WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. will reopen four legal U.S.-Mexico border crossings on Thursday as high levels of illegal immigration have receded and freed up personnel, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday. The U.S. will reopen an international bridge in Eagle Pass, Texas, two crossings in Arizona and another …

MORE awareness programmes on scam activities will be organised by Johor National Consumer Action Council (MTPN) to warn the public about these types of crime. Johor MTPN president Noorman Kamsani said the council was also planning to send a proposal to the government to beef up Consumer Protection Act 1999 …

Artificial intelligence exploded onto the scene in 2023. In Pittsburgh alone, companies used the generative technology to teach math, choose paint schemes and serve sushi. Yet for the city’s pioneer AI technology – autonomous vehicles – the story was a bit more complicated. Carnegie Mellon University first piloted the autonomous …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here has ordered the release of an Immigration officer, who was charged with 17 counts of accepting bribes involving RM21,500, by allowing foreigners with immigration-related offences to leave the country. He was alleged to have allowed the foreigners to exit the country through Kuala Lumpur …

PARIS (Reuters) – Japanese investigators are preparing to probe the collision of two airplanes at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, weeks after the global airline industry heard fresh warnings about runway safety. All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines Airbus A350 escaped after a collision with a De Havilland Dash-8 Coast Guard …

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed the first trading session of 2024 lower, weighed by a fall in Apple shares after a broker downgrade and declines among other big-tech names triggered by a move higher by Treasury yields. The lacklustre session follows a year where Wall Street’s …

About RM35,000 has been spent to build a concrete structure and handrails around a monsoon drain in Taman Pelangi, Johor Baru, to prevent flash floods and accidents involving school students. Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) Stulang zone councillor Bong Seng Heng said a male student fell into the drain and …

LONDON: Food inflation in United Kingdom stores fell sharply in December to its lowest level in more than a year as supermarkets competed on price to attract Christmas shoppers. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said that food inflation slowed to 6.7% last month, down from 7.7% in November. The figure …

PUTRAJAYA: All public examinations for 2023/2024 will proceed as scheduled despite the northeast monsoon season, says Fadhlina Sidek. The Education Minister said her ministry remains vigilant on the ongoing flood situation and is ready with a standard operating procedure and appropriate preparation measures. This includes working with relevant government agencies …

(Reuters) -Tesla delivered a record number of electric vehicles in the fourth quarter, beating market estimates and meeting its 2023 target of 1.8 million vehicles as a year-end sales push paid off. The company increased discounts and offered incentives like six months of free fast charging if customers took deliveries …