WASHINGTON, Jul 22 – White House press secretary Sean Spicer abruptly resigned Friday in protest at a major shake-up of Donald Trump’s scandal-tainted administration, as pressure mounted from a broadening investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia. Spicer quit after Trump named Anthony Scaramucci, a Wall Street financier and one-time
KOTA BARU, Jul 22 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the people should reject the opposition pact led by a leader, whom he described as “gila talak” (wanting to come back as a leader). He also likened the pact to a ship with three captains, all with
WASHINGTON, Jul 22 – US President Donald Trump will meet Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Washington next week for talks on issues including refugees and combatting terrorism, the White House announced Friday. Analysts also anticipate US aid will be high on the agenda of the July 25th talks at the White
KUANTAN, Jul 22 – The Malaysian Corruption Commission (MACC) will continue to focus on curbing corruption related to critical sectors such as logging and and bauxite mining in Pahang. Pahang MACC director Datuk Alias Salim said the fight against corruption should be intensified to raise public confidence in the agency and to plug the leakages in
MANILA, Jul 22 – The Philippine Congress opened a special session Saturday to vote on President Rodrigo Duterte’s bid for an extension of martial law in the south to defeat Islamist gunmen. Duterte is widely expected to win approval for martial law in the region until the end of the year, with
WASHINGTON, Jul 22 – Sarah Huckabee Sanders – a pugnacious Arkansas native from a political family – took to the podium as the new White House press secretary Friday, stepping into perhaps the most difficult job in the world: speaking for Donald Trump. Born in a town called Hope – also the
ANKARA, Jul 22 – Almost 360 people were hurt in the Turkish resort of Bodrum after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Greece and Turkey’s Aegean coast, the Turkish health minister said Friday. Ahmet Demircan said 358 people were hurt, of whom 272 were taken to hospital in ambulances. The rest went on
SAN FRANCISCO, Jul 22 – Facebook could be working on a smartphone, according to paperwork recently spotted by cyber sleuths which the tech giant filed earlier this year. A Facebook unit devoted to hardware filed a patent application in January for a mysterious “modular electromechanical device” that could have speakers, cameras, microphones,
CHICAGO, Jul 22 – A US police chief resigned Friday amid an uproar over the death of an unarmed Australian woman who had called to report a possible sexual assault and was shot by a responding officer. Minneapolis police chief Janee Harteau had faced criticism over her handling of the killing of
MIAMI, Jul 22 – Millions of people, from students to rocket scientists, are poised to contribute to a massive scientific effort to study the total solar eclipse that will sweep across the United States Aug 21. The entire country will fall into shadow as the “Great American Eclipse” passes, though the darkest
JOHANNESBURG, Jul 21 – A trophy hunter in Zimbabwe has shot dead a cub of Cecil the lion whose death in 2015 caused worldwide outrage, researchers tracking the pride confirmed Friday. Xanda, a six-year-old lion fitted with a radio collar, was killed on July 7 in northwest Zimbabwe, close to where US
TOKYO, Jul 21 – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) announced earlier this year a shift to a new organization structure effective as of April 1, 2017. In line with these structural changes, NEC’s business segments will be revised as of its consolidated financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal
TOKYO, Jul 21 – Japanese investment in the UK has hit a “record high” since last year’s shock Brexit vote, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Friday. Johnson, a leading campaigner for Britain to quit the European Union, also pledged London will “build a fantastic relationship with our friends and partners in
KOTA BARU, Jul 21 – The extra-ordinary presence of the Kelantan people at programmes organised by Umno lately should be translated into votes for Barisan Nasional (BN) at the 14th general election, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today. He said the people’s mandate was crucial for BN to form a government and rule
KUCHING, Jul 21 – From questions and aspirations submitted by civil servants at dialogue sessions on the 2050 National Transformation Plan (TN50) it is found that they now have a better understanding of the plan, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa said. He said some of the aspirations forwarded by them could
DAVAO, Jul 21 – AirAsia, the world’s best low-cost airline, has announced its latest route to Davao, Philippines with four times weekly direct flights from Kuala Lumpur commencing 21 December 2017. Operated exclusively by AirAsia Berhad (flight code AK), the new route marks as the fourth direct route from Malaysia to the
KUALA LUMPUR. Jul 21 – Preserve the greatness of the Malay diaspora, which is now recognised by the world, to enable the Malays to compete with other races at international level, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak. He said the Malay race was now capable of
AMSTERDAM, Jul 21 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is enabling El Corte Ingles, Spain’s biggest department store, to offer customers the opportunity to easily complement their existing store payment card with the popular Samsung Pay mobile wallet. Gemalto’s Trusted Service Hub (TSH) ensures a
AMSTERDAM, Jul 21 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security is delivering flexible connectivity for Lenovo smart devices across 160 countries. Lenovo has selected Gemalto as its preferred remote SIM provisioning provider for their Lenovo Connect service. With the On-Demand Connectivity and embedded SIM (eSIM) solution,
WASHINGTON, Jul 21 – The highest-ranking Democrat on the US Senate intelligence committee said it was “extremely disturbing” if President Donald Trump was contemplating a pardon for aides that could be implicated in a probe on Russian meddling in last year’s presidential election. Senator Mark Warner was referring to a Washington
