EU sets USB-C standard for all smartphones, including Apple iPhones, by 2024, Digital News,European Union (EU) lawmakers have reached a deal today to ensure that all mobile phones, tablets and cameras sold in the EU, including Apple devices, will have a USB-C charging port by autumn 2024. This is pa
Visiting Mount Fuji, diving in Bali: Where we want to go once the pandemic is over and what we miss most about travelling, Lifestyle News,It's been around a year and a half since any of us have stepped foot on a plane for recreational purposes and boy is our wanderlust strong. Unfortunately, wi
Omicron less likely to cause long Covid: UK study, World News,LONDON — The omicron variant of coronavirus is less likely to cause long Covid-19 than previous variants, according to the first peer-reviewed study of its kind from Britain. Researchers at King's College London, using data from the
Coronavirus: Taylor Swift gives money, covers healthcare costs for staff of affected record store, Entertainment News,Taylor Swift has offered \”direct relief\” for an independent record store in her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. The 30-year-old singer has reached out to offer financial aid to Gri
Indonesian soldiers clash with Papuan rebels amid tensions over highway project, Asia News,JAKARTA – Three Indonesian soldiers were killed after a clash with dozens of rebels in the eastern province of Papua, the military said late on Thursday (March 7), the latest deaths amid high tensions and viol
Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine trial data shows long-term efficacy in adolescents, World News,WASHINGTON – Pfizer said on Monday (Nov 22) its Covid-19 vaccine provided strong long-term protection against the virus in a late-stage study conducted among adolescents aged 12 to 15. A two-dose series of
My 2019 in AsiaOne: I felt intimately connected to Sammi Cheng, Entertainment News,My very first celebrity interview after five years with AsiaOne? Queen of Cantopop Sammi Cheng. When I asked Sammi about her plans for 2019, my question about babies elicited a chuckle from the Hong Kong star. But I d
Singapore-Desaru ferry services to start July 7, tickets on sale starting June 30, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Singapore-Desaru ferry services will start operations from July 7, connecting Singapore's Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal with Johor's Desaru Coast Ferry Terminal. Tickets and service s
Room without a view – French war bunker reborn as guesthouse, Lifestyle News,SAINT-PABU, France – A bunker built by German troops in northern France during World War Two has been restored and refitted as an underground guesthouse. The northern coast is still strewn with fortifications left by the Ge
Former Malaysian King divorces Russian ex-beauty queen wife after one year of marriage: Report, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – The former Malaysian King, Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan, has divorced Russian ex-beauty queen Oksana Voevodina, according to local media reports – an apparent abrupt end to t
