SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian inquiry said in a report on Monday that it had found serious misconduct by a public prosecutor in connection with the trial of a former political staffer accused of raping a colleague in Parliament House. Brittany Higgins, an ex-staffer for former defence industry minister Linda …

EXPANDING effective housing demand and improving market expectations will be among the top priorities of policymakers to stabilize the property market, a sector key to reviving the recovery of the world’s second-largest economy, experts said. The real estate sector, which accounts for about 7 percent of the nation’s GDP and …

(Reuters) – Milena Bertolini said she has left her role as Italy head coach after their group stage exit from the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Italy began with a 1-0 win over Argentina but were thrashed 5-0 by Sweden before being eliminated in dramatic fashion on …

KOTA KINABALU: During this hot season, one must be wary of not only the extreme heat but also snakes, says Sabah Health Department. State Health director Dr Asits Sanna said with the hot weather, reptiles such as snakes and lizards would find ground such as housing areas to seek shelter …

BEIJING: China’s exports likely contracted further in July, as manufacturers in the world’s second-largest economy struggled for buyers in markets grappling with high inflation and rising interest rates, a Reuters poll showed on Monday. Data for July are expected to show a 12.5% fall in outbound shipments from a year …

It’s the beginning of August and gamers are going to be a lot busier starting this week. That’s because Larian Studios has dropped its highly anticipated role-playing game Baldur’s Gate 3. Based on the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons rule set and sporting gameplay from Larian’s earlier work on the …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Spreading joy on and off the pitch at the Women’s World Cup, Jamaica and Colombia will battle for a quarter-final place on Tuesday after partying with each other at a Sydney nightclub. The Caribbeans and South Americans have plenty in common, not least a love of music …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) has approved 57 Air Traffic Rights (ATR) applications in the second quarter of 2023 (2Q 2023), comprising 45 international and 12 domestic routes. In a statement today, Mavcom said on a year-on-year basis, ATR applications increased by 87.5 per cent in 2Q 2023 …

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s economic direction is heading in the way it is designed to, says Datuk Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan. The Parti Gagasan Rakyat information chief said this in dismissing Parti Warisan’s claims that the current Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)-led state government was not focusing on the right economic industries …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia needs more young people to invest in the capital market to ensure that it remains vibrant, said Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) chairman Datuk Seri Dr Awang Adek Hussin. So far, he said investors aged 45 and below only constitute 7.0 per cent of total investors in the …