ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan will extend expired registration cards given to almost 1.5 million Afghans for a year, the prime minister said on Wednesday, after the U.N. refugee commissioner asked for a pause in the country’s plan to repatriate refugees. It was not immediately clear whether the extension of the …

(Reuters) – Russian traders have finalised a share exchange for investors in Yandex, often dubbed Russia’s Google, one of the final steps needed to complete a more than $5 billion deal that will see local investors take control of the bulk of the technology company’s business. A consortium of Russian …

LONDON (Reuters) -Barbora Krejcikova reached her first Wimbledon semi-final on Wednesday with a 6-4 7-6(4) win over Latvian 13th seed Jelena Ostapenko in the battle of former French Open champions. The Czech 31st seed kept her composure from the back of the court to force her opponent into 35 unforced …

SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest foldable smartphones on Wednesday, making its priciest flagship model lighter and slimmer and bolstering AI functions as it challenges Apple’s dominance in the premium market. Samsung is also offering more sophisticated health monitoring functions to drive new demand for accessories such as …

DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) – Netherlands supporters turned Dortmund into a sea of orange on Wednesday in the build-up to the European Championship semi-final with England with an estimated 70,000 crossing the border to cheer on their team and vastly outnumbering rival fans. Most do not have match tickets but made …

(Reuters) – Manufacturers are deploying planned Generative AI initiatives at a slower-than-anticipated pace on concerns around accuracy, Lucidworks said in a study on Wednesday. The study surveyed over 2,500 leaders worldwide involved in AI technology decision-making and found that 58% of manufacturing leaders plan to increase spending on AI in …

LONDON (Reuters) – The list of Russian athletes who will head to the Paris Olympics later this month has thinned to just over a dozen, as several sports federation heads have said their squads will not take part under what they see as humiliating restrictions. Athletes from Russia and Belarus, …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Penal Code (Amendment) Bill 2024, aimed at amending the Penal Code (Act 574) to combat online crimes using ‘mule’ accounts for online fraud, was passed in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul, presiding over the session, announced that the bill received …

KUALA LUMPUR: The River of Life (ROL) project which is likely to fail to meet its completion deadline this year has reached progress of 81%, says Dr Zaliha Mustafa. The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) said as of June 30, 130 out of the 160 projects under …

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Beatriz Ferreira’s journey in boxing began in her family’s garage at the age of four. Now, 27 years after first picking up the gloves, the Brazilian, daughter of twice Brazil boxing champion Raimundo Oliveira Ferreira, is the favourite to win gold at the Paris 2024 Olympic …