LONDON (Reuters) – Other than moving to Sweden where the introduction of VAR has been rejected after opposition from clubs, Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou said there is no escape from it in England despite almost weekly criticism. “Yeah, it’s here to stay — absolutely. It’s not going away,” the …

KOTA KINABALU: Don’t celebrate Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Labour Day gift yet, the state’s Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) tells Sabah employees. Stressing that nothing was concrete until the Sabah Labour Ordinance was aligned with provisions of the Employment Act 1955, Sabah MTUC vice-chairman Margaret Chin said that the proposed …

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s defence minister on Wednesday ordered a hike in weapons production and said deliveries needed to be faster for the war in Ukraine, a week after U.S. President Joe Biden signed off on tens of billions of dollars of new military aid for Kyiv. President Vladimir Putin’s 2022 …

(Reuters) – Shares of Advanced Micro Devices and Super Micro Computer sank on Wednesday, sparking a selloff in chip stocks, after their earnings disappointed investors who have piled into the sector on hopes rising AI investments would boost demand. AMD was down more than 6% in premarket trading, and is …

JELEBU: The announcement of a salary increase of more than 13% for civil servants on Wednesday (May 1) proves Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s earnestness in appreciating the contributions of public sector workers to the country, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He said the …

LONDON: The dollar edged towards its highest level this year against a basket of peers and U.S. share futures dipped on Wednesday ahead of a Federal Reserve policy decision, though trading was thin with many European and Asian markets closed. The dollar gained over 0.5% on Tuesday on all six …

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Ecuador accused Mexico before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of blatant interference in Ecuadorian internal affairs on Wednesday after Mexico brought a case against Quito saying it violated international law. The case at the ICJ, also known as the World Court, centres on the arrest …

LONDON (Reuters) – Campaign group Fair Game and clubs across the country are demanding an amendment to the Football Governance Bill to protect FA Cup replays after a decision to scrap them. More than 20 club bosses have sent a letter to the British government after the Football Association announced …

TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgian lawmakers tussled in parliament on Wednesday as lawmakers resumed debating the second reading of a bill on “foreign agents” that has sparked weeks of protest, and a violent police crackdown on Tuesday. Georgian television showed commotion in the chamber. One pro-government deputy was seen throwing a …

A growing number of Federal Reserve officials don’t see a return to the ultra-low interest rates that prevailed before the COVID-19 pandemic due to everything from ballooning federal deficits to demand for investments in green energy, artificial intelligence and domestic manufacturing. The U.S. economy has held up remarkably well in …