LONDON, March 26 — British police said a fire which caused Heathrow Airport to close for 18 hours last week was no longer being treated as a potentially criminal matter.

WASHINGTON, March 9 — The United States (US) Senate narrowly averted a partial government shutdown yesterday, as the chamber approved spending legislation for several government agencies just hours before current funding expires.

MOSCOW, Feb 26 — US Congress has failed to reach an agreement over the weekend to continue federal government funding to avoid a shutdown in March, Democratic Party majority leader in the Senate Chuck Schumer said in a letter, reported Sputnik.

WASHINGTON, Nov 15 — The US House of Representatives passed a legislation to temporarily fund the federal government through two separate dates and avoid a government shutdown, sending the bill to the Senate for consideration, reported Sputnik.

WASHINGTON, Oct 1 — The United States (US) Congress passed a stopgap funding bill late on Saturday (September 30) with overwhelming Democratic support after Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy backed down from an earlier demand by his party's hardliners for a partisan bill.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Rubber glove maker Supermax Corp Bhd and plastic products manufacturer Ralco Corp Bhd are both expecting a less than one per cent capacity loss in annual output following a temporary shutdown of their factories.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — The government will not completely close the economic sector even when implementing the movement control order (MCO) as it will adversely affect petty traders, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.