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Family 7 Mar 2025 | 07:00 AM

IWD 2025: Malaysian astrophysicist is making discoveries on black holes

Assoc Prof Nur Adlyka Ainul Annuar is the only female astronomer in Malaysia studying these cosmic phenomena.

Nation 10 Mar 2025 | 05:56 AM

Dr Anesee Ibrahim clocks in as new Higher Education Ministry sec-gen

PUTRAJAYA: The new Higher Education Ministry secretary-general Datuk Dr Anesee Ibrahim has reported for duty on Monday (March 10).

Nutrition 25 Feb 2025 | 12:00 PM

How to influence your baby's food preferences during pregnancy

A study finds that newborns are more likely to react favourably to foods their mothers ate during late pregnancy.

World 15 Oct 2020 | 10:03 PM

Nearly 1,000 students test positive in one week at UK's Durham University

LONDON, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Almost 1,000 students and staff members at Durham University have tested positive for coronavirus within the past week, reported the university Thursday.

Singapore 11 July 2023 | 03:29 AM

Singaporean university students in UK hit by marking boycott

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A marking boycott in Britain that left tens of thousands of university students in limbo without their final grades has also affected Singaporeans.

Corporate News 13 June 2024 | 09:05 AM

SC appoints Mohammad Faiz Azmi as new executive chairman effective June 16

KUALA LUMPUR: The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has appointed Datuk Mohammad Faiz Azmi as the new executive chairman for a period of three years effective from June 16, 2024 to June 15, 2027.

Corporate News 13 June 2024 | 11:00 PM

Mohammad Faiz Azmi is SC executive chairman

The Securities Commission (SC) has appointed Datuk Mohammad Faiz Azmi as the new executive chairman for a period of three years effective from June 16, 2024 to June 15, 2027.

Banking 31 May 2024 | 09:48 AM

BNM appoints Mohamad Ali Iqbal Abdul Khalid as assistant governor

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has announced the appointment of Mohamad Ali Iqbal Abdul Khalid as a new assistant governor, effective June 1, June 2024.

Rugby 24 May 2024 | 08:03 PM

Rugby-Influential former RFU president Morgan dies at 88

LONDON (Reuters) - Former England Number Eight and influential and innovative RFU selector and president Derek Morgan, died on Friday at the age of 88, his family said in a statement.

Living 6 Nov 2023 | 01:00 AM

Plants, books are the best virtual meeting backgrounds to look 'more trustworthy'

Participants in Zoom chats tend to 'judge faces appearing against backgrounds featuring houseplants or bookcases as more trustworthy and competent than faces with a living space or a novelty image behind them,' according to Durham University academics.

Internet 1 Oct 2023 | 04:00 AM

Books and plants make you look good on Zoom, British research shows

If you have a job interview coming up and it is scheduled to be conducted via video call, make sure to set the camera with plants and books showing in the background.

Nation 12 Dec 2023 | 08:30 AM

Cabinet reshuffle: We'll do our best to champion Islamic values, says Mohd Na’im

KUALA LUMPUR: After serving as the sole minister in charge of religious affairs for the past year, Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar is relieved that he now has a deputy to assist him in championing Islamic values.

Climate 6 Nov 2023 | 07:00 AM

‘Frozen in time’ landscape discovered under Antarctic ice

This landscape, which is bigger than Belgium, has remained untouched for potentially more than 34 million years, but human-driven global warming could threaten to expose it, researchers warned.

Smartphones 5 Apr 2023 | 07:45 AM

Rejected after one date, student in UK stalks woman by calling her using 44 phone numbers

A student in Britain was sentenced to jail last month after stalking a woman he went on one date with, harassing her on 44 different phone numbers and bombarding her with unwanted gifts.

World 15 May 2023 | 10:15 PM

U.S. starts clinical trial of mRNA universal influenza vaccine

LOS ANGELES, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The United States has started a clinical trial of an experimental universal influenza vaccine developed by researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the agency said on Monday.

Science 31 Mar 2023 | 10:00 AM

Astronomers discover one of biggest black holes ever recorded

The ultramassive black hole, one of just four ever observed, is more than 30 billion times the mass of the Sun, a new study said.

World 17 Feb 2023 | 05:33 PM

Roundup: UK-China trading momentum to continue this year, say experts

LONDON, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- As China was among the United Kingdom's (UK) largest trading partners in 2022 and with a steady increase in bilateral trade flows, experts are confident that this momentum will continue in 2023.

Books 28 Sept 2022 | 08:00 AM

Bill Bryson to exit retirement to pen new book about Christmas

'The Secret History Of Christmas' will be released exclusively on audiobook platform Audible in November and will be narrated by Bryson himself

World 13 June 2021 | 06:11 AM

With Trump gone, NATO wages war on climate threat

BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) -If the U.S. military were a nation state, it would be the world's 47th largest emitter of planet-warming greenhouse gases, a 2019 study found.

World 14 Jan 2021 | 03:13 AM

Dire wolves featured in Game of Thrones distant relative of modern wolves: study

CANBERRA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Ancient DNA has revealed that dire wolves which became known after TV series Game of Thrones were only distant relatives of modern wolves.

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