DAVOS, Switzerland: Global oil markets will cope with Red Sea disruptions in the short run, although prolonged attacks by the Houthis on ships would lead to a shortage of tankers due to longer voyages and a supply delay, the CEO of Saudi oil giant Aramco said. Amin Nasser told Reuters …

(Reuters) – German remote-driving startup Vay said on Wednesday it had launched its first commercial service in Las Vegas where a “teledriver”, or remote driver, delivers electric short-term rental cars to customers then collects them after the rental. The service is currently available around the University of Nevada Las Vegas …

PARIS (Reuters) – Number eight Gregory Alldritt will captain France in the Six Nations Championship after taking over from Antoine Dupont, who will miss the tournament to focus on the French Sevens side that competes at the Paris Olympic Games later this year. Coach Fabien Galthie has named six uncapped …

Tesla owners are lining up at Chicago-area charging stations as subzero temperatures cause electric vehicle batteries to die quickly, Chicago news outlets report. But, their cars aren’t always making it to the charging port. Fox32 called the charging lots “car graveyards”, describing the abandoned cars left in the lot after …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has busted a syndicate involved in the embezzlement of subsidised diesel after detaining five men in a raid on a premises in Chan Sow Lin, Sungai Besi last Wednesday. The ministry’s Kuala Lumpur director Ariffin Samsudin said the suspects, …

CYBERJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and 31 ministers are attending the Unity Government Cabinet Members’ Retreat 2024 here. The retreat, being held at Cyberview Resort & Spa on Wednesday (Jan 17) and Thursday (Jan 18), also sees the attendance of 15 special guests, according to a statement from …

MALINDI, Kenya (Reuters) – A Kenyan judge on Wednesday ordered cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 30 associates to undergo mental health evaluations before being charged with the murder of 191 children whose bodies have been exhumed since last April from the Shakahola forest. Authorities say Mackenzie, the head of the …

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia closed broadly lower on Wednesday as investor sentiment took a hit on the increasing number of counters hitting limit down on the local bourse. At closing, the benchmark FBM KLCI fell 2.66 points, or 0.18% to 1,491.21, with 16 of the component stocks finished lower. In …

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng has received the statement of a key witness from the prosecution in the ongoing Penang undersea tunnel project corruption trial to begin impeachment proceedings. Lim’s counsel, Haijan Omar, informed the Sessions Court that the defence team had received the statement by …

SINGAPORE: Scores of Standard Chartered Bank customers were unable to log in on its mobile app and Internet banking website on Jan 17, due to a surge of customers hoping to reserve Chinese New Year notes. Users began reporting issues with the StanChart app to the Downdetector website – which …