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Elon Musk sued for $258 billion over dogecoin support
NEW YORK: An investor in dogecoin, originally created as a joke but whose value increased and fell as it was promoted by Elon Musk, filed a $258 billion lawsuit Thursday against the billionaire and his companies Tesla and SpaceX.
Keith…
In S’pore, staff on leave, traders close as Malaysian chicken ban takes toll
PETALING JAYA: Several chicken suppliers in Singapore are halting production and making staff go on leave while wet market traders plan to close temporarily, just a week after Malaysia’s ban on chicken exports came into effect.
Hup Heng…
Brazil storm death toll rises to 106
RECIFE, BRAZIL: Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain have now killed at least 106 people in northeastern Brazil, officials said Tuesday as emergency workers continued a desperate search.
The force of the landslides ripped…
Musk sued by Twitter investors for stock ‘manipulation’ during takeover bid
NEW YORK/WILMINGTON, Delaware (May 26): Billionaire Elon Musk was sued by Twitter Inc investors claiming he manipulated the company's stock price downward, as the chief executive of electric carmaker Tesla Inc mounts a US$44 billion…
Nagaenthran’s lawyers ordered to pay S$20,000 for incurring ‘unnecessary costs’
PETALING JAYA: The two lawyers who acted for executed Malaysian drug trafficker Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam were yesterday ordered to pay S$20,000 (about RM64,000) in costs to the Singapore Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC).
According to a…
Teen gunman kills 18 children at Texas elementary school
HOUSTON: A teenage gunman killed 18 young children in a shooting at an elementary school in Texas on Tuesday, in the deadliest US school shooting in years.
The attack in Uvalde, Texas — a small community about an hour from the Mexican…
Now, Elon Musk says ‘If I die under mysterious circumstances…’
Elon Musk on Monday shared a fresh tweet where he spoke about dying under mysterious circumstances.
Known for his controversial and sometimes erratic tweets that usually triggered a buzz on the Internet, the Tesla CEO who recently bought…
Indonesia stuns markets with ban on crude and refined palm oil
JAKARTA: Indonesia widened the scope of its export ban on raw materials for cooking oil to include crude and refined palm oil, its chief economic minister said on Wednesday (April 27), leaving markets in shock over the latest policy…
Singapore hangs Nagaenthran
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam has been executed by Singapore, according to his brother, Navin Kumar.
Reuters quoted Navin as confirming that the execution was carried out this morning and that Nagaenthran’s funeral…
Ukraine says 1,200 bodies found near Kyiv as east braces for onslaught
KRAMATORSK: Ukraine said it had found more than 1,200 bodies in the Kyiv region, the scene of atrocities allegedly committed during the Russian occupation last month, as residents in the country's east braced -- or fled -- ahead of an…