SEOUL (Reuters) -A Korea Football Association (KFA) advisory committee recommended sacking head coach Juergen Klinsmann on Thursday after their semi-final exit at the Asian Cup and amid criticism of his leadership. The National Team Committee does not make administrative decisions, leaving it up to the KFA’s Executive Board whether to …

SINGAPORE: Asian equities rose on Thursday, powered by chip stocks, with the Nikkei breaching a new 34-year peak, while the dollar took a breather near a three-month high as markets assess when the Federal Reserve is likely to start its easing cycle. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan …

PARKLAND, Florida: Joaquin “Guac” Oliver died in the 2018 Parkland, Florida, high school massacre, but federal lawmakers who oppose tighter gun regulations began getting phone calls in his voice on Feb 14, lambasting them for their position. The families of Oliver and five others killed with guns are using artificial …

A woman in China has been jailed for three and a half years for accidentally killing her husband in an act of self-defense after he attacked her because she would not have sex with him. Zhang Ying, not her real name, from Shandong province in eastern China, was convicted of …

KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – For a city under frequent attack by Russia, Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine is functioning surprisingly well: the streets hum with activity during the day, cafes are busy and there’s even some night life. Officials say around 1.2 million people remain in the country’s second city – …

(Reuters) – Three people were in custody in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, facing questions about what led to a deadly mass shooting near the city’s Super Bowl victory rally and who was behind it. At least one person was killed and 21 others wounded by gunfire on Wednesday outside …

JOHOR BARU: Four business owners have been detained by the Home Ministry for selling sex toys in four states. The ministry’s enforcement and controls division secretary Nik Yusaimi Yussof said 2,295 units of sex toys such as dildos and vibrators worth about RM70,000 were also seized during each of the …

SEOUL, South Korea: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office said Feb 14 that presumed North Korean hackers breached the personal emails of one of his staff members ahead of Yoon’s trip to Europe in November. Yoon’s office said the breach only affected the personal account of the unidentified employee, …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken face a tough task at the annual Munich Security Conference that kicks off on Friday – reassuring allies the United States remains committed to defending their security. Harris and Blinken are set to attend the annual …

KUALA LUMPUR: SK Nexilis Co Ltd (SK Nexilis), the world’s largest copper foil producer, has established the first green syndicated term loan facility (green loan) through its Malaysian subsidiary – SK Nexilis Malaysia Sdn Bhd. It was aimed to finance the construction of the company’s first overseas copper foil manufacturing …