THIS Deepavali, an extravagant buffet dinner takes place at Nook at Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral. Diners will be pleased with the wide selection. You can start your feast in the Indian salad section. It offers a spicy Chana Chat Masala Salad, an original twist on Paneer Kofta Salad and a …
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KUALA LUMPUR: Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) graduates should earn a minimum salary of RM3,000 or there would be no takers if the minimum wage was the same as that of unskilled workers, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Minister of Rural and Regional …
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LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) -An EU court made legal errors when it ruled in favor of Apple on a 13 billion euro ($14 billion) tax order and should review the case again, an adviser to the EU’s top court said on Thursday. Europe, in a potential setback for the iPhone maker. The …
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SYDNEY: The Australian government on November 9 launched an investigation into a nationwide communications outage that paralyzed phone lines and cut internet access for 10 million customers. For nearly 12 hours on Nov. 8, the unexplained glitch blocked electronic payments, disrupted phone lines used by emergency services and prevented people …
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For several years now, low-Earth orbit satellite constellations have been growing above our heads. These thousands of satellites are designed to provide Internet access to isolated populations, covering practically the entire surface of the planet. SpaceX’s Starlink (more than 4,000 satellites already in orbit), Amazon’s Kuiper (more than 3,000) and …
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Google insists that the billions of dollars in revenue-sharing payments it makes to smartphone makers and wireless service providers ensure those companies innovate and support the Android software ecosystem, helping it better compete against the Apple Inc’s iPhone, according to a company executive. Competition between Alphabet Inc’s Google and Apple …
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PARAMUS, United States: When Jessica Martínez moved away from home in 2020, a temporary contract brought her to New Jersey as a nurse on the front lines of the pandemic. But her profits declined as Covid-19 faded. Attracted by higher pay and greater flexibility, the 38-year-old is among a growing …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony’s operating profit fell 29% in the July-September quarter as the company was hit by weaker performance in its financial and image sensor divisions. Profit for the quarter was 263 billion yen ($1.74 billion). That compares with an estimate of 306 billion yen from 10 analysts surveyed …
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