11 maut dalam kebakaran hutan di Los Angeles Posted on 12/01/2025 Anggota bomba bertungkus lumus memadam api di Mandeville Canyon, Los Angeles pada Sabtu. (Gambar AP) WASHINGTON: Sekurang-kurangnya 11 maut akibat kebakaran hutan di Los Angeles yang menyebabkan kawasan seluas kira-kira 15,782 hektar dan lebih 12,000 struktur musnah, lapor United Press International. Pasukan bomba berjaya mengawal sebahagian atau kebanyakan daripada empat kebakaran masih aktif di kawasan itu. Namun, lebih 153,000 penduduk dikenakan perintah pemindahan mandatori. Pihak berkuasa memberi amaran kegagalan mematuhi arahan boleh menyebabkan penduduk didakwa atas kesalahan kecil, menurut NBC News pada Sabtu. Sementara itu, pasukan bomba bersiap sedia menghadapi kemungkinan tiupan angin kencang yang berpotensi mencetuskan kebakaran lebih besar. News
US drops Malaysia from currency ‘monitoring list’ Posted on 15/11/2024 WASHINGTON, Nov 15 — The United States has added South Korea to its “monitoring list” of major trading partners whose currency practices call for closer attention, according to a Treasury Department report released Thursday. The semi-annual report looks into countries with large trade surpluses with respect to the United States… Read More
New Georgian president sworn in Posted on 29/12/2024 Demonstrators hold red cards outside of the Georgian parliament where the President-elect and former Premier League footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili takes his oath of office in Tbilisi on Sunday (AP pic) TBILISI: Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, was sworn in as president of Georgia on Sunday amid a… Read More
Dortmund slump to 4-2 loss at Kiel despite late comeback Posted on 15/01/2025 Holstein Kiel’s Phil Harres (centre) celebrates scoring his team’s second goal against Borussia Dortmund at the Holstein stadium. (AP pic) BERLIN: Struggling Holstein Kiel scored three times in a dominant first half but had to survive a late comeback from Borussia Dortmund before beating the visitors 4-2 on Tuesday, a… Read More