(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic tightened his iron grip on men’s tennis in 2023 but fans got another glimpse of the sport’s future flagbearers as Carlos Alcaraz stopped the Serb from sweeping the Grand Slams and Jannik Sinner landed a late blow. Playing some of his best tennis at 36, and …

(Reuters) – Hip-hop star Sean “Diddy” Combs was accused in federal court on Wednesday of taking part in the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl in his Manhattan recording studio in 2003, marking the fourth lawsuit leveling sexual assault allegations against him in recent weeks. Combs, 54, founder of the …

NEW YORK: US stocks ended down on Wednesday, pulled lower by megacaps and energy shares as signs of a cooling jobs market reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve could start cutting interest rates early next year. The ADP National Employment report showed private payrolls increased by 103,000 jobs in November, …

SIBU could soon be like Pattaya, Thailand with food trucks around town, especially during festive seasons. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) is considering granting temporary permission to those interested in running food truck businesses in conjunction with certain festivities. Chairman of the standing committee for general purposes and community services, councilor …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Madani Government One Year Anniversary Programme, which will kick off on Friday (Dec 8) at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium, will serve as the best platform for the people to personally witness the government’s ‘report card’ for the past year. The three-day programme until this Sunday is …

WASHINGTON: United Nations (UN) secretary-general Antonio Guterres warned the Security Council on Wednesday (Dec 6) that the war in the Gaza Strip “may aggravate existing threats to international peace and security”. Invoking Article 99 of the UN Charter for the first time since he became the organisation’s top official in …

KUALA LUMPUR: Shares in Gamuda Bhd rose in early trade Thursday after securing a RM1.77bil (S$510mil) job to design and construct the West Coast station and tunnels for the Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA). The engineering company added two sen, or 0.45% to RM4.43 with 1.19 million shares traded. Year-to-date, …

LONDON (Reuters) – Champions Manchester City lost further ground in the Premier League title race when they went down 1-0 at Aston Villa on Wednesday after Liverpool beat bottom club Sheffield United. Leon Bailey’s deflected strike after a surging run in the 74th minute sealed Villa’s club record-equalling 14th successive …

FILIPINOS love an excuse to party, and Christmas is the biggest, longest party of all for the community. In the Philippines, they start celebrating three months early – in September – giving them the longest Christmas season in the world. Christmas traditions are a big part of Filipino culture, partly …

RAMALLAH: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Wednesday (Dec 6) that “Palestinians in Gaza are living in utter, deepening horror,” as they “continue to be relentlessly bombarded by Israel and collectively punished.” Speaking at a press conference ahead of Human Rights Day, Türk said that “humanitarian …