FEDERAL Reserve policymakers got a green light to start a round of interest rate cuts this month after a government report on Friday showed U.S. employers added far fewer workers than economists had expected in August and July. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 142,000 jobs last month after a downwardly revised …

AVIGNON, FRANCE (AFP): The daughter of a Frenchman on trial for enlisting strangers to rape his drugged wife described him as “likely one of the worst sexual criminals in past 20 years”. Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, has admitted to abusing his wife without her knowledge between 2011 and 2020, …

Glen Day employs 120 people at his chain of restaurants in Australia’s Gold Coast. Under the country’s new right-to-disconnect laws, he may have to think twice before contacting them after hours. “It’s really a hindrance,” Day said, calling the regulations unworkable for employers in hospitality, where hours often run late …

Roblox Corp is appealing a ruling in Turkey that led to its ban over child safety concerns last month, according to a statement from the company. “Roblox respects the local laws and regulations in Turkey and we are cooperating with local authorities to restore our community’s access to the platform …

A North Carolina man used artificial intelligence to create hundreds of thousands of fake songs by fake bands, then put them on streaming services where they were enjoyed by an audience of fake listeners, prosecutors said. Penny by penny, he collected a very real US$10mil (RM43.22mil), they said when they …

PETALING JAYA: It’s a fight to keep the coffee brewing in our local kopitiam or warung – the number of coffee shops nationwide is down by half since the Covid-19 pandemic. From over 6,600 coffee shops in 2015, the number shrank to 3,279 in 2022, based on data from the …

PARIS (Reuters) – Chess great Magnus Carlsen will play Hans Niemann at the Speed Chess Championship (SCC) final four in their first meeting since the former world champion hinted the then American teenager had cheated in an over-the-board game two years ago. World number one Carlsen and Niemann will meet …

PETALING JAYA: Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd is on an upward trajectory as the worst is likely over for breweries in the country. CGS International (CGSI) Research in a report said cumulatively, the industry volumes have turned positive, as the first half of 2024 registered an industry revenue growth of 5.1% …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is engaged in urgent discussions with Congress to allow it to use up $6 billion in military aid for Ukraine before a Sept. 30 deadline, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The effort comes at a high-risk moment for Ukrainian …

DHAKA (Reuters) – Thousands of students rallied in Bangladesh on Thursday to mark the one-month anniversary of the fall of long-serving former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after deadly protests. Students, workers and families of those killed in the unrest joined the “March for Martyrs” carrying the national flag and chanting …