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By Maki Shiraki and Joyce Lee TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is considering setting up a chip test line in Japan, five people said, to bolster its advanced packaging business and forge closer ties with Japanese makers of semiconductor equipment and materials. It would be the first such test line in Japan for Samsung, the world’s largest maker of memory chips. It would also come as […]

By Karen Freifeld, Luc Cohen and Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump, the ex-president and frontrunner to be Republican nominee in 2024, is set to face a mug shot, finger-printing and a court appearance next week after being indicted over a probe into hush money paid to a porn star in an historic U.S. first. The possible spectacle of Trump’s appearance in Manhattan before a judge as the […]

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A technical glitch at entry points into Singapore led to rare delays at one of the world’s busiest airports on Friday, with snaking queues and disgruntled passengers for several hours as automated immigration lanes suffered problems. The city-state’s immigration authority said it had “resumed normalcy” at checkpoints by 4 p.m. local time (0800 GMT) and was investigating the cause of the disruption, after earlier reporting “system slowness” […]

Conservative media figures leap to Donald Trump’s defense NEW YORK (AP) — Conservative media figures were quick to defend former President Donald Trump after news came out that he had been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury. ‘A disgrace,’ said Fox News Channel’s Jesse Watters. ‘Repulsive,’ said Fox’s Sean Hannity. ‘Insane,’ said Newsmax’s Eric Bolling. Many commentators dismissed the case against Trump, even though the specific charges remained under seal. […]

Cubs’ Marcus Stroman commits MLB’s 1st pitch-clock violation CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman committed Major League Baseball’s first pitch-clock violation in the third inning of Thursday’s opening day game against the Milwaukee Brewers. With no outs, rookie Brice Turang on second base and Christian Yelich at the plate, plate umpire Ron Kulpa called the violation on Stroman at Wrigley Field. Kulpa pointed to his wrist in announcing […]

Field of Longevity Explored at Groundbreaking Conference in Israel Research on longevity has not yet reached the market, and experts warn that more focus on the field is needed to attract investments and the interest of decision-makers By Debbie Mohnblatt/The Media Line May you live until 120, is one of the most common birthday wishes in Judaism. Even if it is not expressed in those exact words, most people wish […]

Violent Crime Soars in Arabs Communities in Israel Arab leaders say that successive Israeli governments have failed to address the crisis and accuse the Israel Police of not doing enough By Mohammad Al-Kassim/The Media Line Ruid Mohammad Awaisa, 26, from the city of Nazareth in northern Israel, broke his Ramadan fast on Wednesday and went to visit his sister. He returned home and was waiting for his cousins to gather […]

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Authorities in Singapore on Friday warned of travel delays as a result of technical troubles at its entry points, as long queues formed at immigration checkpoints at its main international airport and border crossings with Malaysia. The city-state’s immigration agency said it was “experiencing system slowness at selected passenger clearance checkpoints”, including at Changi Airport, one of the busiest gateways in the world, and two land border […]

(Reuters) – Netflix Inc is restructuring its film group, resulting in some layoffs and the departure of two of its most experienced executives, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. As part of the restructuring, Netflix will combine its small and mid-sized picture productions units, cut a few jobs, scale back its output to ensure high quality titles and centralize decision-making, the report, which cited the company, said. Netflix, which won an […]