SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest region for the month of August surged to the highest level since 2010, government data showed on Sunday, after a record drought that has been plaguing the biome. Last year’s rains came late and were weaker than usual …

KYIV (Reuters) -One civilian was killed and four others injured in Russian shelling overnight on Ukraine’s Sumy region on the border between the two warring countries, the local Ukrainian administration said on Sunday. “During the night and morning, the Russians carried out 18 shellings of border territories and settlements of …

KUDAT: A total of 496 individuals were detained and RM80.11mil worth of controlled and subsidised goods were seized during an operation, Ops Tiris 3.0, from Jan 1 to Aug 28 this year. Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said 29,487 inspections were conducted nationwide during …

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germans head to the polls in two eastern states on Sunday, with the far-right AfD on track to win a state election for the first time and Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition set to receive a drubbing just a year before federal elections. The Alternative for Germany is …

In a majority of Star Wars games, players inevitably take on the role of a Jedi. It’s a role that has been done to death, and that’s a shame because George Lucas’ sci-fi universe has so much more to offer. Mandalorians have an intriguing mythology while Andor and Rogue One …

LONDON, Aug 31 — Mercedes have signed 18-year-old Kimi Antonelli to replace Lewis Hamilton next year, the Formula One team racing team said today. Italian Antonelli, who has won one sprint and one feature race for Prema Racing in Formula Two this year, will join George Russell at Mercedes, with …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris criticized Republican presidential rival Donald Trump on Saturday over a visit he made to soldiers’ graves at Arlington National Cemetery that was later used in campaign video footage. “It is a solemn place; a place where we come together to honor American heroes …

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit is expected to trade higher against the US dollar next week on a sustained demand for the local currency. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the ringgit is likely to breach its immediate support level of RM4.3030 in the near …

ROME (Reuters) – A crew member on Mike Lynch’s yacht has spoken of being thrown into the water and efforts to rescue passengers as a storm sank the vessel off Sicily this month, in a disaster that killed the British tech tycoon and six other people. Matthew Griffiths, who was …