SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Nov 6 will try to protect a lucrative piece of its Internet empire at the same time it’s still entangled in the biggest US antitrust trial in a quarter century. The latest threat will unfold in a San Francisco federal court, where a 10-person jury will …

SYDNEY: Asian shares rallied for a fourth straight session on Monday after markets priced in earlier rate cuts in the United States and Europe, bullish wagers that will be tested by a swarm of central bank speakers this week. Battered bond markets also enjoyed a welcome recovery as a benign …

KUALA LUMPUR: Several Muslim nations have agreed to an emergency meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on the Palestine issue, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said the timing of the meeting was still being discussed, as well as extending invitations to like-minded non-Muslim nations such …

(Reuters) – South Africa were let down by their skills in a team record 243-run loss to hosts India at the Cricket World Cup on Sunday, but with a semi-final place already booked there will be no panic in the camp, says coach Rob Walter. India dominated the game from …

NEW YORK: Cryptocurrency backers on Nov 3 celebrated the fraud conviction of the industry’s one-time golden boy Sam Bankman-Fried, hoping the embattled sector can finally turn the page on a multibillion dollar scandal. The “verdict should hopefully mark the end of a dark era in our industry”, said Yat Siu, …

PETALING JAYA: The Education Ministry is prepared for any floods in the country as monsoon season approaches, says Fadhlina Sidek. The Education Minister said over 5,000 schools nationwide will be used as temporary relief centres if the need arises. “Currently, there are 5,063 schools that have been gazetted as relief …

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s biggest bank DBS Group reported on Monday a better than expected 18% jump in third-quarter net profit on the back of higher interest rates, which it forecast will also help keep its profit steady next year. DBS, which is also Southeast Asia’s largest lender, has already forecast a …

PARIS: French-German TV channel Arte is best known for covering cultural events and producing sophisticated dramas and documentaries, but over the past decade it has also been building a reputation in an entirely different arena: video games. As with its TV programming, the publicly funded channel’s video games reflect its …

(Reuters) – Russia and Ukraine gave clashing accounts over the weekend about what is going on along the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, with Moscow saying it has stopped Kyiv’s counter-offensive and Ukraine’s army saying it keeps pressing on. Ukraine has retaken a few small villages in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia …

PETALING JAYA: Yinson Holdings Bhd’s renewables business unit, Yinson Renewables (YR), has commenced operations at Nokh Solar Park in Rajasthan, India. Yinson said Rising Sun Energy K Private Ltd (RSEK), which is YR’s indirect subsidiary, announced that its Nokh Solar Park in Rajasthan, India, had started commercial operations on Nov …