FinanceReutersJawbone's demise a case of 'death by overfunding' in Silicon Valley
Consumer electronics company Jawbone had more than enough money to take on Fitbit and other health-tracking devices in the "wearables" market. Top-tier venture capital firms Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and then a sovereign wealth fund
NewsAFP NewsPNG election flawed but acceptable: observers
Despite being marred by violence, vote-buying and flaws in the electoral roll, results from Papua New Guinea's sprawling election should reflect the will of the people, observers said Monday. Counting is underway after two weeks of voting in the vast and remote country ended Saturday, and the Commonwealth
NewsAFP NewsFire ravages building in London's Camden Lock Market
Seventy firefighters battled a large fire in a building in London's popular Camden Lock Market in the early hours of Monday, the London Fire Brigade said. The emergency service said it had also sent 10 fire engines to the scene, near a nightclub and a covered market. "The first, second and
NewsThe Malay Mail OnlineWe are with you in fighting corruption, Amanah tells Johor prince
KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — Parti Amanah Negara has pledged that it will support Johor crown prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim’s quest to rid Malaysia of corruption. Party deputy president...
NewsAFP NewsForest fires rage in sweltering California
Wildfires raged Sunday across much of California forcing hundreds to evacuate homes as the most populous US state sweltered in record heat. About 5,000 firefighters were battling 14 large wildfires around the state, according to Cal Fire. Among the largest was the Alamo fire near San Luis Obispo county
NewsAFP NewsChinese developer Sunac to buy $9.3 bn of Wanda assets
Property Developer Sunac China Holdings plans to spend $9.3 billion on 76 hotels and a majority stake in 13 other projects from Chinese conglomerate Wanda, the two companies announced on Monday. Wanda, headed by one of China's richest men, Wang Jianlin, had been one of the most acquisitive companies
NewsThe Malay Mail OnlineReject extension as CJ to ensure integrity, Amanah tells Raus
KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — Tan Sri Md Raus Sharif should reject his appointment as an additional judge of the Federal Court to maintain his integrity, an Amanah lawmaker urged today. Sepang MP...
NewsReutersRoyal Jordanian, Kuwait Airways see U.S. laptop ban lifted
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - Royal Jordanian and Kuwait Airways are the latest Middle East carriers to be exempted from an in-cabin ban on laptops and other large electronic devices on flights to the United States. The Jordanian and Kuwaiti airlines join Emirates, Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways
NewsReutersFire in London's Camden Market brought under control
(Reuters) - Firefighters have brought under control the fire in a building in London's Camden Market, the London Fire Brigade said on Monday. The London Fire Brigade said on Twitter the "fire is now under control but crews will be damping down into the morning". The first, second and
NewsReutersU.S.-Russian ceasefire deal holding in southwest Syria
By Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) - A U.S.-Russian brokered ceasefire for southwest Syria held through the day, a monitor and rebels said on Sunday, in the first peacemaking effort of the war by the U.S. government under President Donald Trump. The United States, Russia and Jordan reached the "
NewsReutersWestern Canada wildfires may spread with more hot, dry weather
By Dennis Owen KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (Reuters) - As Western Canada's British Columbia battled 220 wildfires scattered across the province on Sunday, officials warned that they expect greater devastation with forecasts of more hot, dry weather over the coming week. "Looking at the medley
NewsReutersTwo senior Republican senators criticize Tillerson comments on Russia
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior Republican U.S. senators criticized Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday for saying that Russia may have the "right approach" on Syria and for what they called his lack of focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan. "His statements
NewsReutersAs Brexit challenge looms, embattled PM May vows to fight on
By William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Theresa May will promise to fight on as prime minister and pursue bold domestic reform despite her diminished authority in a speech this week relaunching her leadership after 12 tumultuous months in power. As her minority government prepares to start
NewsReutersWildfire in California canyons spreads overnight
(Reuters) - A fast-moving wildfire burned overnight through thousands more acres of steep terrain near California's central coast, officials said on Sunday, as high temperatures and parched vegetation fueled dozens of blazes in the U.S. West and Southwest. The Alamo Fire has engulfed about 23,900
NewsReutersJapan PM Abe to reshuffle cabinet as support plunges to lowest since 2012
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will reshuffle his cabinet and party leaders early next month, moving to shore up his worst levels of popular support since returning to power in 2012, following a historic loss in a Tokyo assembly election. "Stability is extremely
NewsAFP NewsAsia markets, dollar rally after US jobs data
Asian markets rose Monday and the dollar built on gains, following a rally on Wall Street that came on the back of forecast-busting jobs data out of the United States. All three main indexes in New York surged Friday after the Labor Department said the world's top economy created almost 50,000 more
NewsReutersTrump not aware of 2016 meeting between son, Russian lawyer - legal spokesman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump was "not aware of and did not attend" a 2016 meeting between his son, Donald Trump Jr., and a Kremlin-connected lawyer that the New York Times reported on Sunday followed promises of damaging information on Hillary Clinton, Mark Corallo, a spokesman
NewsReutersKenya president, chief justice clash as elections approach
By George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's chief justice warned President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday not to undermine public confidence in the judiciary, in an unusually sharp exchange between the two men less than a month before national elections are due. Kenyatta had earlier responded to a
NewsReutersRepublicans voice growing doubts on U.S. healthcare bill's fate
By Yasmeen Abutaleb WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans expressed increasing pessimism on Sunday about the prospects for the healthcare bill in the U.S. Senate aimed at rolling back Obamacare as lawmakers prepared to return from a week-long recess. One prominent Republican lawmaker, Senator John McCain
NewsAFP NewsLife behind bars gets new twist in empty Dutch prisons
Built in 1886, it was possible to watch everything happening in the prison from its central courtyard under the main dome -- a classic example of the 18th century social theory of Panopticism on passive behaviour when people are constantly observed, first mooted by the English philosopher Jeremy Bentham
NewsReutersBuoyed by Lopez release, Venezuela opposition rallies for 100th day
By Diego Oré and Girish Gupta CARACAS (Reuters) - Galvanized by the release from jail of hardline leader Leopoldo Lopez, Venezuelan opposition supporters on Sunday marked 100 days of protests against a socialist government they blame for political repression and economic misery. Thousands of people
NewsReutersAt France's Davos, French bosses laud impact of new president
By Michel Rose and Mathieu Rosemain AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France (Reuters) - Top French company bosses who have for years lamented their country's slow pace of reforms offered glowing praise this year at an annual summer gathering in Provence for the first steps taken by newly elected President Emmanuel
NewsReutersTrump backtracks on cyber unit with Russia after harsh criticism
By Phil Stewart and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday backtracked on his push for a cyber security unit with Russia, tweeting that he did not think it could happen, hours after his proposal was harshly criticized by Republicans who said Moscow could not be
