STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s parliament on Wednesday passed a law that will make it easier for people to change their legal gender and lower the age at which it is allowed to 16 years from 18 years, despite heavy criticism from within the government coalition. Swedes have been able to …

(Reuters) – West Ham United face a massive task to overturn their Europa League quarter-final first leg defeat by Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen, but could be helped by the return of Jarrod Bowen, manager David Moyes said on Wednesday. Bowen, top scorer for the Premier League side this season, missed …

TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia’s parliament on Wednesday approved the first reading of a bill on “foreign agents” that has provoked several days of protests by critics who see it as authoritarian and Russian-inspired, Georgian media reported. Eighty-three out of 150 deputies voted in favour of the bill, while opposition MPs …

(Reuters) – South Korea’s Ulsan Hyundai will take a 1-0 lead into the second leg of their Asian Champions League semi-final against Yokohama F Marinos in Japan next week after Hong Myung-bo’s hosts carved out a slender advantage on Wednesday. Lee Dong-gyeong struck in the 19th minute against the Harry …

KYIV/DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) – The Ukrainian infantryman, call sign “Ray”, said he quickly pulled on his gas mask after a Russian drone flying above his trench on the eastern front dropped a tear gas grenade. “It’s like pepper spray, it makes your eyes tear up. It’s not lethal, but …

IN the aftermath of high-profile corporate scandals like Enron,1MDB and most recently Serba Dinamik, questions surrounding the dynamics between the board, management and auditors have come under intense scrutiny. These scandals have highlighted the critical role that boards play in the oversight and monitoring of companies, as well as the …

KABUL (Reuters) – Female-led businesses now represent an economic lifeline for Afghan women living under Taliban restrictions, but face a series of problems accessing capital and markets, a United Nations Development Programme study released on Wednesday showed. The UNDP found that 41% of 3,100 Afghan female entrepreneurs surveyed had to …

KUALA LUMPUR: Workers in Malaysia can apply to their employers for flexible working arrangements based on time, days, and location of work according to Sections 60P and 60Q of the Employment Act 1955, says Steven Sim Chee Keong (pic). Through an X (formerly Twitter) post, the Human Resources Minister explained …

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – ASML, the biggest supplier of equipment to computer chip makers, said on Wednesday said it has shipped one of its newest “High NA” EUV lithography systems to a second customer. ASML, which shipped one High NA tool to Intel in December-January, did not identify the second customer. …

(Reuters) – Italian club Atalanta have a healthy lead from the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final with Liverpool, but the return game at home is still probably the most important match in their history, manager Gian Piero Gasperini said on Wednesday. Atalanta shocked the Anfield crowd when they …