Football

Soccer-Ronaldo exits Portugal stage with records intact and farewell clouded by rift

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo has spent more than ⁠two decades making himself impossible to ignore in a Portugal shirt but his farewell announcement on Thursday came through social media rather than a ⁠stadium ovation, with a coaching dispute clouding an extraordinary international career.

World

Italy's Meloni warns Europe risks irrelevance in Ukraine peace talks

ROME, Nov 5 (Reuters) - ⁠Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said ⁠on Thursday Europe risked becoming irrelevant ‌in any Ukraine peace negotiations unless it ends competing diplomatic initiatives and agrees on a single ​representative empowered to speak on ⁠its behalf.

Nation

Heavy rain, damaged drains caused flash floods at UiTM Puncak Alam

SHAH ALAM: Nearly three hours of heavy rain triggered flash floods in several areas of Universiti Teknologi MARA's (UiTM) Puncak Alam campus in Kuala Selangor Thursday (Nov 5).

AseanPlus News

Two confirmed dead after factory fire in Taiwan

TAIPEI: Two people previously treated as missing have been confirmed dead after a fire on Wednesday (Nov 4) at a Taiwan factory run by a unit of Japan's Panasonic, Taiwan's Hsinchu county government said on Thursday (Nov 5)

Cricket

Cricket-CSK, SRH complete four-player trade ahead of IPL 2027

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Chennai Super ⁠Kings have traded fast bowlers Khaleel Ahmed and ⁠Nathan Ellis to Sunrisers Hyderabad in exchange for ‌all-rounders Liam Livingstone and Jack Edwards ahead of next year's Indian Premier League season, the organisers said on Thursday.

Football

Soccer-Barcelona captain Raphinha extends contract until 2030

BARCELONA, ⁠Nov 5 (Reuters) - Barcelona ⁠said on Thursday ‌that captain Raphinha has extended his contract ​by two years ⁠until ⁠2030.

Rugby

Rugby-Much-changed Italy give debut to Locatelli against South Africa

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Italy head ⁠coach Gonzalo Quesada made 10 changes, mostly enforced ⁠by injuries, when he named his side to face ‌South Africa in Saturday's Nations Championship fixture in Turin, where flanker Samuele Locatelli will make his debut.

World

Explainer-France protests: What is behind the unrest and what comes next?

PARIS, Nov 5 (Reuters) - France faced its latest nationwide protests on ⁠Thursday after weeks of unrest over the cost of living and public services, with trade unions and student groups mobilising demonstrators across the country.

Singapore

1½ years’ jail for man who imported over 4,300 vape pods into Singapore, highest sentence to date for such offence

SINGAPORE: A man caught with over 4,300 vape pods worth around S$22,000 was sentenced to a year and six months' jail on Thursday (Nov 5)

Arts

Korean Cultural Centre in KL bridges two nations through culture

Through the centre's programmes and activities, Korean culture would become more accessible to the Malaysian public

Entertainment

Former supermodel Kim Ja-yeon, 45, marries Samsung ex-president Sohn Young-kwon, 70

The couple, who have a 25-year age gap, exchanged vows in an intimate ceremony attended by family members near Lake Lucerne in Switzerland.

True Or Not

QuickCheck: Was a tiger seen by a roadside in Gerik?

TIGER sightings are rare, what more when they occur by the roadside. One recent viral video shows tiger by a roadside.

World

Sweden reintroduces internal border control, citing security situation

COPENHAGEN, Nov ⁠5 (Reuters) - Sweden will reintroduce ⁠border controls at its ‌internal borders for a period of six months based on ​an assessment that ⁠there is a ⁠serious threat to public order ⁠and ‌internal security, its government said ⁠in a statement on Thursday.

India

Four dead as vehicle plunges into 300m-deep gorge in North India

NEW DELHI: (Bernama-Xinhua) Four people died, one was seriously injured and two went missing after the SUV they were travelling in fell into a 300-metre-deep gorge and eventually landed in a river in India's northern state of Uttarakhand in the early hours of Thursday (Nov 5), a local police officer confirmed, reported Xinhua.

Thailand

Thai Airways cargo backlog persists, prompts talks at Suvarnabhumi Airport

BANGKOK: Airports of Thailand (AOT) has coordinated talks with government agencies, cargo operators and freight forwarders to clear a persistent backlog at Thai Airways' warehouse at Suvarnabhumi Airport, where difficulties locating and processing shipments are delaying their release.

Technology

AI chip demand powers third-quarter growth at chemical, industrial gas makers

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Singapore

Jail for Singapore car dealer who kept money sellers and buyers gave him; victims lost around S$500,000

SINGAPORE: The director of a car dealership who deceived some clients by using the money he received from selling their cars has been sentenced to two years and 11 months' jail.

Philippines

Lead prosecutor Luistro: No ‘fishing expedition’ in wealth case against Philippines VP Sara Duterte

MANILA: The House prosecution panel in Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial did not go on a "fishing expedition" as its evidence came from her own records, along with those of her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, and their alleged companies.

Nation

US Senate election results offer lesson against prejudice, says Anwar

MELAKA: A Muslim candidate's historic breakthrough in American politics has shown that race and religion need not stand in the way of political success, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Corporate News

Alpha IVF gets SC approval for transfer to Main Market

KUALA LUMPUR: Alpha IVF Group Bhd has received approval from the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) to transfer its listing to Bursa Malaysia's Main Market from the ACE Market.