MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced a Moscow paediatrician to five and a half years in a penal colony, state news agency TASS said, after the mother of one of her patients publicly denounced her for comments she made about Russian soldiers in Ukraine. Prosecutors last week …

PETALING JAYA: Kuching-based contractor Hartanah Kenyalang Bhd, which seeks to list on the ACE Market, plans to use the proceeds raised to purchase six new excavators and pare down its borrowings, among others. The company, which builds schools, bridges and roads, said in its draft prospectus that it plans to …

PARIS: Leading lights of the tech industry are meeting in Lisbon on Nov 12 for the Web Summit, the sector’s first big event since the US election, with Donald Trump’s victory expected to be a key theme of their discussions. The tech industry is holding its breath to see what …

WASHINGTON: Right up to Election Day, Donald Trump and his backers were issuing unfounded warnings of voter fraud. But once his decisive victory took shape, the flood of misinformation slowed to a trickle. Experts said the shift points to what opponents have long argued was Trump’s preemptive deployment of fraud …

NEW YORK: Toy giant Mattel says it “deeply” regrets an error on the packaging of its Wicked movie-themed dolls, which mistakenly links toy buyers to a pornographic website. The error gained attention on social media over the weekend, where numerous users shared photos of the URL printed on the back …

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lionel Messi’s first trip to the MLS playoffs ended in shock disappointment but the World Cup winner has injected new life into Inter Miami and the North American top-flight, even as he finishes his first full season without the league title. Messi’s team had the best …

LONDON (Reuters) – Two branches of Qatar’s royal family began their fight over a diamond worth millions of dollars at London’s High Court on Monday, with a company run by a cousin of Qatar’s Emir trying to enforce his alleged right to buy the 70-carat gemstone. The dispute over the …