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LOS ANGELES: Apple has temporarily shut all of its 53 stores in California because of a COVID-19 outbreak and 16 stores in the United Kingdom following restrictions introduced by the government in London, a spokesman said on Saturday (Dec 19). The company said on Friday it was temporarily shutting ...

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers scrambled on Saturday (Dec 19) to complete a US$900 billion package of legislation to help Americans struggling with the steep health and economic costs of the COVID-19 pandemic, amid fears a dispute over Federal Reserve lending rules could stall a deal. "We're right ...

SACO, Maine: The COVID-19 pandemic has been a struggle for much of American seafood, but at least one sector of the industry has found a way to grow during the crisis - the seaweed business. Seaweed harvesting and farming, based largely along the rocky and chilly coast of Maine, has...

SAN FRANCISCO: Speaking at a private dinner for tech security executives at the St Regis Hotel in San Francisco in late February, America's top cyber defense chief boasted how well his organisations protect the country from spies. US teams were “understanding the adversary better than the ...

U.S. lawmakers are making a final push in 2020 to win approval of landmark reforms to how the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certifies new airplanes in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes, five people briefed on the matter said Saturday.

The share of COVID-19 vaccines that land in Singapore and utilise the cold chain equipment of Changi’s cargo handlers may ultimately be very small, says Brendan Sobie.

SINGAPORE: This is the first year that French fine dining restaurant Les Amis is having a takeaway menu for Christmas. The three Michelin-starred establishment, like many others in the food and beverage (F&B) industry, has had a rough year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially during the ...

Apple Inc has temporarily shut all of its 53 stores in California amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, a spokesman said on Saturday, expanding previously announced closures.

Chinese drone manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd, which was added by the United States along with dozens of Chinese companies to a restricted trade list on Friday, said its products will remain on sale despite the move.

A second hacking group, different from the suspected Russian team now associated with the major SolarWinds data breach, also targeted the company's products earlier this year, according to a security research blog by Microsoft.