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David Bowie brought back to life in immersive London showcase

LONDON, April 23 -- Silhouetted against the light on stage in 1990, David Bowie belts out a deafening rendition of Rebel Rebel as a rapturous audience claps along with arms raised. Rewind to 1973 and... Read More


New drugs offer fresh hope against pancreatic cancer

PARIS, April 23 -- After decades of struggling to find a way to treat pancreatic cancer, researchers have developed several promising new drugs that could offer rare hope to patients given this partic... Read More


Groundbreaking 'Persian Prince' Hossein Vafaei leads Iran at World Snooker amid emotional battle off table

LONDON, April 23 -- Iranian player Hossein Vafaei began his campaign at the snooker world championship on Wednesday in positive fashion as he aims to bring some joy to his war-torn homeland. Vafaei, ... Read More


Spain's top court upholds Neymar acquittal in Barcelona transfer case

BARCELONA, April 23 -- Spain's Supreme Court on Wednesday announced it had confirmed the acquittal of Neymar and former Barcelona presidents of corruption charges centred on the Brazil star's 2013 tra... Read More


AI frenzy lifts Nvidia supplier SK hynix past expectations, profits soar 400pc

SEOUL, April 23 -- Chip giant SK hynix logged a record quarterly net profit on Thursday thanks to the artificial intelligence boom, shrugging off concerns that the Middle East war could drag on the se... Read More


Worst run since 1912: Chelsea sack Rosenior after five straight losses

LONDON, April 23 -- Liam Rosenior was sacked as Chelsea manager after less than four months in charge on Wednesday following a run of five successive Premier League defeats. Beaten seven times in the... Read More


Chip wars heat up: Google rolls out next-gen AI processors to rival Nvidia dominance

LAS VEGAS, April 23 -- Google unveiled new generation tensor processing units (TPUs) for training artificial intelligence and powering digital "agents" that are all the rage in the tech world. Google... Read More


'Low IQ'? Backlash after Trump targets Black lawmakers and US Supreme Court justice

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- When President Donald Trump this week attacked Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, two of America's most prominent Black figures... Read More


Karaikudi: Where palaces, pepper and old money still whisper

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 -- Karaikudi does not announce itself. There is no dramatic skyline, no moment where the road crests a hill and reveals something spectacular. Tamil Nadu just rolls along quiet... Read More


Communications minister pays tribute to late media veteran Muhammad Faizal

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 -- Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil extended his condolences on the passing of Harian Metro graphic designer Muhammad Faizal Mohd Fauzi, who died yesterday at the age ... Read More