NEW YORK: On the 31st floor of what was once a towering office building in downtown Manhattan, construction workers lay down steel bracing for what will soon anchor a host of residential amenities: a catering station, lounge, fire pit and gas grills. The building, empty since 2021, is being converted […]
Year: 2023
NEW DELHI : Ajinkya Rahane made a name for himself with his fluent, textbook strokes in test cricket but the India stalwart has undergone a stunning metamorphosis to become one of the most dangerous batters in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL). Purchased by Chennai for the base […]
MANILA: The Philippines and China pledged on Saturday (Apr 22) to work together to resolve their maritime differences in the South China Sea, where the two have competing claims, and to deepen bilateral ties. Talks between the countries’ foreign ministers mark the latest in a series of high-level meetings between […]
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said he already has his sights on the next season, urging the team to use their remaining games to build a strong foundation. Liverpool have had a disappointing run in the Premier League this season, with Klopp’s side eighth in the standings with 47 points – […]
HANOI : Apple supplier Quanta Computer plans to set up a factory in northern Vietnam, the Vietnamese government said. The company, a MacBook contract manufacturer, on Friday signed an agreement with the authorities of Nam Dinh province, 90 km (56 miles) south of Hanoi, to construct the facility at an […]
BOCA CHICA, Texas : Elon Musk’s SpaceX made final preparations early on Monday to launch its powerful new Starship rocket system to space for the first time, on a brief but highly anticipated uncrewed test flight from the Gulf Coast of Texas. The two-stage rocketship, standing taller than the Statue […]
HELSINKI : Japan’s Sega Sammy Holdings Inc has agreed to launch an offer for Finland’s Rovio Entertainment, the maker of the Angry Birds mobile game, for 706 million euros ($775.8 million), the companies said in a joint statement on Monday. Tokyo-based Sega will offer 9.25 euros per share for Rovio, […]
TOKYO, April 15 — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated from a port in Wakayama after a blast was heard, but he was unharmed in the incident, local media reported today. Several reports, including by Kyodo news agency, said an apparent “smoke bomb” had been thrown but there were […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk has formed an X.AI artificial intelligence corporation based in the US state of Nevada, according to business documents that surfaced on Friday (Apr 14). Musk, who is already the boss of Twitter and Tesla, was listed as director of X.AI Corporation founded on Mar 9, a […]
NEW YORK: Former President Donald Trump says he’s not making much money from his social media network but estimates it is worth between US$5 million and US$25 million, according to his personal financial disclosure form filed Friday (Apr 14). He owns about 90 per cent of his social media company, […]