BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spain’s Socialists (PSOE), seeking to form a government after a hard-fought national election, should not take the support of Catalonia’s separatist parties for granted, one of their leaders said on Wednesday. Senior Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) leader Pere Aragones, in his first interview since the election …

Two minutes into stoppage time, Thembi Kgatlana stunned Italy with a game-winner for South Africa in a 3-2 victory that pushed her team into the Round of 16 for the first time at the Women’s World Cup. Kgatlana’s score in the box off a pass from Hildah Magaia answered a …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Barely four months after he was hired to guide France at the Women’s World Cup, Herve Renard praised Les Bleues for how quickly they have responded to his arrival, booking their place in the last 16 on Wednesday with a 6-3 win over Panama. “For sure. We …

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit continued its downtrend to close lower against the greenback today, along with other emerging currencies, as concern over the global economic outlook resulted in more investors shifting towards the safe haven, an analyst said. At 6 pm, the local note weakened to 4.5400/5450 against the US …

PETALING JAYA: The Kepala Batas MCA division has been told to step up its campaigning for Barisan Nasional candidates as Perikatan Nasional is garnering traction in the area, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The MCA president said this was the message conveyed to Kepala Batas MCA division leaders …

ISKANDAR PUTERI: Forest City, a mega mixed development project on four reclaimed islands in Johor waters is proceeding according to plan. The development, near Tanjung Pelepas Port, is on 2832.79 hectares (7,000 acres) over four islands. In a statement today, Forest City regional deputy president Syarul Izam Sarifudin said although …

KOTA KINABALU: An integrated clinker and cement plant will be built in Pinangah, Tongod, a project aimed to ensure consistent supply and cheaper prices for cement in Sabah. This was following a joint-venture agreement between Sabah Economic Development Corporation (Sedco) and Sri Alam Setia Sdn Bhd, which will see the …

HAVANA (Reuters) – The Cuban peso was trading on the informal market at an all-time low of 230 to the dollar on Wednesday, slumping to half its value a year ago as consumers struggle with surging inflation and scarce goods, a widely watched tracker showed. The state considers the informal …

(Refiling to delete extraneous words from headline) (Reuters) -From robotic grills to faster blenders with custom ice and milk dispensers, major U.S. restaurant chains including Starbucks, Domino’s, and Chipotle are touting new technologies to automate production, cut labor costs and potentially boost profit margins. Starbucks said it plans to roll …

LONDON (Reuters) – A year on from the summer shock of Fernando Alonso announcing his departure and Oscar Piastri ruling out replacing him, Renault-owned Alpine go into Formula One’s August break in a state of upheaval again. In the space of two weeks, an entire top tier has left the …