LONDON (Reuters) – Olympic relay gold medallist Alex Yee and current world champion Beth Potter were confirmed on Thursday as the first triathletes selected for Britain’s 2024 Olympic team. Yee, who brought Britain home in the inaugural Olympic mixed relay in 2021 and also took silver in the individual event …

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Far-right populist Geert Wilders wants to be the Netherlands’ next prime minister and would focus his efforts on curbing immigration, he said following a landmark election win that will have repercussions in the Netherlands and beyond. Wilders’ win sent a warning shot to mainstream parties across Europe ahead …

KUALA LUMPUR: Genting Malaysia Bhd’s net profit soared to RM177.41 million in the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2023 (3Q FY2023) from RM11.38 million boosted by recovery momentum in the leisure and hospitality industry. Revenue jumped to RM2.71 billion versus RM2.27 billion supported by the leisure and hospitality businesses both …

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Prosecutors in the war crimes trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci are seeking to restrict communications and keep him apart from other detainees over concerns he and two co-accused are trying to influence witnesses, court filings published on Thursday showed. Prosecutors asked judges to order …

PETALING JAYA: A focus on improving the quality of education nationwide will be the government’s primary focus for the next year, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar said this was to ensure the country would be able to meet the expected increase in demand for skilled workers over …

KUALA LUMPUR: Synergy House Bhd is cautiously optimistic on the potential of the global furniture e-commerce market and believes that with its strategies, the group will be able to capitalise on such potential and increase its market share. “The group also views that the current strategies undertaken currently will be …

(Reuters) – European mobile data traffic will triple by 2028 driven by the adoption of 5G and migration into 4G, which continue to put pressure on network investments, telecom industry group GSMA said on Thursday. The GSMA, which brings together more than 1,000 mobile phone operators and businesses, said 5G …

PARIS (Reuters) – Terrorism and cyber attacks are the two main risks the Paris Olympics faces, with a potentially highly exposed opening ceremony, but organisers are confident they will be ready to face the challenge next year. Paris 2024 is launching the third of four waves of tenders for private …

KUALA LUMPUR: The 30-year age limit for youth in the country will come into effect on Jan 1, 2026. The current youth age limit is 40. Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh (pic) said the government has set Jan 1, 2026, as the date that the Youth Societies and Youth …

KUALA LUMPUR: Police received 44 hoax bomb threat reports involving government, private, and international schools nationwide between Tuesday (Nov 21), and 8am on Thursday (Nov 23), said Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain (pic). He said the sender of the email used the name ‘Taktstorer’, identified as originating …