PAMPLONA, Spain( Reuters)-In a normal year, the streets of Pamplona would have been packed on Wednesday, with white clad revellers celebrating Spain's San Fermin bull-running festival. But they were quiet, after authorities cancelled the fiesta for the second year in a row-the first such occurrence since Spain's civil war in the 1930s-over COVID-19 concerns. Immortalized in Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel" The Sun Also Rises", the eight-day festival draws hundreds of thousands of people from acros

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co expanded its dominance in the global DRAM market in the second quarter of the year, a report showed, thanks to bullish demand and chip price hikes. The South Korean tech giant registered a 43.6% share of the global DRAM flash market in terms of revenue in the April-June period, up 1.6 percentage points from a quarter earlier, according to market tracker TrendForce, Yonhap reported. Samsung’s revenue came to US$ 10. 51bil( RM44. 32bil) in the second quarter, up 30.2%

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have celebrated the Queen as a “ mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and head of state ” on International Women’s Day.A post on William and Kate’s Instagram account shared pictures of the monarch through the ages and heralded her for “ inspiring a nation ” and dedicating her life to service. The Queen, who appears to have recovered after catching Covid a fortnight ago, reached 70 years on the throne last month – her Platinum Jubilee. The post on William and K

JOHOR BARU: Pakatan Harapan should not be too engrossed in naming their Johor Mentri Besar candidate, says PKR lawmaker Hassan Abdul Karim. The Pasir Gudang MP questioned whether naming their mentri besar candidate was really that important." If Pakatan, which comes from PKR, Parti Amanah Negara( Amanah) and DAP, wants to win the Johor election, then my advice is not to be too engrossed in naming our mentri besar candidate." Racing with each other to name their candidates, like what happened in

I hope this fighting spirit shown will continue to restore Malaysia’s standing in international football, especially in Asia, ” he said. Malaysia ended more than four decades of wait when they qualified on merit for the Asian Cup after thrashing Bangladesh 4-1 in the last match of Group E qualifiers at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium here on Tuesday( June 14) night. Malaysia ended the qualifying stage with six points to finish behind group champions Bahrain thus booking their ticket to the pres

Arkansas voters will cast their ballots on Tuesday in primaries for governor, the Senate and the House of Representatives, the state legislature and more.... She also has a robust war chest: In April, her campaign raised just over$ 600, 000 and she has reported raising$ 13.6 million since she launched her gubernatorial bid in January.... John Boozman is seeking reelection.He's held the seat since 2011 and is squarely in the lead against deep-pocketed former NFL player Jake Bequette and Jan Mor

Lula said it is irresponsible for Western leaders to celebrate Zelenskiy because they are encouraging war instead of focusing on closed-door negotiations to stop the fighting.... " This guy is as responsible as Putin for the war.... Because in the war, there's not just one person guilty," he added. Lula said Biden and European Union leaders failed to do enough to negotiate with Russia in the run-up to its invasion of Ukraine in February....

TRIPOLI( Reuters)-Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi, son of Libya's former leader Muammar al-Gaddafi, registered on Sunday as a presidential candidate for the Dec.... Photographs distributed on social media showed Gaddafi in traditional brown robe and turban, and with a grey beard and glasses, signing documents at the registration centre in the southern town of Sebha.... 24, the vote is still in doubt as rival entities squabble over the rules and schedule....

The vote is expected around midnight or early Wednesday after the debate is concluded.... At the time, Pinera was in his first year of his first term in office. The papers suggested that the deal, involving a firm linked to Pinera's family, was contingent on favorable regulations.... The sale had been examined and dismissed by courts in 2017. Center-right Pinera rejects the accusations, saying the details of the contract were in a file previously reviewed with no irregularities found.( Reporti

LAHORE: Commissioner retired Capt Muhammad Usman said on Wednesday that 22 cases were registered against the people involved in causing pollution and a fine of Rs1.8 million was imposed on different industrial units under anti-smog operations.He visited different areas of the city for inspection.... He checked brick kilns and suggested strict action over violation of anti-smog standard operating procedures( SOPs).As many as 161 industrial units were sealed during surprise visits in different ar