COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Bjarni Benediktsson said on Tuesday he will become the country’s next prime minister, replacing Katrin Jakobsdottir who last week announced she would resign and run for president. Benediktsson, head of the pro-business, right-wing Independence Party, now serves as foreign minister in a broad three-party coalition and was previously …

(Reuters) – Pakistan on Tuesday named fast bowler Mohammad Amir and all-rounder Imad Wasim in their 17-player Twenty20 squad for their home series against New Zealand, after the duo announced that they were coming out of retirement ahead of the T20 World Cup. Amir, 31, made himself available for the …

KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Ministers Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof have wished all Muslims in Malaysia “Selamat Hari Raya”. Ahmad Zahid said Hari Raya Aidilfitri should be celebrated in the spirit of togetherness to embrace unity in diversity, regardless of race, religion or culture. …

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has required two banks which experienced services outages recently to provide a full explanation of the root cause leading to the incidents. The central bank said in a statement on Tuesday night that both banks were also required to provide corrective and preventive measures …

MADRID (Reuters) – Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone said his side must prove they are worthy of being among Europe’s top-eight teams as they prepare to host Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League quarter-final first-leg clash on Wednesday. Atletico, who are all but out of the LaLiga title race in …

DUBLIN (Reuters) – When Simon Harris made headlines in his local County Wicklow newspaper in 2003 for criticising the government, the future Irish prime minister was described as “a well-known local activist”. He was 16 years old. Harris on Tuesday became Ireland’s youngest ever premier, an ascent that while swift …

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday (April 9) night stressed the importance of unity among Malaysians, irrespective of race or religion, to elevate the nation to greater and dignified heights. In his special address in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri on Wednesday (April 10), Anwar said …

BEIJING: Ever since she ate mushrooms that can have psychedelic effects in Beijing last July, Janet Yellen has united Americans and Chinese in wanting to know what she will eat next. And now that the US Treasury secretary is back in China this week, having stopped in Guangzhou and Beijing, …

LONDON: Oil prices stabilised on Tuesday as prices ticked higher amid fading hopes that negotiations between Israel and Hamas would produce a ceasefire in Gaza. Brent crude futures edged up 6 cents, or 0.07%, to $90.44 per barrel by 1156 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down …

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google on Tuesday revealed the details of a new version of its data center artificial intelligence chips and announced an Arm-based based central processor. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Google’s tensor processing units (TPUs) are one of the few viable alternatives to the advanced AI chips made by …