ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Many fancied contenders have tumbled out of the Africa Cup of Nations early and there is every chance of further upsets in the weekend’s quarter-finals, where hosts Ivory Coast will hope to continue their unlikely redemption. Several past winners remain in contention, but the field has been …

THESSALONIKI, Greece (Reuters) – When Yolanda Kalantzi and Georgia Ampatzidou fell in love eight years ago, they said the idea of getting married was “science fiction” in deeply conservative Greece, where LGBT+ couples cannot wed or adopt. Now they have a tentative wedding date for spring, tease each other about …

SHAH ALAM: The sedition case involving Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor will now be heard at the High Court here. This follows a decision by High Court judge Justice Aslam Zainuddin, who allowed Muhammad Sanusi’s case to be transferred from the Selayang Sessions Court, where the …

The Royal Malaysian Police Force (PDRM) is stepping up its anti-scam campaign efforts with a first ever collaboration with a production company, Dream Film Sdn Bhd, to produce the first anti-scam awareness movie in Malaysia titled Oppa. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (JSJK) assistant director (intelligence) Supt Mohd Faizal …

WASHINGTON: Days after Maui’s wildfires killed scores of people and destroyed thousands of homes last August, a shocking claim spread with alarming speed on YouTube and TikTok: The blaze on the Hawaiian island was set deliberately, using futuristic energy weapons developed by the US military. Claims of “evidence” soon emerged: …

HONG KONG: Hong Kong investment firm Pacific Century Group (PCG), founded by billionaire Richard Li, is seeking to sell its majority stake in asset manager PineBridge Investments, according to three people with knowledge of the matter and a deal document seen by Reuters. PCG has hired JPMorgan to run the …

KOTA KINABALU: The Prisons Department is capable of becoming a leading correctional agency in the region, says Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah. He added that its education- and rehabilitation-based approach would help it attain such recognition. “The department plays an important role in rebuilding an individual’s …

Growing public awareness about sexual harassment at work in China has led to the emergence of fresh details in a case involving a man who was fired for asking a female colleague for a kiss on a business trip to France. The man was fired for his behaviour by a …

SAN FRANCISCO: Despite warnings to Google from US and South African officials that Google Maps was regularly sending tourists on a route where violent thieves lay in wait to ambush them, the tech giant failed to take action, and a California couple were brutally attacked, a new lawsuit against the …

KUCHING: Sarawak is taking another step towards becoming a semiconductor hub by establishing partnerships with two British companies. State-owned SMD Semiconductor Sdn Bhd exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Riverbeck Ltd and Big Innovation Centre on Thursday (Feb 1), marking the beginning of a collaborative venture in the semiconductor …