BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday told the Catalan regional president a self-determination referendum is out of the question even after he allied with Catalan separatist parties in Parliament. “No constitution in the world accepts and allows the separation of a part of its country. None. …

IPOH: An insurance agent lost about RM336,000 after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme. The 46-year-old man from Taman Pari here is said to have been cheated by a woman named “Eva” he met on Facebook. Perak police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the victim …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Amazon veteran tapped by Jeff Bezos to lead Blue Origin aims to pull from the e-commerce giant’s speedy manufacturing playbook to give the space company’s rocket launch and moon lander business a badly needed boost against Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Top priorities for Dave Limp, who led …

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A top Indian female wrestler announced on Thursday she was quitting in protest after the country’s wrestling federation elected a new president backed by his predecessor, who has been accused of sexually harassing women athletes. Sakshi Malik, who won the women’s 58 kg freestyle bronze at …

(Reuters) – Yekaterina Duntsova, who is seeking to run against Vladimir Putin in Russia’s next presidential election, denied on Thursday that she was backed by a former oil boss who runs an opposition movement from abroad. Reporting on Duntsova’s formal bid to enter the race on Wednesday, the state news …

(Reuters) -Manchester United said they remain committed to playing in competitions run by UEFA following Thursday’s EU court verdict which said European soccer governing body and FIFA contravened EU law by preventing the formation of a Super League. United were one of the 12 clubs involved in the formation of …

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine hopes to reach agreement with the new Polish government this week to end truck blockades at the countries’ border crossings, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister said on Thursday. On Monday Polish truckers resumed their blockade of one of the main crossings at the Ukrainian border, demanding that …

KUALA LUMPUR: PT Resources Holdings Bhd remains committed towards actively identifying and evaluating new business opportunities and assets to be acquired, which can contribute to and improve its financial performance. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the company said it will continue to monitor the latest developments in the market …

(Reuters) – Russia has launched about 7,400 missiles and 3,700 Shahed attack drones at targets in Ukraine during its 22-month-old invasion, Kyiv said on Thursday, illustrating the vast scale of Moscow’s aerial assaults. Ukrainian air defences were able to shoot down 1,600 of the missiles and 2,900 of the drones, …

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Elon Musk says prototypes are easy, production is hell. And when it comes to the long-awaited Cybertruck, Tesla’s hell is its pioneering 4680 battery. Tesla delivered the first of its futuristic stainless steel-plated electric pickups last month and CEO Musk said in October that it would …