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SINGAPORE: A dog handler accused of cruelly ill-treating a dog received a fresh charge for making up evidence on Wednesday ...

China is seeking to fast-track the expansion of its robotics industry. Local governments are moving to push robots beyond ...

Apple will distribute its curated radio stations on a global network of devices, including speakers, headphones and cars, ...

HSBC customers in Britain were able to access mobile and online banking services on Wednesday afternoon after an outage ...

Malaysia has contingency plans in place to remain competitive in European markets as it works to avoid being classified as a ...

Bipedal locomotion - walking upright on two legs - is a fundamental trait underpinning humankind's success. Scientists now have identified two innovations that occurred long ago in the human ...

SYDNEY: Australia on Wednesday (Aug 27) dismissed suggestions by Israel that its interventions prompted Canberra to expel ...

Large swathes of South Asia have been pounded by relentless monsoon rains, unleashing widespread flooding and landslides over ...

The dollar rose against major currencies on Wednesday, rebounding from yesterday's pullback as investors turned their focus ...

WASHINGTON:  US special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Tuesday (Aug 26) that President Donald Trump would chair a meeting on ...

TAIPEI: A magnitude 6 earthquake struck in the sea off the northeast coast of Taiwan on Wednesday (Aug 27), the island's ...