CHEMNITZ, Germany (Reuters) – Manager Joerg Engelmann says he has pulled out all the stops to attract skilled foreign workers to his chemical engineering company in Chemnitz, east Germany. But once they arrived, the racial slurs and exclusion they experienced in the town have driven some of them away. His …

In the waning days of 2022, a month after the collapse of FTX, federal prosecutors filed eight charges against Sam Bankman-Fried, the face of the bubble-like crypto industry. Four of them involved wire fraud. Manhattan US Attorney Damian Williams was able to act quickly because he relied on a law …

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government is set to rush in water supply to 355 villages in 12 districts across the state as rivers dry up during the prolonged drought. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said he has directed for water to be sent to some 50,800 affected households in …

KUALA LUMPUR: Topmix Bhd aims to raise RM25.6mil from its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) as it heads towards a listing on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia on April 23, 2024. In a statement, the total surface decorative products company said it has earmarked RM11.3mil of the total proceeds …

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is asking tech and telecom companies how they handled the sprawling 2020 SolarWinds cyberattack, and drawing fire from the cybersecurity industry and big business for what they call overreach. The SEC, which sought the information from a broader swath of victim companies in the …

Each year, Ramadan not only marks a time of spiritual reflection but also communal solidarity. It also offers a special journey through a diverse range of cuisines. This can be seen at one of the biggest Ramadan bazaars in Penang where it is packed with customers hunting for their favourite …

BEIJING: Oil prices fell for a second day on Wednesday after a report that crude stockpiles in the U.S., the world’s biggest oil user, surged and on signs major producers are unlikely to change their output policy at a technical meeting next week. Brent crude futures for May dropped 74 …

KUALA LUMPUR: Although federal and state governments will have immunity from prosecution for failing to comply with the proposed Cyber Security Bill 2024 provisions, it does not mean leeway has been given to the powers-that-be, says Gobind Singh Deo. The Digital Minister said both the federal and state governments would …

HANOI (Reuters) – Financial institutions are not at risk from the first cyberattack on a Vietnamese brokerage, the market regulator said on Wednesday, after the third largest securities firm was suspended after it was targeted over the weekend. VNDirect, Vietnam’s third largest broker in terms of transactions handled according to …

TAMPA, Florida: Nestor Cortes got behind the plate in a batting cage and watched an 8-foot-high, 1,200-pound robot spit out fastballs, cutters and sweepers just like the ones spinning off the fingertips of his left hand. “It was like seeing myself pitch. That was crazy,” the New York Yankees All-Star …