KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on Wednesday ahead of an expected interest rate cut later today in the United States. However, the market is expected to remain cautious on stronger US retail sales data, which would boost demand for the greenback. At 8 am, the ringgit advanced to 4.4550/4700 against…
Getty Images Shop owners in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, are caught between a rock and a hard place over a government directive that they install CCTV cameras outside their businesses to intensify surveillance of Islamist insurgents who have a strong presence in the city. The businessmen say if they put up the cameras they risk being…
“Get in the car!” – BBC team cuts short filming as a polar bear is spotted nearby “Can I give you some polar bear advice?” asks Tee, a confident 13-year-old we meet during a visit to Churchill’s high school. “If there’s a bear this close to you,” she says as she measures a distance of…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nomination sparks debate about fluoride in water – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services has brought back a debate about fluoride in drinking water that many thought was settled decades ago. Meg Oliver takes…
BBC Omar el Qataa is a photojournalist operating out of northern Gaza Facebook has severely restricted the ability of Palestinian news outlets to reach an audience during the Israel-Gaza war, according to BBC research. In a comprehensive analysis of Facebook data, we found that newsrooms in the Palestinian territories – in Gaza and the West…
Honda and Nissan are reportedly holding exploratory talks about a potential merger to help them compete against electric vehicle (EV) makers, particularly in China. In March, the two Japanese car makers agreed to explore a strategic partnership for EVs. Both firms responded to the BBC with identical statements, which said: “As announced in March of…
BBC Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse. Each morning, the queues began forming before dawn. Groups of women – always women – stood in the autumn chill on a pavement beside a busy ring road, outside Avignon’s glass and concrete courthouse. They came, day after day. Some brought flowers. All wanted to be…
AAKA Space Studio India’s first ‘analog’ space mission Hab-1 was tested in the mountains of Ladakh Could this egg-shaped structure be what the future home of Indian astronauts in space looks like? The Hab-1 – short for Habitat-1 – is Indian space agency Isro’s first-ever “analog mission” which means simulation of space conditions to prepare…
By EMILY HAWKINS and JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:21 GMT, 17 December 2024 Rachel Reeves is under mounting pressure to reform business rates as figures show 225,000 High Street jobs have been lost over the past five years. The number employed in retail has fallen from 3.1m to less than 2.9m since 2019, according to…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In any business’s journey, leaders must make tough calls about what products to keep offering and which to discontinue in order to facilitate long-term profitability and growth. When Steve Jobs returned to Apple as CEO in 1997, he found a company that was bloated and underperforming. He…
