Trump picks Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff
As gatekeeper to the president, Susie Wiles will also be the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff.
Fri Nov 08 2024
Biden hails Harris as DNC's future in emotional farewell speech
Joe Biden urges Democrats to unite behind a candidate who could become the first woman elected US president if victorious on Nov. 5.
Tue Aug 20 2024
Paris Olympics 2024: What you need to know right now
Mashael Alayed became the first woman from Saudi Arabia to compete in swimming at the Olympic Games.
Mon Jul 29 2024
Mexico's Sheinbaum wins landslide to become first woman president
Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, won the presidency with between 58.3% and 60.7% of the vote.
Mon Jun 03 2024
Single mother is first woman khalwat offender to be whipped in Terengganu
The woman was charged with being with a 40-year-old man who was not her husband in a house in Kemaman.
Wed Apr 17 2024
Soccer - Spain fire Vilda as women's team coach, name assistant as replacement
Jorge Vilda was replaced by his assistant, Montse Tome, who becomes the first woman to helm the women's national team.
Wed Sep 06 2023
Giorgia Meloni to be sworn in as Italy's first woman PM on Saturday
Giorgia Meloni was on Friday named as Italy's first woman prime minister and chose her cabinet team.
Sat Oct 22 2022
Hakimah appointed Jakim's first female DG
Datuk Hakimah Mohd Yusoff has created history by becoming the first woman to be appointed as Director-General of the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim).
Fri Mar 18 2022
First woman reported cured of HIV after stem cell transplant
Since receiving the cord blood to treat her acute myeloid leukemia, the woman has been in remission and free of the virus for 14 months.
Wed Feb 16 2022
Kathy Hochul to become first woman to lead New York
Kathy Hochul is soon to lead as New York States 57th Governor.
Wed Aug 11 2021
Associated Press gets its first woman chief executive
Daisy Veerasingham will be the fourteenth leader of the 175-year-old U.S. news agency.
Wed Aug 04 2021
Jodie Whittaker to leave sci-fi series 'Dr Who' in 2022
Jodie Whittaker, the first woman to take on the lead role in sci-fi series "Doctor Who", will be leaving the television show next year.
Fri Jul 30 2021
Frappart becomes first woman to referee men's World Cup qualifier
Earlier in December, Frenchwoman Frappart became the first female official to take charge of a men's Champions League.
Sun Mar 28 2021
US executes first woman on federal death row in nearly seven decades
As the execution process began, asked by a female executioner if she had any last words, Montgomery responded in a quiet, muffled voice "No".
Wed Jan 13 2021
First woman competes at Middle East's top falconry show
Falconry is an important part of the desert heritage of Arabs of Saudi Arabia and neighbouring countries going back thousands of years.
Wed Dec 09 2020
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024