LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – The highest court in global sport on Friday was set to hear a Russian appeal against sanctions that bar its National Olympic Committee (NOC) from receiving funding and being associated with the Olympic movement. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) in …

Tinder issued a safety warning to its users in Colombia amid an increase in criminals using the popular dating app to lure victims who they drug and rob. “Recently, there have been government advisories about heightened risks in certain regions,” according to an in-app message sent to Tinder users. “Please …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Taiwanese-Polish duo Hsieh Su-wei and Jan Zielinski won a match tiebreaker to claim the Australian Open mixed doubles title on Friday, with an nail-biting 6-7(5) 6-4 (11-9) victory over American Desirae Krawczyk and Britain’s Neal Skupski. The victory earned Hsieh her first mixed doubles Grand Slam title, …

PUTRAJAYA: The new pension scheme would not lead to an increase in the attrition rate for medical officers in government hospitals, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. The Health Minister highlighted a drop in the attrition rate compared to previous years, attributing it to the comfort level with the current …

BANGKOK: Thailand’s exports rose for a fifth straight month in December but at a slower pace and less than analysts’ forecasts, and the commerce ministry said on Friday that it expected small export growth in 2024 after a slight drop last year. Customs-based exports rose 4.7% in December from a …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s export unit value index slipped by 0.9 per cent to 148.0 points in December 2023 from 149.3 points in the previous month, said the Department of Statistics (DOSM) today. The import unit value index decreased by 1.0 per cent to 129.6 points from 130.9. Chief statistician Datuk …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has made significant strides in legal and institutional reforms as it prioritises and pursues a whole-of-society approach in strengthening the promotion of human rights in the country, the United Nations Human Rights Council was told. Foreign Ministry deputy secretary-general (Multilateral Affairs) Datuk Bala Chandran Tharman said that …

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro warned on Thursday that a deal with the political opposition for elections to be held later this year was in danger of collapse, after what he has described as “conspiracies” against him. WHY IT MATTERS Last year, the government of Maduro’s ruling socialists …

An online influencer and mother of three boys in China has made an impassioned plea to adopt an abandoned baby girl she saw on a news report, sparking a heated discussion on mainland social media. The 33-year-old, who uses the nickname, Rainbow Couple, because she involves her husband in her …

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Hosts Ivory Coast get to push a reset button after escaping early elimination at the Africa Cup of Nations and squeezing into the last 16 of their own tournament as a lucky loser. There will be no easy route to redemption, however, after a humiliating 4-0 loss …