VIENNA (Reuters) – An heiress who has denounced the absence of taxes on wealth and inheritance in Austria has given the bulk of her money, 25 million euros ($27 million), to 77 organisations, including social and climate groups, as well as prominent left-wing ones. Marlene Engelhorn, 32, has spent years …

(Reuters) – A dead rubber win over minnows Papua New Guinea offered little consolation for eliminated New Zealand whose poor Twenty20 World Cup campaign may ultimately mark the end of an era. Having made at least the semi-finals of the last three editions, New Zealand crashed out in the opening …

PARIS (Reuters) – French far-right leader Jordan Bardella criticised star footballer Kylian Mbappe on Tuesday for his call on the youth to vote against the “extremes” in parliamentary elections this month. “I have a lot of respect for our footballers, whether Marcus Thuram or Kylian Mbappe, who are icons of …

PETALING JAYA: The new three-tier category system for the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme will be a permanent feature, says Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. The Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister said the programme would remain unchanged to bolster the country’s reputation, a decision endorsed by the MM2H Special …

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) – Slovenia are brimming with confidence ahead of their Euro 2024 match against Serbia on Thursday after snatching a point in their opener while the mood in their opponent’s camp is more downbeat due to injury worries and an unhappy captain. Participating in their second European Championship …

KUALA LUMPUR: National carmaker Proton Holdings Bhd (Proton) today hit another historic milestone in its 41-year history when it broke through the five million units produced barrier. The company said in a statement today that the Proton X90 Flagship was revealed as the five millionth unit produced during a visit …

Young adults in China are hosting matchmaking events for their pets, a practice which has been described, tongue-in-cheek, as a bid to release the pressure they are under to get married. The trend has even morphed into a new form of social interaction among the younger generation. One such event …

FREIBURG, Germany (Reuters) – Belgium’s most capped international Jan Vertonghen, who is hoping for return to the side this weekend, is backing long-time team mate Romelu Lukaku to excel at the European Championship despite his profligate performance on Monday. Lukaku missed several good chances in a shock 1-0 loss to …

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Law Society (SLS) believes it has been vindicated over the contention that it was a “busybody” amid its legal battle for Sabah’s entitlement to 40% of grant revenue following the ruling by the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal had on Tuesday (June 18) unanimously …

KUALA LUMPUR: Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) is partnering Nxera, the regional data centre arm of Singapore’s Singtel’s Digital InfraCo unit, to develop data centres in Malaysia starting with a sustainable, hyper-connected artificial intelligence (AI)-ready data centre campus in Johor. The data centre campus in Iskandar Puteri – 16 kilometres from …