YANOMAMI INDIGENOUS LAND, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazil is losing the upper hand in its battle to save the Yanomami Indigenous people, who are dying from flu, malaria and malnutrition brought into their vast, isolated Amazon rainforest reservation by resurgent illegal miners. A year after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva …

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC projected on Thursday more than 20% growth in 2024 revenue on booming demand for high-end chips used in artificial intelligence (AI) applications even as the broader industry deals with weak smartphone and electric vehicle sales. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), the world’s largest contract …

LONDON (Reuters) – Mercedes Formula One technical director James Allison has followed principal and co-owner Toto Wolff in committing to the team for years to come, the former champions announced on Thursday. Mercedes said the Briton, 55, had signed a long-term extension. The news will be welcomed by seven times …

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia remained under selling pressure for the third straight session on Thursday as investors’ sentiment stayed cautious. At 5pm, the FBM KLCI closed down 12.03 points, or 0.81% to 1,479.18 as YTL Corp, YTL Power, CIMB Group and Public Bank weighed. Market breadth was negative as losers …

SEOUL (Reuters) – The nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States, and Japan condemned North Korea for its recent missile tests, arms trade with Russia and increasingly hostile rhetoric at a meeting in Seoul on Thursday. Pyongyang’s transfer of short-range ballistic missiles and other weapons to Russia for use …

WICHITA, United States (AP): The panel that blew out of an Alaska Airlines jetliner recently was manufactured in Malaysia by Boeing’s leading supplier, says the head of the United States federal agency investigating the incident. Jennifer Homendy, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair, said her agency will look into …

MOST Asian currencies were muted on Thursday, while equities struggled to make headway, as investors digested a dim economic outlook from the region’s largest economy coupled with paring back of bets on early rate cuts in the United States. The MSCI emerging markets currencies index hovered near a one-month low, …

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 18 (Reuters) – India hasn’t made up its mind on cutting import taxes on electric vehicles (EVs) under a new policy proposed for carmakers that commit to local manufacturing and that could ease Tesla’s entry into the market, a top government official said. India’s domestic automakers are …

Brandon Ingram had the third triple-double of his career and led a franchise-record 3-point performance as the host New Orleans Pelicans routed the reeling Charlotte Hornets 132-112 on Wednesday night. Ingram finished with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. He tied his career-high with seven 3-pointers on 11 attempts …

IPOH: The Perak Government will have a special meeting to look into cases of underprivileged families living in deplorable homes, says Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad. The Perak Mentri Besar said he has instructed State Secretary Datuk Ahmad Suaidi Abdul Rahim to chair the meeting with other relevant agencies on how …