(Reuters) – Some 160 people who applied for asylum at Finland’s eastern border last year have since disappeared, amid a sudden surge of asylum seekers arriving via Russia, Finland’s immigration authority said. Finland closed its eastern border with Russia late last year amidst a growing number of arrivals from countries …

KUALA LUMPUR: RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB) maintained its sanguine view of Malaysia’s trade outlook for 2024, with exports to rebound by 4.3 per cent year-on-year in 2024 from a decline of 8.0 per cent in 2023. The research house said in a note today that the export momentum …

(Reuters) – Binance is due to square off against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in a Washington courtroom on Friday, marking the second high-profile hearing this week involving the regulator and a top crypto exchange. The world’s largest crypto exchange will urge a federal judge to toss a lawsuit …

(Reuters) – It is too early to tell the extent of Mohamed Salah’s injury, Juergen Klopp said on Friday, but the sight of the Liverpool talisman limping off the pitch with what his club manager called a hamstring injury rang alarm bells with the Merseyside team. Liverpool were handed a …

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban Elda William, a 60-year old former psychologist, had been making ends meet selling cellphone plans – until a sewage pipe at her home office burst, putting off prospective clients. No one has come to fix it and her income dried up, leaving her with little choice …

LONDON (Reuters) – Ivan Toney will captain Brentford at home to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday as the striker makes his eagerly-anticipated return from an eight-month ban. Manager Thomas Frank, whose side have drifted into the relegation battle in Toney’s absence said it was a massive boost …

PUCHONG: A mechanism will be worked out to retain Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) personnel, who are among the world’s elite, under the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma). Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said SMART had carved out an international reputation for itself …

KUALA LUMPUR: A former administrative assistant of a college was sentenced to a total of six years in prison and fined RM90,000 by the Sessions Court here Friday (Jan 19) after she was found guilty on charges of trafficking a 13-month-old baby boy and using forged documents to register the …

KUANTAN: The first littoral combat ship (LCS) is expected to go into the water for sea trials in May or June, says Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) chief Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Ayob. He said the ship will then have 22 months to undergo installation of systems and equipment before …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Mirra Andreeva dug deep into her reserves to defeat Frenchwoman Diane Parry at the Australian Open on Friday and the 16-year-old was thrilled to catch the attention of one of her idols, saying she would print and frame Andy Murray’s words of praise. In a rematch of …