MADRID (Reuters) – A Spanish rice variety traditionally used to make paella is under threat from a fungus after the European Union banned a pesticide farmers said they relied upon, in another example of how the bloc’s environmental rules are angering growers. Three rice producers in the Valencia region said …

IPOH: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) has launched its pioneer cashless payment mode for KTM Komuter trains. Known as the open payment system, commuters could use their debit cards, credit cards, or ewallet to pay at the automated control gates. Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said he encouraged digitisation …

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -A volcano in Iceland erupted on Thursday for the second time this year, spewing lava up to 80 metres into the air in what is the sixth outbreak on the southwestern Reykjanes peninsula since 2021. Live video from the area showed fountains of bright-orange molten rock spewing from …

On Apple’s most recent earnings call, CEO Tim Cook was asked about the company’s plans for artificial intelligence (AI). Of course, Apple’s employees almost never reveal anything about their plans about much of anything until they make an announcement. The closest we’ve ever gotten is when Cook made his famous …

VILLABLINO, Spain (Reuters) – Spain’s brown bears, once nearly extinct, stray into the mountain villages in the north of the country so often these days that the regional government of Castile and Leon has set up a patrol for locals to report animals on the prowl. The patrol, which has …

SINGAPORE: Beaten-up Chinese stocks capped off their best week in more than a year on Thursday after a change of leadership at the market regulator and a string of support measures from Beijing ahead of an extended break stemmed a heavy selloff. The blue-chip CSI 300 Index closed 0.6% higher …

MADRID (Reuters) – The head of the European Commission and Spain’s prime minister will visit Mauritania on Thursday seeking to help the West African country curb irregular migration to Europe amid growing concern over a jump in departures. Ursula von der Leyen and Pedro Sanchez are expected to promise 200 …

KOTA KINABALU: National oil company PETRONAS has come in for praise from Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor for its green energy and human capital development initiatives. The Chief Minister said these efforts would complement Sabah’s priority in these sectors. He had earlier witnessed the presentation of the PETRONAS-Academia Collaboration Dialogue (PACD) …

MUMBAI: India’s key rate was left unchanged for a sixth straight meeting on Thursday, in line with expectations, as inflation remained above the central bank’s 4% medium-term target while economic growth continued to be resilient. The six-member monetary policy committee, consisting of three Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and three …

SHAH ALAM: Selangor has about nine months’ supply of water to cater for the needs of the population to mitigate the impact of the current El Nino phenomenon in the country. State Infrastructure and Agriculture Committee chairman Izham Hashim said the dams in the state have water storage for consumer …