LONDON (Reuters) – Taylor Swift will take to the stage in London on Thursday, resuming the world’s biggest ever concert tour amid tightened security after a foiled Islamic State-inspired attack forced the cancellation of her Vienna dates last week. British police have said there is nothing to indicate that events …

SHANGHAI: China stocks slipped to their weakest levels in six months on Wednesday after data showed lending by the country’s banks tumbled more than expected in July, while trading volume remained thin, underscoring fragile investor sentiment. China’s CSI 300 Index closed down 0.8%, touching the lowest level since Feburary. The …

LONDON (Reuters) – Vaccines to help curb an escalating mpox outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries may still not reach the central African country for months even as the World Health Organization considers following Africa’s top public health agency in declaring the outbreak an emergency. On Tuesday, …

TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s temporary foreign worker program is not fatally flawed but is “in need of reform,” the country’s immigration minister told Reuters on Tuesday, following a damning U.N. report that dubbed the program a breeding ground for modern slavery. The program brings non-Canadians to the country to work …

It’s a reality many parents are familiar with: teenagers spending many hours in front of screens, often playing video games. But what may seem like a simple distraction could actually be a gateway to a lucrative career. A recent study from Rutgers University reveals that time spent playing video games …

PARIS, Aug 11 — There were many contenders to be crowned stars of the 2024 Olympic Games which wrap up today. AFP Sports looks at six of the best: Simone Biles The gymnast proved as popular a draw as the Eiffel Tower, with the 1.42m bundle of brilliance standing tall …

LIMA (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Tuesday that President Nicolas Maduro had “entrenched himself” with the nation’s top military leaders in order to stay in power after last month’s disputed election. The electoral authority, the CNE, which the opposition says is loyal to Maduro, declared …

KUALA LUMPUR: Police arrested a woman in Gombak, Selangor, on Monday (Aug 12) for allegedly cheating a 59-year-old pensioner in the sale of a plot of land resulting in a loss of RM60,400. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the arrest of …