Alibaba's AliExpress recruits Beckham to 'score more' global sales
A low-key cross-border player until recently, Alibaba is investing aggressively to boost global sales as domestic e-commerce growth wanes.
Mon May 27 2024
Hamas issues ceasefire proposal to mediators which includes exchanging hostages/prisoners
The releases would include 100 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences in Israeli prisons and the release of Israeli "female recruits."
Fri Mar 15 2024
UN recruits robots in strive to meet global development goals
Dozens of robots, including several humanoid ones, will take centre stage at a conference organised by the UN technology agency.
Thu Jul 06 2023
Venice recruits next generation in flooding fight
As rising waters fuel fears that Venice may one day be entirely submerged, local children are being educated on how to protect the lagoon.
Sat Jan 28 2023
Army targets zero pct of misconduct cases among personnel - Zamrose
The Malaysian Army aims to achieve zero per cent of misconduct cases among its personnel, especially involving new recruits, says Army Chief General Tan Sri Zamrose Mohd Zain.
Sat Dec 10 2022
Europe names world's first disabled astronaut
John McFall was named the first ever "parastronaut" as part of a new generation of 17 recruits picked for astronaut training.
Thu Nov 24 2022
Lacking tourism workers, Croatia recruits abroad
Croatia is recruiting people in neighbouring Balkan countries and as far as Asia to fill the gap.
Mon Jun 20 2022
Netflix seeks recruits for real-life 'Squid Game'
Squid Game is looking for English-speakers from around the globe, aged at least 21 and free to travel for up to a month in early 2023.
Thu Jun 16 2022
Barcelona recruits sheep, goats to fight wildfires
The aim of the pilot scheme is to reduce the risk of wildfires by clearing vegetation in an environmentally friendly way.
Sat May 28 2022
Cambodia deploys new batch of rat recruits to sniff out landmines
Twenty African giant pouched rats were recently imported from Tanzania and have undergone intense training.
Mon Jun 14 2021
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Mon May 10 2021
MOH recruits 8,302 contract healthcare workers to combat COVID-19
Dr Adham said that the MOH also appointed 3,042 MySTEP personnel to assist in non-clinical tasks.
Tue May 04 2021
Revamped White House website features hidden message for coders
Joe Bidens administration appears to have hidden a secret message aimed at curious coders, seemingly reaching out to potential new recruits.
Tue Jan 26 2021
Britain's Prince William recruits celebrities to launch global environment prize
Britain's Prince William launched a multi-million-pound environmental prize on Thursday, teaming up with celebrities including footballer Dani Alves and Alibaba founder Jack Ma.
Thu Oct 08 2020
Pentagon delays transgender recruitment by six months
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Friday approved a six-month delay in allowing transgender recruits to join the U.S. armed forces, a Pentagon spokeswoman said.
Sat Jul 01 2017
'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