STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish prosecutors said on Wednesday they would drop their investigation into explosions on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines and hand evidence uncovered in the probe over to German investigators. “The conclusion of the investigation is that Swedish jurisdiction does not apply and that the …

Announced with great enthusiasm in September 2023, the New York City Police Department’s experiment with the Knightscope K5 surveillance robot has finally come to an end, and the device has been mothballed. This example shows the limits of this type of robot, even if more and more robotic devices will …

BAKU (Reuters) – Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev is almost certain be re-elected on Wednesday in a vote he called early after the recapture of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenia and a crackdown on the media. Aliyev, who succeeded his father Heydar as president in 2003, has typically taken …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will introduce laws giving workers the right to ignore unreasonable calls and messages from their bosses outside of work hours without penalty, with potential fines for employers that breach the rule. The “right to disconnect” is part of a raft of changes to industrial relations laws …

LONDON: Pandora, the world’s biggest jewellery maker, said on Wednesday its performance since the start of the year has been “healthy” with high single-digit sales growth, as it announced a share buyback programme after a strong run. Pandora has been a rare bright spot among retailers and brands targeting aspirational …

Google recently removed a useful feature enabling users to access the archives of web pages referenced in its search results. But for anyone whose curiosity is prompting them to do a deep dive or who is simply nostalgic, there are online tools capable of taking them back into the vaults …

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -A blast took place near an election candidate’s office in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan, a local official said on Wednesday, killing 12 people and raising concerns over security in the lead up to Thursday’s election. Pakistan goes to the polls amid rising militant attacks in recent months …

PUTRAJAYA: Names have been received for the position of the Dewan Negara president and an announcement will be made once the appointment process is complete, says government spokesman Fahmi Fadzil. He said the Cabinet had been informed of the vacancy following the appointment of Tun Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar …

BANGKOK: Thailand’s central bank left its key interest rate unchanged for a second straight meeting on Wednesday, as expected, resisting government pressure to reduce borrowing costs to help revive faltering growth. The Bank of Thailand’s (BOT) monetary policy committee in a 5-2 vote decided to hold the one-day repurchase rate …

KOTA KINABALU: The political temperature is heating up between Pakatan Harapan component Upko and its Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) ruling coalition partner Gagasan Rakyat. The issue of the seat-sharing formula ahead of state polls, due before September next year, has drawn Upko and the GRS anchor party into a public …