HO CHI MINH: While US eCommerce site Amazon is a hit for many Vietnamese businesses, some struggle to profitably sell on the platform since operating expenses are high. Nguyen Ngoc Luan, general-director of Meet More Vietnam Co Ltd, which sells fruit coffee, said low profits have dissuaded his company from …

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Fires in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands have surged nearly tenfold so far this year to the highest levels since 2020, when the biome suffered its worst blazes on record. Satellite data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) showed a 980% increase in the number of fires …

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Harry Maguire and Jack Grealish were the high-profile omissions as England manager Gareth Southgate named a European Championship squad on Thursday packed with attacking talent but short of defensive experience. Jude Bellingham, who helped Real Madrid win the Champions League, Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane, Phil Foden, who …

HANOI: Residents in large cities have been lining up to buy Saigon Jewellery Co Ltd (SJC) gold bars at counters set up by commercial banks since yesterday, with many saying they have not been able to finalise any purchases. Meanwhile, bank representatives claimed there is no shortage of the precious …

PARIS (Reuters) -Coco Gauff stressed the need for tennis to use a Video Review (VR) system, after being reduced to tears following a debate with the chair umpire over a controversial call in her French Open semi-final defeat by Iga Swiatek on Thursday. The American third seed missed a return …

MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany (Reuters) – Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has decided which player he will cut from his 27-man preliminary squad for Euro 2024 but he will not announce it until after their final warmup game against Greece on Friday. Germany, who end their tournament preparations for the Euros on home …

(Reuters) – San Diego FC have signed Mexican international Hirving “Chucky” Lozano as the first designated player in the expansion club’s history, the Major League Soccer side said on Thursday. The diminutive 28-year-old midfielder will remain with Dutch club PSV Eindhoven for the next six months before joining San Diego …

LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Harry has been given permission to appeal against the rejection of his legal challenge to the British government’s decision to take away his police protection when he is in Britain, his lawyer said on Thursday. Harry, King Charles’ younger son, started the action after the Home …

LONDON (Reuters) – European soccer’s governing body UEFA has asked England’s High Court to throw out lawsuits brought by more 1,000 Liverpool fans who attended the 2022 Champions League final in Paris for personal injuries allegedly caused by chaos outside the stadium. The case against UEFA and UEFA Events, which …