HOUSTON (Reuters) – About a million homes and businesses in Texas remained without power on Friday, five days after Hurricane Beryl made landfall, with fierce winds and rain that knocked down trees and electricity infrastructure. CenterPoint Energy, the largest power provider in Texas, said about 870,000 of its customers remained …

A new data transfer tool will soon make it much easier to transfer content from Google Photos to iCloud Photos. The Data Transfer Initiative (DTI) has announced the launch of a new tool developed jointly by Apple and Google, enabling Google Photos users to transfer all their photos and videos …

Tesla Inc is postponing its planned robotaxi unveiling to October to allow teams working on the project more time to build additional prototypes, according to people familiar with the decision. The roughly two-month delay has been communicated internally, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information …

LAND resources for food cultivation projects will be made available in Perak, says Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad. He said there were specific areas designated as food security assurance zones along with suitable state-owned lands for agriculture. “Therefore people who do not own land but are interested in cultivating …

LONDON (Reuters) – The Wimbledon men’s singles semi-finals take centre stage at the All England Club on Friday. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, the third seed, is up against Russian fifth seed Daniil Medvedev in a repeat of their semi-final a year ago. They will be followed on Centre Court by …

PETALING JAYA: The enforcement and monitoring of ecommerce platforms selling unlicensed and subsidised items such as rice and cooking oil have been ramped up by the government.Padi and Rice Regulatory Board (KPB) enforcement officer Muammar Rashikin Abdul Hamid said guidelines were recently sent to ecommerce platform providers to ensure compliance …

KUALA LUMPUR: Here are the announcements that made headlines in Corporate Malaysia. Hextar Capital Bhd has secured a contract from Landasan Kapital (M) Sdn Bhd valued at RM97.0mn to supply materials, labour, tools and equipment for the construction of student hostels at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan in Bachok. Keyfield International Bhd …

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Abin spy agency was used to illegally monitor tax auditors who were investigating a son of former President Jair Bolsonaro in an attempt to disrupt the corruption probe, Supreme Court documents unsealed on Thursday showed. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The details unveiled on Thursday could add to …

A NOODLE packet has been discarded into a drain. An investigation takes place to identify who is responsible for such an act. Through a series of accusations and defences, the detrimental effects of single-use plastics on the environment were highlighted. This scene that unfolded on stage was what gave the …

KUALA LUMPUR: Over nine million doses of Covid-19 vaccines procured during the pandemic expired in June, resulting in a RM185mil loss for the government, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. The Health Minister said expired vaccines comprised about 10.8% of the overall procured vaccine doses during the pandemic, which totalled …