests break out in Kenya after William Ruto declared winner of presidential election

After last-minute chaos that could foreshadow a court challenge, Kenya's electoral commission chairman on Monday declared Deputy President William Ruto...

In the battered towns near Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, “everybody is afraid.”

Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned Russia not to use Europe's largest nuclear plant as a...

1st suspected case of human-to-dog monkeypox transmission leads CDC to update guidance on the virus

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its monkeypox guidance to include dogs as animals that can...

China cuts interest rate to shore up slowing economy

China's central bank trimmed a key interest rate Monday to shore up sagging economic growth at a politically sensitive time...

Salman Rushdie attack suspect pleads not guilty as author remains hospitalised

August 14, 2022

Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie remained hospitalised on Saturday (Aug 13) with serious injuries a day after he was repeatedly stabbed...

1 killed, dozens injured as high winds cause stage collapse at Spain festival