On Friday (Oct. 21), e-commerce company Carousell informed its subscribers of a data breach that happened on Oct. 14. The breach revealed the registered email addresses, mobile phone numbers, and dates of birth of users. The platform notified affected consumers by email, but did not specify in the message why the notification took a week. In response to CNA questions, …

As a result of the publication of Taylor Swift’s most recent album, Midnights, Swifties all over the world have supposedly completely lost their minds. However, this may have resulted in a positive outcome. The record for the most albums streamed in a single day on the music streaming service Spotify was broken by the pop sensation on the day that …

King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah of Malaysia has instructed candidates for the 2018 general elections and party supporters to be “civil” beginning with nomination day. Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin, Comptroller of the Royal Household of Istana Negara, issued a statement on Thursday (Oct 20) stating that the monarch recommended candidates to avoid provocations and follow to the laws and …

Following the deaths of almost 100 children and an inexplicable rise in cases of acute renal injury, Indonesia has suspended the sale of all syrups and liquid medications. The ban, which was issued by the nation’s Health Ministry on Wednesday, will stay in place until officials conclude their investigation into unlicensed medicinal syrups suspected of carrying harmful substances. Mohammad Syahril, …

Hans Niemann, the teenager at the center of an alleged cheating controversy, filed a lawsuit against world champion Magnus Carlsen, internet platform Chess.com, and others on Thursday, October 20, claiming at least $100 million in damages for slander and libel. The case, which was filed in Missouri’s US District Court, also names as defendants Carlsen’s online chess platform Play Magnus, …

On Thursday, October 20, the dollar crossed the symbolic milestone of 150 yen for the first time since 1990, while the British pound fell in choppy trade after Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation. The Japanese yen fell quickly from an overnight trading high of 150.09 to a minute-long low of 149.63, raising concern that the Ministry of Finance …

On Thursday, October 20, the government of Singapore introduced legislation to decriminalize sex between men and to modify the constitution to preclude court challenges to marriage-related laws and regulations. The proposed legislation in socially conservative Singapore is a response to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s August announcement of a plan to repeal Section 377A of its penal code, a relic …

Thursday, actress Alexa Ilacad uploaded a snapshot of her hand on social media, in which she was wearing a diamond ring. This sparked rumors among her admirers. She also appears to be clutching the hand of another person who is cradling a portion of a red rose in the shot that she uploaded to Twitter and shared. Although Ilacad did …

SpaceX expands its satellite internet unit’s venture into in-flight WiFi services with the launch of Starlink Aviation on Wednesday, offering clients a $150,000 airplane antenna in the face of intensifying competition in the airborne connectivity market. Starlink, SpaceX’s expanding network of thousands of internet satellites, will charge customers seeking broadband internet aboard private aircraft between $12,500 and $25,000 per month, …

By signing and ratifying the United Nations Convention against Non-National Organized Crime and its protocols, the United Arab Emirates has demonstrated its commitment to contributing to the fight against the international trafficking and illegal spread of small arms and light weapons. This commitment was made after the UAE affirmed its intention to do so. This was stated in a speech …