KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A corruption case involving a former high-ranking Singaporean official expanded Monday with new charges alleging that the ex-transport minister received bottles of whisky and wine, golf clubs and a luxury Brompton bike from a contractor who had dealings with the government. S. Iswaran, a former senior politician in the long-ruling People’s … Read more
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the creation of a three-tiered domestic competition structure and a shift in the ownership model underpinning the women’s professional game. As well as the new structure, the ECB will invest an extra £4-5m per year in the women’s professional game from 2025-2028. This will take annual … Read more
Several bills, each with a value of 100 Chinese renminbi, lie on a table. Johannes Neudecker | Picture Alliance | Getty Images China’s factory activity expanded for a third-straight month in January, a private-sector survey showed on Thursday, helped by the first expansion in new export orders in seven months. Thursday’s print though, extended a … Read more
Image: Killian Plunkett/Dark Horse Decades even before the Republic was made aware of the existence of the Kaminoan clone army, the Senate backed multiple elaborate projects to support and enhance the effectiveness of the various, smaller defense forces aligned with the Republic and its member worlds. One such project, completed in 46BBY—14 years before the … Read more
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills and other leading Democrats are pressing to end future legislative debate over abortions by amending the state constitution to enshrine the right to reproductive health care, just six months after lawmakers expanded access to abortions. Maine is seeking to join four other states that have amended their … Read more
XH4D/Getty Images Singapore has released a draft governance framework on generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) that it says is necessary to address emerging issues, including incident reporting and content provenance. The proposed model builds on the country’s existing AI governance framework, which was first released in 2019 and last updated in 2020. Also: How generative AI … Read more
Customers shop at a Walmart store in Chicago on May 18, 2023. Scott Olson | Getty Images Affirm stock popped more than 15% Tuesday after the company announced it is expanding its partnership with Walmart to self-checkout kiosks in more than 4,500 of the retailer’s U.S. stores. Affirm shares have soared over 400% this year, … Read more
President Biden said he believes Israel has “every right and responsibility” to defend itself, but urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call to do so in a way that “prioritizes the protection of civilians,” as the country stepped up its ground and air assault. Behind the scenes, the United States pressured Israel to … Read more
Following the discharge of 1994’s multi-million-selling Monster, R.E.M. returned to the highway for the primary time because the grueling year-long trek in assist of 1988’s Inexperienced. One of many trade’s most enviable (and seemingly highest-grossing) excursions of the yr, it consisted of properly over 100 exhibits throughout three continents, with the arena-sized payments additionally boasting … Read more
The conference options bulletins from each division within the firm, together with parks and their movie studio. Picture by Annamaria Ward The Large Image The 2024 D23 Expo would be the largest version but and can happen from August 4 – 11, marking the primary week-long occasion. Main bulletins from all branches of Disney could … Read more