(Reuters) – Owen Farrell has been left out of England’s matchday 23 to face Ireland in a Rugby World Cup warm-up fixture in Dublin on Saturday after World Rugby earlier on Thursday appealed against a decision to overturn his red card versus Wales. However, England coach Steve Borthwick said his …

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Finance Ministry has started a special voluntary disclosure programme to ensure more companies involved in exporting fishery commodities and scrap metal out of the state to pay their sales tax to the state government. The ministry’s permanent secretary cum state sales tax director Datuk Mohd Sofian Alfian …

(Reuters) – AC Milan have been the most active Serie A club during the transfer window as they look to recapture the Scudetto, but still look like they need further investment in key areas. Stefano Pioli’s side won the league two years ago, but last season finished fourth, 20 points …

THE S&P 500 and Nasdaq were set to open higher on Thursday after upbeat results from Cisco, while investors assessed minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting which showed most officials held a hawkish view on interest rates. Cisco Systems gained 2.2% in premarket trading after the networking …

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A brand new highway junction in a suburb of Tripoli was meant to showcase how the government was delivering improvements to the lives of ordinary Libyans but this week’s deadly clashes left it ringed by burnt-out cars and littered with spent bullet cases. The violence that killed …

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to a still tight labor market. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 11,000 to a seasonally adjusted 239,000 for the week ended Aug. 12, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters …

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) – Bayern Munich’s record signing Harry Kane will have no problems handling the pressure that comes with playing as a striker for the German champions, coach Thomas Tuchel said on Thursday. England captain Kane joined last week from Tottenham Hotspur for a Bundesliga record 100 million euros …

SEREMBAN: Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil called on all parties to rekindle the spirit of patriotism by flying the Jalur Gemilang. “With the conclusion of the six-state elections last Saturday and the time for politics is over,” he said, calling on all parties to get back together to move …

PETALING JAYA: Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust (SunREIT) is cautiously optimistic about its outlook 2023, underpinned by a stable gross domestic product growth projection of between 4% to 5%. The investment manager said its prospects are further supported by the expectation of sustained growth momentum of the retail segment of …

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party on Thursday gained support from a rival military-backed party, potentially boosting it in its bid to form a government ahead of a prime ministerial vote in parliament next week. The United Thai Nation Party or UTN, the party that fielded former coup leader …