Betty White’s death was confirmed Friday by Jeff Witjas, her longtime agent and friend. She would have turned 100 on Jan. 17. Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, whether as a man-crazy TV hostess on The Mary Tyler Moore Show […]
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Here are five trends that will shape the personal technology space in 2022 and beyond. The global pandemic dominated product decision-making last year. Things are unlikely to change much in 2022, but we can expect to see the emergence of a new product category in a big way. Experts hope […]
STOCKHOLM: Ikea will hike its prices by an average of 9 per cent next year due to ongoing supply and transportation disruptions, the company that operates most of the Swedish furniture giant’s stores said on Thursday (Dec 30). The announcement comes as pandemic-fuelled shortages and shipping challenges ramp up inflation […]
JAKARTA: Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, will likely ratify its membership of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) early next year, its chief economic minister said on Friday (Dec 31). The China-backed RCEP, the world’s biggest trade bloc, is set to enter into force on Jan 1, 2022. Details in […]
George R R Martin revealed that he had seen a rough cut of the first episode of House Of The Dragon and he “loved it”. If you’ve been looking forward to the prequel to the hit fantasy series, Game Of Thrones, you’ll be happy to know that the book’s creator […]
HONG KONG: Cathay Pacific Airways on Thursday said the latest tightening of quarantine restrictions on aircrew had led it to make significant changes to its flight schedule, including cancellations of passenger and cargo flights to and from Hong Kong. Hong Kong health authorities said on Tuesday the city would tighten […]
Cameroon’s football federation said four of their players have tested positive for COVID-19, with the Africa Cup of Nations hosts set to kick off the tournament against Burkina Faso in just over a week’s time. Pierre Kunde Malong, Jean Efala, Michael Ngadeu Ngadjui and Christian Bassogog had been under observation […]
WASHINGTON: Former Republican President Donald Trump’s recent comments touting Covid-19 vaccines as safe and a major achievement of his presidency have roiled extreme anti-vaxers, which include many of his ardent supporters. After months of a relatively low profile on vaccines and no photos of him getting inoculated, Trump on Dec. […]
NEW YORK: US prosecutors on Thursday dismissed charges against two New York prison guards who admitted to falsifying records on the night the US financier Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide in his cell in 2019. The decision came a day after Epstein’s long-time associate British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty […]
SYDNEY: Australia sought to relieve pressure on overrun Covid-19 testing facilities today by narrowing its definition of close contacts of infected people and relaxing requirements for tests, as daily cases topped 20,000 for the first time in the pandemic. Australia is grappling with the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus […]