(Reuters) -More imported cases of a new mpox strain will appear in Europe in the coming weeks but the risk of sustained transmission remains low, the head of Europe’s disease prevention agency said on Friday. The agency raised its risk assessment for sporadic cases of mpox clade I in Europe …

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan grounded hundreds of flights and urged tens of thousands of people to evacuate in the eastern parts of the country on Friday, as a strong typhoon caused power blackouts in the middle of a major summer holiday week. Typhoon Ampil, categorised as “very strong” by the Japan …

For Starbucks Corp, its primary home is Seattle. Yet its freshly minted chief executive officer isn’t living in the same city or even state as its headquarters – an emerging trend of top leaders living a plane ride away at a time when many employees are seeing less flexibility than …

SAN FRANCISCO: Members of Congress on Aug 15 called on Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg to give them details regarding ads for opiods and other illicit drugs on the tech titan’s platform. A letter signed by 19 lawmakers pressed for details about such ads given disturbing reports by the Tech Transparency …

KOTA KINABALU: To the families of the many fallen Australian and British allied servicemen, Sandakan will never be forgotten. The Sabah east coast district was where more than 2,000 soldiers and civilians perished during World War II, mainly in the infamous Sandakan prisoner of war (POW) camp. Chief Minister Datuk …

MANCHESTER, Aug 15 — Premier League clubs were slow to splash their cash in the early months of the transfer window but business has picked up ahead of the start to the new season on Friday. AFP Sports looks at five of the major signings aiming to justify their price …

KUALA LUMPUR: Here is a recap of the announcements that made headlines in Corporate Malaysia. IJM Corp Bhd’s proposed acquisition of a 44.8% stake in Pestech International Bhd in a RM124mn cash deal, or 15.5 sen per share, has fallen through. S P Setia Bhd has commenced arbitration proceedings against …

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed a pledge to deepen cooperation with Russia in a message to President Vladimir Putin as Pyongyang marked an anniversary of independence from Japan’s colonial rule, KCNA state news agency said on Friday. It was in reply to a message of …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. so far deems Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region a protective move appropriate for Kyiv to use U.S. equipment, officials in Washington said, but they expressed worries about potential complications as Ukrainian troops push further into enemy territory. Ukraine has said its advancing troops …