SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Viola remembers the terror of being naked in front of her captors, the blows to her body and the pain. Carlos recounts being barely able to breathe amid beatings that left his ribs broken. For Alejandra, some horrors she would rather not put into words. Fifty years …

PUTRAJAYA: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry through a collaboration with the Agriculture Department and several other agencies is involved in the Beras Ganu brand programme which has received the Malaysia Good Agricultural Practice certification (myGAP). The agencies involved are the Northern Terengganu Integrated Agricultural Development Area (Iada Ketara), Kawalselia …

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Congo and Gambia’s African Cup of Nations qualifier in Marrakech will go ahead as scheduled on Sunday despite the powerful earthquake that struck the city on Friday night, which has so far killed more than 1000 people and injured hundreds more. However, Saturday’s match between Morocco …

SAINT-ETIENNE, France (Reuters) – Error-strewn Italy overcame a poor first half in blistering heat to secure a 52-8 victory over minnows Namibia in a lackluster start to their Rugby World Cup Pool A campaign at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Saturday. The Italians led 17-8 at the break and later scored …

PARIS (Reuters) – World Cup winners Sam Whitelock, Aaron Smith and Beauden Barrett are confident New Zealand will bounce back from their opening loss to France, but all are united in thinking that discipline has to improve. The trio felt there were positives to take out of Friday’s first World …

(Reuters) -Russia said on Saturday it was sticking to its conditions for a return to the Black Sea grain deal which it quit in July. In particular, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia needed its state agricultural bank – and not a subsidiary of the bank, as proposed by the …

KUALA LUMPUR: The resurgence of haze pollution in Malaysia is a cause for public health concern and Malaysians should understand the health risks associated with it and take effective preventive measures, says a health expert. Consultant Respiratory and Internal Medicine Physician at Sunway Medical Centre, Dr Kow Ken Siong, said …

PARIS (Reuters) – Loose forward Ethan Blackadder has been called into the New Zealand squad for the Rugby World Cup as an injury replacement for winger Emoni Narawa, coach Ian Foster said on Saturday. Narawa was ruled out of the tournament with a back injury earlier in the week, but …

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – When Mexican presidential contenders Claudia Sheinbaum and Xochitl Galvez entered politics at the start of the millennium, more than four in five senators in the country were men. Today, the majority are women. The rise of Sheinbaum, who was named on Wednesday as the ruling party’s …

(Reuters) – Canada’s main opposition Conservative Party on Saturday is set to wrap up their first in-person convention in five years in an upbeat mood, with polls showing a healthy lead over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals ahead of an election due by late 2025. In his first address to …