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AP – Roku is cutting about 10 per cent of its workforce, or 360 people, and it will limit new hiring as it cuts costs to stem a series of quarterly losses. The streaming platform also said in a regulatory filing yesterday it expects adjusted third-quarter revenue of between USD835 million and USD875 million, which […]

ANN/THE STRAITS TIMES – Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner’s four-year marriage appears to be facing significant challenges. According to TMZ, the 34-year-old American pop singer has allegedly reached out to a minimum of two divorce attorneys in his pursuit to terminate his union with the 27-year-old English actress. This development was corroborated by People, which […]

AFP – Kenya’s president opened a landmark African climate summit yesterday saying the continent had an “unparalleled opportunity” to benefit from action to tackle global warming. The inaugural Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi comes ahead of a flurry of diplomatic meetings leading to the November COP28 climate summit in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, which […]

ANN/THE STAR – Amidst a landscape saturated with transitory digital visuals, Lim Kim Boon has kindled a modest crusade that reveres the splendour encompassing Malaysia’s multifaceted terrains, rich cultures, and its people. For the past four months, Lim has been bringing people together through his “Photo Walk with Kim Boon and Friends” event, in which […]

VILNIUS (AP) – Lithuania on Wednesday decided to temporarily close two of its six checkpoints with Belarus later this week amid growing tensions with its eastern neighbour. The Lithuanian government has said that the crossings at Tverecius and Sumskas will be closed, and traffic will be diverted to the Medininkai border checkpoint, which is the […]

ANN/KATHMANDU POST – Nepal’s attempt to save foreign exchange by strangling imports nearly suffocated the economy in the last fiscal year, trade experts said. Worried by rapidly receding foreign currency reserves and growing trade imbalance, the government in April 2022 banned the import of a slew of items it called luxury goods. The embargo, which […]

GENEVA (AP) – FIFA won the latest ruling on Monday of an international, multi-case fight by football player agents to block rules that would regulate their industry and cap their fees. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it “dismissed in their entirety” arguments put forth by the Zurich-based Professional Football Agents Association (PROFAA), which […]

AP – Caroline Wozniacki, a former number one-ranked tennis player and the 2018 Australian Open champion, announced on Thursday that she is returning to competition three years after she retired to start a family. The United States (US) Tennis Association said it will grant Wozniacki a wild-card invitation to participate in the US Open, which […]

SEOUL (AFP) – North Korea warned yesterday that it would be a “clear declaration of war” if its missiles were shot down during their test launches over the Pacific Ocean. The United States (US) and South Korea have ramped up defence cooperation, including joint drills, in the face of growing threats from nuclear-armed Pyongyang, which […]

AFP – Up to 0.55 gigatonnes each year: this is the potential for eliminating atmospheric CO2 that brown algae would possess, according to a recent study by German scientists. Composed of chlorophyll and a pigment called “fucoxanthin”, brown algae grow in a marine environment and are capable of absorbing large quantities of carbon dioxide, which […]