ATHENS (Reuters) – In the mud and debris of the flooded village of Metamorfosi in central Greece, 60-year-old farmer Athanasios Kostis is throwing out the memories of a lifetime. “All my memories are here. Now it is all totally destroyed. We have thrown out everything away,” Kostis told Reuters. Storm …

KYIV (Reuters) – Several hundred members of Russia’s Wagner private mercenary group have returned to eastern Ukraine to fight but are not having a significant impact on the battlefield, a Ukrainian military spokesperson said on Wednesday. Wagner fighters played an important role in Russia’s capture of the eastern city of …

(Reuters) – Pros Holdings Inc, a U.S. provider of revenue management software to airlines and other industries that has struggled to become profitable, is exploring options that include a potential sale, according to people familiar with the matter. Pros, which has market capitalization of about $1.5 billion, is being advised …

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was informed on Wednesday (Sept 27) that the Perlis Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIPs) is responsible for guiding and educating three converted children under the care of their mother, Loh Siew Hong, to learn about Islam. Lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla, representing MAIPs, …

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A group of Catholic Church abuse victims and their advocates on Wednesday called on Pope Francis to enforce “zero tolerance” against clerical sex abuse, after completing a six-day pilgrimage to Rome carrying a large wooden cross. The 10 men and women walked 130 kilometres (81 miles) …

KOTA KINABALU: A man escaped the death sentence but was sentenced to spend 35 years behind bars for the murder of his wife some four years ago by the High Court here on Wednesday (Sept 27). High Court Judge Leonard David Shim handed the sentence to Alip Abu Bakar who …

KUALA LUMPUR: Sapura Energy Bhd has recorded a second quarter (2Q) ended July 31, 2023, after recording a net profit of RM42.81 million, against a net loss of RM2.59 million in the same quarter last year. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the oil and gas company said the improved …

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia has banned e-commerce transactions on social media platforms, the trade minister said on Wednesday, in a move intended to protect traditional retail and which will mostly impact short video platform TikTok and its shopping platform. The government says the move is aimed at protecting offline merchants and …

MADRID (Reuters) – The investigating judge at Spain’s High Court has expanded the scope of a sexual assault probe over the allegedly non-consensual kiss on women’s national team player Jenni Hermoso to include Jorge Vilda, the squad’s former coach, the court said on Wednesday. Judge Francisco de Jorge is investigating …

BENTONG: The Barisan Nasional candidate for the Pelangai state by-election Datuk Amizar Abu Adam (pic) wants to transform Pelangai as a gateway to Pahang to raise the socioeconomic status of the constituents. He said Pelangai has immense potential to be promoted as an agro-tourism centre and a stopover for travellers …