SAINT ETIENNE, France (Reuters) – Fiji have dispelled the notion they are a carefree team with talented individuals but little collective cohesion, coach Simon Raiwalui said on Sunday after they upset Australia to boost their chances of a place in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. Raiwalui hailed the efforts of …

BEIJING: China will roll out a raft of well-focused policy steps to sustain the momentum of its foreign trade, which has been resilient and stable in the first eight months of the year despite sluggish global economic and trade growth, says the Commerce Ministry. “The country will fine-tune its policy …

A study from cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks found that Malaysian firms experienced the largest number of disruptive cyberattacks among Asean members in the past year, with almost a third (29%) of companies facing a 51% increase in incidents. The report, titled “State of Cybersecurity Asean 2023”, also noted an …

Newly appointed Penang Hindu Endowment Board (PHEB) chairman RSN Rayer will prioritise consensus-building. He said the board’s commissioners were made up of people from diverse backgrounds, including a temple priest who can advise them on religious matters. “There is also a representative from the Gujerati community. “We are ready to …

(Reuters) -Sweden’s Armand Duplantis made the extraordinary look almost routine yet again as he broke his own pole vault world record, clearing 6.23 metres at the Eugene Diamond League finale on Sunday. The performance shaved one centimetre off his previous best of 6.22 set in France in February. It was …

Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) has put up signboards informing motorists that the Jalan Intan 1-Jalan Pakis 2 stretch in Cheras is for residents’ use only. The short stretch was a popular shortcut for motorists travelling from Jalan Medan Masria to Persiaran Awana. Located in the housing areas of Taman Fern …

NANNING: Malaysia has deepened business ties with China after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim secured deals worth close to RM20bil after a packed one-day trip here yesterday. After witnessing the signing of memoranda of understanding (MOUs) worth RM19.84bil, Anwar also invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang …

Juan Campos has been working to save at-risk teens from gun violence for 16 years. As a street outreach worker in Oakland, California, he has seen the pull and power of gangs. And he offers teens support when they’ve emerged from the juvenile justice system, advocates for them in school, …

MANCHESTER (Reuters) – British doubles duo Dan Evans and Neal Skupski saved four match points on the way to a thrilling 1-6 7-6(4) 7-6(6) victory over France’s Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin to secure their country’s place in the Davis Cup Finals on Sunday. In front of a raucous Manchester …

LONDON (Reuters) – Climate change and conflict are hitting efforts to tackle three of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, the head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has warned. International initiatives to fight the diseases have largely recovered after being badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, …