OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s Princess Martha Louise married her long-term partner, American spiritual guru Durek Verrett, on Saturday in a ceremony attended by the Norwegian king and other royalty but marked by what critics saw as commercialisation of the event. The wedding was the culmination of three days of festivities …

DHAKA (Reuters) – Authorities in Bangladesh are bracing for the spread of waterborne diseases and racing to get drinking water to people after devastating floods last week that left at least 54 people dead and millions stranded. As floodwaters recede slowly, many people remain stranded and in urgent need of …

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KLANG Parade was awash with vibrant hues as some 150 children gathered to celebrate Merdeka with creativity. The colouring contest, held as part of the Klang Parade Merdeka celebration, turned the shopping centre into a lively scene of patriotism. The event saw enthusiastic young participants, divided into two age groups, …

TAIPEI (Reuters) – A former mayor of Taipei who heads a small opposition party was arrested early on Saturday as part of a graft probe of a major property development in the Taiwanese capital. Ko Wen-je, mayor from 2014 to 2022 and who came third in January’s presidential election, was …

ROME (Reuters) – Olympic champion Winfred Yavi of Bahrain won the 3,000 metres women’s steeplechase in impressive fashion at the Rome Diamond League meeting on Friday, coming agonisingly close to breaking the world record with the second-fastest ever time. Yavi, who won gold in Paris earlier this month, sprinted for …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – One of two doctors who are among the five people charged in the ketamine overdose death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry was barred by a federal judge on Friday from practicing medicine and through his lawyer afterward expressed remorse. Dr. Mark Chavez appeared in U.S. District …

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s anti-graft body on Friday said it was investigating 44 members of the disbanded Move Forward party, following a complaint seeking their lifetime bans from politics for backing legislation aimed at amending a law against royal insults. It comes less than a month after a court ordered …

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean regulators and police this week vowed to combat sexually exploitative deepfakes, urging Telegram and other social media companies to cooperate with them as they crack down on the practice. WHAT HAS CAUSED THE RECENT UPROAR IN SOUTH KOREA? Several domestic media outlets reported recently that …

BACKI PETROVAC, Serbia/RAHOVEC, Kosovo (Reuters) – Rastislav Pucovski held a fistful of soy beans shriveled to the size of peppercorns on his farmland in northern Serbia where the soil, dried to dust by drought, swirled in the wind. A brief rain shower, the first in over 40 days, offered no …