SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Esports was welcomed – sort of – into the Pan American Games family on Wednesday, as gamers marched in their own opening ceremony and to their own anthem ahead of three days of competition that will not count towards the medal table. Gamers from 25 countries are …

MUMBAI: A group of lawmakers, academics, medics and charities are urging the United Kingdom government to scrap intellectual property (IP) demands in their trade negotiations with India, which critics say could threaten imports of cheap life-saving drugs. Leaked documents from negotiations showed the UK wants India to tighten its IP …

TORONTO (Reuters) -Canada’s liberal government kept immigration targets unchanged for the next two years and said it would stop ramping up immigration from 2026 onwards, as the country grapples with high inflation and a housing crisis. Canada is targeting 465,000 new residents this year, 485,000 in 2024 before hitting 500,000 …

(Reuters) – The National Hockey League (NHL) and the union representing its players have been in contact regarding further safety measures after a player in Britain’s Elite Ice Hockey League died when an opposing player’s skate blade cut his neck. American forward Adam Johnson’s death, described as a “freak accident” …

KUALA LUMPUR: In view of the government’s subsidy realignment exercise in phases for subsidy abolishment and poultry price controls starting Nov 1, as announced by the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (KPKM), Agrobank is committed to ensuring that the supply of poultry from farms is stable and not burdensome to …

PETALING JAYA: Bursa Malaysia’s third-quarter results for financial year 2023 (3Q23) have met the expectations of most brokerage houses, which project further growth in the average daily trading volume (ADTV) for equities in 2024. CGS-CIMB Research said its positive take on the local bourse’s results was based on the post-election …

(Reuters) -Ukraine’s commander-in-chief said on Wednesday the war with Russia was moving to a new stage of static and attritional fighting, a phase he warned could benefit Moscow and allow it to rebuild its military power. In an article for The Economist, General Valery Zaluzhnyi said his army needed key …

BEIJING: China will step up the Communist Party’s leadership of its US$61 trillion finance industry and strengthen efforts to reduce local debt risks, state media reports, citing a key twice-a-decade financial policy meeting that was held on Oct 30 and 31. China will uphold the centralised and unified leadership of …

(Reuters) – Swedish golfing great Annika Sorenstam said on Wednesday she was surprised by the recent invitation for her to join the renowned Augusta National Golf Club and called it one of the happiest days of her life. Sorenstam, a 10-times major champion who has won 90 titles worldwide, is …

PETALING JAYA: Capital A Bhd has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Nasdaq-listed special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Aetherium Acquisition Corp (GMFI) for a proposed business combination involving GMFI and Capital A International (Capi), a special-purpose entity to be formed by the group. The forming of Capi would be according …