Apple to stop default practice of keeping Siri recordings, Digital News,Apple Inc on Wednesday said it would quit its default practice of retaining audio recordings of the requests users make to its Siri personal assistant and limit human review of what audio it does collect to its own employees rat
Naked man found sleeping in rubbish bin in Chinatown, Singapore News,A naked man was found sleeping in a rubbish bin in a back alley in Chinatown on Monday by an elderly cardboard collector. The 37-year-old's clothes were discarded beside the bin. A police spokesman told The New Paper he was ta
US recalls more than 200 million eggs over salmonella fears, Health News,Nearly 207 million eggs from a farm in North Carolina are being recalled from nine US states after 22 people fell ill, the federal Food and Drug Administration has said. It is the largest recall of eggs in the United States sin
South Korea considers use of Covid-19 self-test kits amid fourth wave fears, Asia News,SEOUL – South Korea's health authorities said on Tuesday (April 13) they would consider the use of coronavirus self-test kits despite their relatively low accuracy after the new mayor of Seoul called for thei
Kate Hudson, Jeon Jong-seo star in tribute to outsiders Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, Entertainment News,VENICE – Hollywood star Kate Hudson and South Korean actress Jeon Jong-seo play two outsiders on a collision course with their surroundings in Ana Lily Amirpour's Venice Film Festival compet
Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara 'welcome a baby boy', Entertainment News,Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara are said to have become parents to a baby boy, who is named after the actor’s late brother. According to director Viktor Kossakovsky, Joaquin was not able to promote his latest film Gun
Bangladesh deploys border guards to island near Myanmar, Asia News,DHAKA – Bangladesh on Sunday (April 7) deployed heavily armed border guards to an island near its southern border with Myanmar for the first time in 20 years, officials said. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) distributed images showing d
Philippines orders arrest of 3 policemen in drug war's first murder case , Asia News,MANILA – A court in the Philippines ordered the arrest on Wednesday of three policemen for the high-profile August 2017 killing of a teenager, the first murder case in a brutal war on drugs that has killed thou
Philippines approves Merck's Covid-19 pill for at-risk patients, Asia News,MANILA – The Philippines on Thursday (Dec 23) approved emergency use of Merck & Co's Covid-19 treatment pill for adult patients at risk of developing severe illness as it tries to boost the country's arsena
Philippines' Duterte moves to quit International Criminal Court , Asia News,MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he was pulling the Philippines out of the treaty underpinning the International Criminal Court, which is examining his deadly drug war. \”I therefore declare and forthwit
Cancer patients' own cells used in 3D printed tumours to test treatments, Health News,TEL AVIV – Researchers have used brain cancer patients' own cells in a form of 3D printing material to make a model of their tumour to test the efficacy of potential treatments before using them for real
Covid-19 complication seen in children is 'rare', WHO says, World News,GENEVA – The \”vast majority\” of children with Covid-19 have mild cases and recover completely, but a small number in a few countries have developed a rare inflammatory syndrome, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said
Chinese warships cause surprise in Sydney Harbour, World News,SYDNEY – Australians enjoying a sunny winter morning were surprised by the sight of three Chinese warships steaming into to Sydney Harbour on Monday (June 3), forcing the Prime Minister to reassure jittery residents. Amid heightened conce
Will Poulter struggled with his mental health during Covid-19 pandemic, Entertainment News,Will Poulter \”struggled\” with his mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic. The 28-year-old actor admitted he found things tough during the global health crisis, and he knows \”many people\” felt the same amid
Britney Spears' father asks for probe of her abuse claims, Entertainment News,LOS ANGELES, June 30 – Jamie Spears, father of Britney Spears, has asked for an investigation of the pop superstar's claims that she had been mistreated under a legal conservatorship by being denied the ability t
At least 42 inmates strangled to death in Amazon prison gang clashes, World News,SAO PAULO – At least 42 prisoners in Brazil were found strangled to death on Monday in four jails in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, where a fight between rival prison gangs resulted in 15 dead the day before, authori
