BARCELONA/MADRID (Reuters) -A Spanish court has ruled a former Facebook moderator’s mental health was damaged by his work reviewing graphic content such as beheadings, in a case that could have implications for how social media firms work with moderators. The Barcelona court, upholding a decision by Spain’s social security agency, …

CYBERJAYA: Proceed with all new projects instead of waiting for the end of the first quarter. This was the instruction given by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to all ministries. Projects announced in Budget 2024 should already begin since the funds for them have been distributed to all ministries, said the …

DAVOS: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is calling on the world’s leading banks and investment funds to more actively help in developing Vietnam’s financial market. The prime minister said this after chairing a talk with representatives from major financial institutions in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the …

IPOH: Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta is seeing increasing numbers in daily outpatient treatments, says its deputy medical director Dr Ahmad Qabil Khalib. The hospital, Malaysia’s largest psychiatric centre, provides about 15,000 outpatient treatments annually, he said. Based on data from 2019 to September last year, he said the hospital recorded …

Ayaka Furue of Japan birdied her final two holes for a bogey-free, 7-under-par 65 to take the first-round lead at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions on Thursday in Orlando, Fla. Furue secured a two-shot edge over Sweden’s Maja Stark and Mexico’s Gaby Lopez (5-under 67) in the first …

PETALING JAYA: Wasco Bhd (previously known as Wah Seong Corp) is expected to chart strong earnings growth as it rides the opportunities arising from the global energy transition. RHB Research, which initiated coverage on the international oil and gas and industrial services provider, said the group’s order book as of …

BEIJING: China’s battered commercial real estate market is expected to attract more bargain hunters this year after prices were crushed by a slowing economy and swelling supply. That’s according to Colliers International Group Inc, which said prime office values tumbled about 30% from their pre-Covid high in some of the …

SINGAPORE: The labour market is cooling and economic uncertainty abounds but that has not dented the determination of many Singapore professionals to change careers for improved long-term prospects, higher pay and a better work-life balance. Data from professional networking platform LinkedIn released on Jan 17 found that 86% of over …

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Nigeria handed Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast a 1-0 defeat in their Group A clash at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium on Thursday with a second-half penalty settling the encounter. Captain William Troost-Ekong struck home the 55th minute spot kick after a VAR review showed that …

HANOI: Although the market benchmark VN-Index closed last year with a gain of 12.2%, foreign investors were less positive with strong net selling. Viet Dragon Securities JSC said that the strong net-selling trend that happened in December 2023 will slow down with an improvement in the profit outlook scenario, resulting …