MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s biggest bank Intesa Sanpaolo on Friday said it had acquired some 90,000 new customers through its digital-only arm Isybank, after an antitrust decision effectively halted the migration of existing clients. Italy’s competition authority dealt a blow to Intesa’s fintech ambitions in November when it ruled the …

(Reuters) – Borussia Dortmund can rotate their side for this weekend’s game with Augsburg after their win over Paris St Germain in midweek secured Germany a fifth place in next season’s Champions League, manager Edin Terzic said on Friday. Dortmund are fifth in the standings, and with a 12-point gap …

(Reuters) – Manchester City must prove their experience in the remaining four games to beat Arsenal in the closest Premier League title race for years, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday. Guardiola’s side, a point behind leaders Arsenal with a game in hand, host Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday after the …

KUALA LUMPUR: Media practitioners in Malaysia should exercise freedom of expression responsibly, without jeopardising harmony or causing chaos, says Malaysian Press Institute (MPI) president Datuk Yong Soo Heong. He emphasised the need for the media to celebrate freedom of expression while avoiding sensitive issues such as race, religion and royalty …

WALL Street’s main indexes were set to open higher on Friday after a softer-than-expected jobs report revived hopes of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates this year, while gains in Apple and Amgen on upbeat corporate updates added support. The Labor Department report showed U.S. nonfarm payrolls increased by 175,000 …

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has never sidelined the Indian community in this country, says Datuk R. Ramanan (pic). The Deputy Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister said that, in fact, the Prime Minister has further increased allocations for them. Ramanan said that additional funds, such as RM30mil for the …

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany summoned the acting representative of the Russian embassy on Friday over a sweeping cyberespionage campaign dating back to 2022 that Berlin blames on Moscow’s GRU military intelligence service. “We and our partners will not tolerate these cyberattacks and will use the entire spectrum of measures to prevent, …

(Reuters) – Barcelona take on Girona in the Catalan derby this weekend and will be out to avenge their defeat from earlier this season as both sides battle for second place in LaLiga, manager Xavi Hernandez said on Friday. Girona won 4-2 in Barcelona when the teams met in December, …

TELUK INTAN: Nga Kor Ming (pic) is ready to cooperate with the Election Commission (EC) in connection with complaints regarding the announcement about the allocation of RM5.21mil to the Hulu Selangor Municipal Council (MPHS). The Housing and Local Government Minister said the complaint, lodged by Perikatan Nasional that the announcement …

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia and Japan have discussed bilateral trade cooperation, the agricultural sector and Malaysia’s role as a halal hub that can be beneficial to Japan, said the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry. It said that these topics were discussed by Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup …