Kung fu bullfighting in China
JIAXING, 6 Dec 2018: Several times a week, kung fu teacher Ren Ruzhi enters a ring to spar with a bovine opponent around five times his weight and capable of …
Iran warns if it can’t export oil from Gulf, no other country can
GENEVA, 5 Dec 2018: Iran president Hassan Rouhani made an apparent threat yesterday to disrupt other countries’ oil shipments through the Gulf if Washington presses ahead with efforts to halt …
100 million Quora users hit by security breach
About 100 million users of Quora were affected by unauthorised access to one of its systems by a “malicious third party,” the knowledge-sharing website said yesterday. Account information – including …
Indonesians top MyKad issued to foreigners in past 10 years
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 Dec 2018: A total of 57,191 people with Malaysian permanent resident status (MyPR) were awarded Malaysian citizenship between 2008 and Sept this year, the Parliament was told …
Measles threat looms in Philippines
MANILA, 3 Dec 2018: Health experts today warned against a possible outbreak of measles in the Philippines, as a disease long under control is fuelled by patchy immunisation programmes and …
Parisians stunned by worst riots since 1968
PARIS, 3 Dec 2018: Workmen cleared away burnt hulks of cars, scrubbed the defaced Arc de Triomphe monument and replaced the shattered windows of luxury boutiques in Paris yesterday after …
France follows EU ban against smacking kids
PARIS, 2 Dec 2018: Members of the French parliament voted in favour of a ban on parents smacking their children, falling into line with the majority of European Union member …
Extra data collected on air travellers from end-2019
MONTREAL, 1 Dec 2018: The US is pushing for a new global aviation standard by late 2019 that would expand the collection of passenger records from airlines, a high-ranking state …
Boeing plans software fix to avoid Lion Air crash issues
SEATTLE, 30 Nov 2018: Boeing Co is weighing plans to launch a software upgrade for its 737 MAX in six to eight weeks that would help address a scenario faced …
Exo-skeletons for disabled repurposed for ‘super-soldiers’
WASHINGTON, 30 Nov 2018: The US Army is investing millions of dollars in experimental exoskeleton technology to make soldiers stronger and more resilient, in what experts say is part of …