BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Microsoft President Brad Smith on Monday announced a set of principles to foster innovation and competition in artificial intelligence in recognition of its role as a market leader in this technology, a move that could stave off worries about its dominance. The move by the U.S. tech …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The editor of a Moscow weekly said he stands by the decision to devote its front page last week to the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, even though most of the print run was confiscated. Sobesednik (Interlocutor) published a two-page spread on Navalny on Feb. 20, …

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s final hurdle to joining NATO was swept away on Monday after hold-out Hungary’s ratification, ending 200 years during which Stockholm’s military self-reliance helped it build a global brand as neutral peacemaker and human rights champion. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 left Swedes with a …

(Reuters) – Manchester City expect Luton Town to provide a difficult challenge when they meet in the FA Cup fifth round, manager Pep Guardiola said on Monday. City, who won their seventh FA Cup by beating Manchester United 2-1 in the final at Wembley last season, visit Kenilworth Road on …

KUALA LUMPUR: FGV Holdings Bhd foresees a slight increase in fresh fruit bunches (FFB) production and yield as the labour supply recovers and improved estate costs driven by reduced fertiliser and energy cost. In the notes accompanying its financial results, the plantation group said the sector remains steadfast on increasing …

GENEVA (Reuters) – Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya warned on Monday that the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in a Russian penal colony could send a “green light” for authoritarian countries to kill other political prisoners. Tsikhanouskaya, who fled to neighbouring Lithuania in 2020 after running against incumbent …

(Reuters) – For the second consecutive game France were rescued from Six Nations defeat at the weekend by a late controversial officiating decision, leaving Italy heartbroken as they were denied a famous win, just like Scotland before them. The Scots were left fuming in round two when a late try …

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Amazon Web Services Mexico (AWS), a unit of Amazon.com Inc, announced on Monday it will invest over $5 billion to open a cluster of data centers in Mexico, amid growing demand for cloud services as more firms adopt new technologies. The cluster will be built in …

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s ruling Socialist Party on Monday gave former Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos 24 hours to step down as a lawmaker after his assistant was arrested on suspicion of taking payments to facilitate contracts for masks during the COVID pandemic. While Abalos, transport minister between 2018 and …

PETALING JAYA: Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd reported a strong set of results for the first half of 2024 (1H24), with its profit after tax rising by 977% year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM23.8mil. The surge in bottomline was achieved on the back of higher contributions from the property development as well as …