KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit advanced against the US dollar in early trade on Friday ahead of the US non-farm payrolls (NFP) data that will be released later today, said an analyst. At 8.02 am, the ringgit advanced to 4.4145/4300 against the greenback compared with Thursday’s close of 4.4250/4305 SPI Asset Management managing partner Stephen Innes…
The government is facing growing pressure from trade unions to increase Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). A total of 24 union leaders have written to the prime minister, concerned that Labour’s manifesto commitment to “strengthen” sick pay is not being honoured, and warning that workers who are ill are being forced into debt. They want it…
Drone footage of pygmy blue whales off Timor Leste coast For about two months each year, fisherman Faustino Mauloko da Cunha transforms his home along the South Pacific coast into a whale monitoring station. From the morning, villagers and student volunteers gather at the house in Subaun, a village in the north of Timor-Leste. Armed…
Getty Images Could AI supersede traditional gift giving inspiration? Like many of us at this time of year, Josie Hughes wracks her brain to think of gifts for friends and family. However, last month she decided to try a different approach. Being familiar with artificial intelligence (AI), particularly through her work at the Institute of…
Across Europe, car companies are cutting jobs and shutting factories – to the extent that some question their very existence. So it’s worth asking the question: what’s gone wrong with Europe (and for that matter America’s) car industry? While some will reach for their own pet conclusions (Brexit! Electric vehicle deadlines! Government regulations!) in practice…
More than10,000 people submitted name suggestions for Canada’s first-ever WNBA team and now the official moniker has been revealed – the Toronto Tempo. “Tempo is pace. It’s speed. It’s a heartbeat. And it’s what you feel when you step into the streets of this city,” Teresa Resch, the team’s president, said in a press release….
Dave Griek will join News Channel Nebraska as evening anchor next week. “I am honored to continue my career as evening anchor with News Channel Nebraska,” Griek said. “This state is full of wonderful people, and I sincerely thank everyone who has allowed me into their homes, and given me their trust over the last…
The digital media company Condé Nast laid off a number of its top executives, along with key events, social media, and editorial staff, in a targeted round of cuts Thursday evening, according to interviews with four current and former staff. A representative for the company confirmed the layoffs but declined to share their exact scope. …
By Kyle Duggan The Canadian Press Posted December 5, 2024 6:14 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said foreign interference did not tip the scales in the Conservative party’s last leadership race that installed Pierre Poilievre at the helm. Brown, who was a candidate for the leadership at…
Reuters Matthew Rhys won a Primetime Emmy in 2018 for The Americans Hollywood star Matthew Rhys has said he is shocked at the severity of “stabbing” funding cuts to the arts scene in Wales. The Welsh actor said the sector was “absolutely not” receiving the support it needed to thrive, called its prospects “very bleak”,…
