Year-end road trips, the McDonald’s way
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 Dec 2022: For the next three weeks till New Year’s Eve, McDonald’s Malaysia is offering free treats for those who visit its selected drive-through outlets across the …
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Italy, Japan & UK to develop next-generation fighter jets
LONDON, 9 Dec 2022: Italy, Japan and the UK today announced the formalisation of an international aerospace coalition to develop a next-generation fighter jet by 2035. In a joint statement, …
Japanese researchers discover 168 new Nazca images
LIMA, 9 Dec 2022: Japanese scientists discovered 168 new geoglyphs near the Nazca Lines, considered a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1994, Japan’s Yamagata University confirmed today. The team …
1,100 NYT staff picket for higher pay
NEW YORK, 9 Dec 2022: Hundreds of reporters, editors, photographers and other staff picketed outside the Manhattan headquarters of The New York Times yesterday as part of a 24-hour strike …
Santa Claus activists demand vegan options at KFC Japan (video)
TOKYO, 9 Dec 2022: Activists dressed up as Santa Claus gathered in front of a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) outlet in Tokyo yesterday demanding vegan options on the menu. Fried …
Pre-Endemic day 252: Covid-19 new daily case reports at 1,616
PUTRAJAYA, 9 Dec 2022: Malaysia’s Covid-19 new daily case reports are steady as the latest 24 hours under review saw 1,616 persons recording positive tests – with an imported case …
US basketball star Brittney Griner in prisoner swap for Russian arms dealer
MOSCOW, 9 Dec 2022: The US and Russia have exchanged imprisoned US basketball star Brittney Griner for Russian arms dealer Victor Bout, the Russian Defence Ministry said yesterday. Griner was …
UNHCR urges rescue of Rohingyas adrift off Thailand
BANGKOK, 9 Dec 2022: The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) yesterday called for an immediate rescue of some 200 Rohingyas – a Muslim minority persecuted in …
Migrants flee plane after emergency landing due to faked birthing labour
BARCELONA, 8 Dec 2022: Nearly 30 migrants attempted to flee a plane at Barcelona’s El Prat airport yesterday after the aircraft made an emergency landing – because a female passenger …
Group arrested for alleged plot to overthrow German govt
BERLIN, 8 Dec 2022: German police have arrested 25 alleged members of a far-right group suspected of planning an armed coup to overthrow the government, prosecutors said yesterday. The suspects …