
FIFA announces largest prize in football for Club World Cup
The prize money for this year's 32-team Club World Cup to be held in the US between June 14-July 13 will be $1 billion.
Thu Mar 06 2025

Beyonce wins top Grammys prize for first time with 'Cowboy Carter'
Beyonc triumphs over Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, and others to win trophy that had eluded her, despite holding the most lifetime Grammys.
Mon Feb 03 2025

Beyonce, Sabrina Carpenter win Grammys as musicians honor Los Angeles
Beyonce's "Cowboy Carter" is also in the running for the night's top Grammy prize of album of the year.
Mon Feb 03 2025

Beyonce and Miley Cyrus duet claims country prize as Grammys kick off
The pair won the trophy for "II Most Wanted," a song on Beyonce's album "Cowboy Carter".
Mon Feb 03 2025

Beyonce competes for the big prize - again - at Sunday's Grammys
Beyonce leads all Grammy nominees this year with 11 nods.
Mon Feb 03 2025

Tennis - Australian Open 2025 prize money: How much do winners of men's, women's and doubles finals earn?
Here's what you need to know about the prize pot on offer at the 2025 Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.
Sun Jan 05 2025

Jimmy Carter, former US president and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, dead at 100
Carter, a Democrat, served as president from January 1977 to January 1981 after defeating incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford in the 1976 U.S. election.
Mon Dec 30 2024

Donald Trump Jr is helping his father pick the most controversial cabinet of modern times
Trump, who fiercely prizes loyalty, has long relied on family members for political advice, but which relative has his ear is known to vary.
Mon Nov 25 2024
The Future Is Female: inDrive’s Aurora Tech Award — Driving Change for Women in Tech
Only 2.3% of venture funding currently goes to women-led startups and that figure has remained stagnant at 2% for years. And often, female entrepreneurs receive smaller amounts of funding—enough to survive but not to invest significantly in strategic initiatives that could propel the business forward. The Aurora Tech Award is an international prize founded by the global ride-hailing service, inDrive, and designed to support women founders in IT by helping them gain visibility and attract investment. On this episode of #TheFutureIsFemale Melisa Idris speaks with Shaerine Irwina Kaur, Communications Manager for Southeast Asia for inDrive.
Mon Nov 18 2024

Japanese nuclear bombs survivors' group wins Nobel Peace Prize
Hibakusha, survivors of the only two nuclear bombs used in war, have devoted their lives to advocating for a nuclear-free world.
Fri Oct 11 2024

Google's Nobel prize winners stir debate over AI research
Google has been at the forefront of AI research, but has been forced on the defensive as it tackles competitive pressure from OpenAI.
Thu Oct 10 2024

2024 Nobel prizes announced this week
The Nobel prizes are presented to the laureates on Dec. 10, the anniversary of Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel's death.
Mon Oct 07 2024

Taylor Swift wins seven VMAs, tying Beyonce for lifetime lead
Taylor Swift snagged the top prize, video of the year, for her bleak, black-and-white video "Fortnight" featuring Post Malone.
Thu Sep 12 2024

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was arch foe of ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina
Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank he founded won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for helping lift millions from poverty.
Tue Aug 06 2024

Kirin's electric spoon leaps from Ig Nobel infamy to the dinner table
Researchers claim the electrified spoon can promote healthier eating by enhancing salty tastes without extra sodium.
Sun May 26 2024

What happened in Philippine drug war that led to Duterte's arrest?
Here are some facts about the drug war during Duterte's presidency from 2016 to 2022.
Tue Mar 11 2025

Soccer - Manchester United plans to build 'world's greatest stadium'
Manchester United plans to build a new 100,000-seat stadium next to the existing Old Trafford, the club announces.
Tue Mar 11 2025

Meta begins testing its first in-house AI training chip
Meta is working with Taiwan-based chip manufacturer TSMC to produce the chip, according to sources.
Tue Mar 11 2025

Russia says it wants united and 'friendly' Syria
Russia has two strategically important military bases in Syria, which it is hoping to retain in the wake of Assad's fall.
Tue Mar 11 2025

Musk says juggling DOGE and CEO jobs is difficult, as Tesla shares slump
Elon Musk says he is running his businesses "with great difficulty" while working with the Trump administration.
Tue Mar 11 2025

Philippine ex-leader Duterte long defiant on deadly drug war
Before becoming president, Rodrigo Duterte earned the nicknames "The Punisher" and "Duterte Harry" for his violent anti-drug crackdown.
Tue Mar 11 2025

Ismail Sabri probe: 36 witnesses finish giving statements to MACC, 23 others to be summoned
A MACC source said 23 other witnesses have also been identified and would be summoned to give their statements soon.
Tue Mar 11 2025

Westin Hotels marks World Sleep Day with wellness-focused offerings
With a growing demand for sleep tourism and wellness travel, Westin aims to solidify its position as a leader in holistic hospitality.
Tue Mar 11 2025

Govt wants local experts to help improve national cyber security - PM's press secretary
Tunku Nashrul Abaidah says the government has high confidence in local expertise to face cybersecurity challenges.
Tue Mar 11 2025

Philippines' ex-President Duterte arrested at ICC's request over 'drugs war', government says
Rodrigo Duterte was arrested upon his arrival at a Manila airport and the ex-leader is now in custody, the office of the president said.
Tue Mar 11 2025