Category : Breaking News

German mini-world park builds a wall around U.S.

HAMBURG: A German tourist attraction that features miniature models of various parts of the world has put up a wall around the United States, in a dig at President Donald Trump's plan to build a full-sized one on the bord...

U.S. Muslim school curriculum: English, math and political activism

MANSFIELD: The students at Al-Noor Academy, a Muslim school outside Boston, bombarded their government class speaker with questions: How do you start a political discussion? How do you use social media in politics? And ho...

Nordstrom drops Ivanka Trump-branded clothing and shoes

NORDSTROM will stop selling Ivanka Trump's name-branded line of clothing and shoes, a company spokesperson said Thursday.The change followed a weeks-long boycott campaign, organized by an anti-Trump activist group called...

Ralph Lauren CEO to leave after differences with founder

RALPH LAUREN Corp said Chief Executive Stefan Larsson, who was hired from rival Gap Inc just over a year ago, would step down following differences over the luxury brand's direction with founder Ralph Lauren.Shares of Ral...

Fans urge J.K.Rowling to conduct masterclass on handling trolls

Fans of J.K Rowling are urging the author of the mega-popular Harry Potter series to conduct a masterclass on how to handle trolls.This follows Rowling's recent tweets in which she took jibe at some netizens, after a call...

'Rahayu' returns home to Malaysia

SINGAPORE: 'Rahayu' is going back home today after being in good hands here in Singapore for almost 16 months.'Rahayu', a Malayan Turtle was reportedly found crossing a road in Lim Chu Kang with a fish hook lodged in its...

Danish TV commercial 'the best Trump antidote', says netizens

KUALA LUMPUR: A Danish TV commercial by the country's channel, TV2 has been making its round on the social media since Tuesday.Titled, ‘All That We Share’, the 180-second video has been receiving positive responses from n...

'Halal snack pack' named Australia's People's Choice Word of the Year

CANBERRA: "Halal snack pack" (HSP) has been announced as Australia's People's Choice Word of the Year for 2016, edging out political terms "alt-right" and "fake news" to win, according to the Macquarie Dictionary on Wedne...

Nintendo to release 2-3 mobile games per year, says Switch titles to exceed 100

TOKYO: Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd on Wednesday said it plans to release two or three smartphone games every year in the hope of stabilizing earnings still highly dependent on its volatile games console business."We believe w...

Facebook to develop app for television set-top boxes - WSJ

FACEBOOK Inc is creating an app for television set-top boxes, including Apple Inc's Apple TV, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.The world's biggest online social network is also in d...

Adult swaddling therapy fad hits Tokyo

TOKYO: Wrapped up from head to toe in a white bag and gently rocking from side to side, five Japanese mothers are hopeful Tokyo's latest health trend can cure their post-pregnancy aches and pains.According to its exponent...

Cockfighters reap Year of Rooster bonus in Thailand

BANGKOK: Prized birds faced off in front of thousands of spectators at a stadium near Thailand's capital on Sunday as celebrations for the Year of the Rooster brought a windfall for some.Although cockfighting is banned in...

'Kuih bakul' girl - The talk among netizens

KEMAMAN: Since news on Haziqah Nurul Huda's kuih bakul ('nian gaow' or sticky rice cake) business was reported by Bernama last Wednesday, her story and video had garnered 498,570 views and 8,500 shares over Facebook.Haziq...