MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso has lodged a criminal complaint over the unsolicited kiss by football federation boss Luis Rubiales after Spain’s victory in the Women’s World Cup, the national prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday. Hermoso gave her testimony on Tuesday and the complaint will be processed “as …

VENICE (Reuters) – Award-winning director Ava DuVernay on Wednesday became the first African American woman to present a movie in competition at the Venice Film Festival, overcoming sceptics who had tried to talk her out of applying. “As Black film makers we are told people who love films in other …

KUALA LUMPUR: RAM Ratings has upgraded UEM Group Bhd’s RM2.2 billion Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme (2012/2042) from AA 2/Stable to AA 1/Stable, issued through funding vehicle United Growth Bhd. It has also assigned an AA 1 (s)/Stable rating to the proposed IMTN programme of up to RM7.0 billion under …

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is now a nation of compromises, says Shahril Hamdan on Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi being granted to a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) for 47 graft charges related to Yayasan Akalbudi funds. The former Umno information chief and Keluar Sekejap podcast co-host said …

(Reuters) – New Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken will take over as the Netherlands’ first choice for their European qualifier on Thursday, coach Ronald Koeman said on the eve of the match against Greece in Eindhoven. He confirmed at the pre-match press conference that Flekken, who joined Brentford in May from …

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Three Finnish opposition parties on Wednesday called for a vote of no-confidence in the government to be held later this week over a racism scandal that has rattled the ruling majority coalition since it took office in June. The vote, centred on Finance Minister Riikka Purra and …

PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pic) says his speech at a ceramah in Pulai was manipulated and taken out of context following the uproar that ensued after saying it was ‘haram’ to vote for Pakatan Harapan’s Pulai candidate in the coming by-election. “They manipulated my speech. I had a …

KUALA LUMPUR: Paramount Corporation Bhd aims to launch properties worth RM1 billion by next year as sales momentum continues to be strong for the property industry. Group chief executive officer and director Jeffrey Chew Sun Teong said the company is optimistic about achieving the sales target given its robust performance …

(Reuters) -Parts of what could be a Russian drone fell on Romanian territory, Romania’s Defence Minister Angel Tilvar said on Wednesday, two days after Ukraine said Russian drones had detonated on the NATO member’s land. “I confirm that pieces which might be the elements of a drone were found,” Tilvar …

PETALING JAYA: Arau MP Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim is the Dewan Rakyat’s “most controversial” and funniest MP for the current term according to the Parliament Hansard from December 2022 to June 2023, says non-governmental organisation MYMP. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday (Sept 6), MyMP founder Lau Chak Onn …