TORVAIANICA, Italy/VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The run-down beach town of Torvaianica is about 35 kms (20 miles) south of the Vatican. But for transgender women who live there it had seemed light years away until a rapprochement with the Catholic Church that began during the COVID-19 lockdown and led to …

(Reuters) – Nicolai Hojgaard carded a 64 in a dramatic final-round to win the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai on Sunday by two-strokes and take home the winner’s cheque of three million dollars and finish second in the Race to Dubai. The Dane finished 21-under-par overall, two-strokes ahead of …

JOHOR BARU: Men who have been victims of sexual harassment should be brave enough to come forward to report it too, says Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. She said men should not feel shame, attributing this to low levels of awareness on sexual harassment and …

ALOR SETAR: The Fire and Rescue Department has set up the Northeast Monsoon Rapid Action Team, which will be deployed in several specific zones, in preparation to face the possibility of major flood disasters nationwide. Its director-general Datuk Seri Abdul Wahab Mat Yasin (pic) said the teams would be equipped …

KAPIT: Kapit will soon have a new district police headquarters after receiving RM150mil in allocations, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (pic). The construction was expected to begin mid next year after the location was determined and the land acquisition was completed, he said. “Public Works Minister Datuk …

NAIROBI (Reuters) – A third round of United Nations negotiations in pursuit of the world’s first treaty to control plastic pollution has drawn more than 500 proposals from those involved, participants said on the last day of the talks on Sunday. Some said the number of submissions represented progress, while …

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The much-maligned Las Vegas Grand Prix crossed the finish line in style on Saturday night, delivering a dramatic race on the famed Las Vegas Strip to help offset earlier missteps. The announcement of a third U.S. grand prix was initially met with enthusiasm, but the mood …

KUALA LUMPUR: The father of the murdered Mongolian model, Altantuya Shaariibuu, has cried foul over the release of former Malaysian policeman Sirul Azhar Umar from prison in Australia. Her father Dr Shaariibuu Setev responded to Australian immigration’sa decision to release Sirul and 86 other detainees following a High Court ruling …

KOTA KINABALU: The government is taking measures to prevent radicalism and extremism among youths in the country, says Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Mohd Yusof Apdal. He said such preventive efforts were focused on students at university and higher education levels to make them aware of certain negative influences. “We …

JOHOR BARU: The centre for the new Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (SEZ) should be located in Pasir Gudang, says Tebrau MP Jimmy Puah Wee Tse (pic). He said that the development plan must be proportionate and should not be focused on a certain area of development. Pasir Gudang, which is …