Badminton

Aaron-Wooi Yik slip to world No. 3

PETALING JAYA: Men's doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik have slipped to world No. 3 in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released on Tuesday (June 2).

Football

Soccer-DR Congo determined to put aside poor image left half century ago

June 2 (Reuters) - After a ⁠52-year wait, the Democratic Republic of Congo return to the World Cup determined to expunge ⁠the image of naivety and folly left behind on their only previous appearance.

Pakistan

Four Pakistani farm workers murdered in Italy

ROME: Italian police have arrested two Pakistani nationals for the murder of four Pakistani farm workers found dead in a burnt-out minivan in southern Italy, Corriere della Sera daily reported Tuesday (June 2).

Football

Soccer-European champions Spain are the team to beat at the World Cup

MADRID, June 2 (Reuters) - Spain have spent ⁠the last two years making international football look like a problem someone else has to solve and as the World Cup ⁠looms the question for the other 47 teams is blunt enough -- who can stop Luis de la Fuente's red ‌machine?

Football

Soccer-Belgium's new generation no longer bear burden of expectation at World Cup

June 2 (Reuters) - For a decade, ⁠Belgium's 'golden generation' offered the promise of a major title without any return but now that ⁠a new-look squad have shaken off the past's burden of expectation, they could prove World ‌Cup spoilers.

Football

Soccer-Ronaldo heads for sixth World Cup with unfinished business

June 2 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo has ⁠bent football's record books into so many shapes that another landmark can almost feel routine but a ⁠sixth World Cup at 41 would be extraordinary even by his standards.

Football

Soccer-Third time lucky? 'Toxic' Bielsa chases World Cup glory with Uruguay

June 2 (Reuters) - Marcelo Bielsa heads ⁠to another World Cup seeking a breakthrough with Uruguay, after a disappointing 2002 campaign in charge ⁠of his native Argentina and a positive but trophyless spell with Chile, in a tenure already ‌marked by renewal and controversy.

Football

Soccer-Spain hope teenage tornado Yamal is fit to light up World Cup

MADRID, June 2 (Reuters) - Lamine Yamal ⁠has spent the last two years treating football's age records like training cones, with the 18-year-old ⁠swerving past them with a grin, a drop of the shoulder and that wicked left foot ‌Spain hope will be fully loaded at the World Cup.

Nation

Simpang Renggam fatal crash: Transport Minister calls for probe to be expedited

PUTRAJAYA: Appropriate legal action must be taken against the driver responsible for the fatal crash in Simpang Renggam, Johor, which claimed five lives, including four members of the same family, on Monday (June 1), said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

Football

Soccer-Captain Wood key for New Zealand on return to World Cup stage

June 2 (Reuters) - Captain Chris ⁠Wood will carry New Zealand's hopes on their long-awaited return to the World Cup as ⁠the unfancied All Whites target a breakthrough win and a first trip to the ‌knockout phase.

World

Czech castle's cache of precious wine goes on display in new-old bottles

BECOV NAD TEPLOU, Czech Republic, ⁠June 2 (Reuters) - A collection of late 19th-century wine that for years was ⁠hidden away under a chapel floor in the Czech Republic's Becov castle ‌has been painstakingly restored by prestigious French winery Château d'Yquem and is on public display.

World

Russia says its overnight Ukraine strike was a response to Kyiv's 'terrorist acts'

MOSCOW, June 2 (Reuters) - The ⁠Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that its massive overnight ⁠strike on Ukraine was a response to what it called "terrorist ‌acts" against targets inside Russia and said it had struck a range of Ukrainian military targets.

Climate

Plastic bags don't go in the recycling bin. What should you do instead?

If thrown in the trash, they can take up to hundreds of years to degrade in landfills and release harmful microplastics into the environment.

Technology

STMicro weighs Crolles fab expansion as AI optics demand rises, CEO says

June 2 (Reuters) - STMicroelectronics ⁠will likely decide on a further expansion of its Crolles chipmaking ⁠site in France by the end of 2026, as demand for silicon ‌photonics used in AI data centres accelerates, its chief executive said on Tuesday.

World

Analysis-A strong El Nino may be imminent. Climate change will make its effects worse

BRUSSELS, June 2 (Reuters) - The El Nino weather pattern is ⁠forming, and is expected to cause extreme weather around the world this year, the WMO said on Tuesday. Scientists say climate change will make its impact especially severe.

Indonesia

Jakarta TV channel unintentionally streams porn video; investigation under way

JAKARTA: A TV channel in Indonesia that unintentionally aired pornography on Monday (June 1) morning has apologised for the mishap, and said an investigation is under way.

Sabah & Sarawak

Man feared drowned after boat capsizes in Sarawak's Banting River

KUCHING: A man is feared to have drowned after a boat carrying nine people capsized in the Banting River near Rh Charang in Lingga, about 236km from here, on Tuesday (June 2) afternoon.

Nation

Baby thrown from car in Melaka crash, survives after landing on grass

MELAKA: A one-month-old baby boy who was thrown from a car during a crash here has survived after landing on a patch of grass.

Cambodia

Cambodia delivers formal notice to Thailand to begin compulsory conciliation proceedings under UNCLOS concerning maritime dispute

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said Tuesday (June 2) that the kingdom has delivered a formal notice to Thailand and to the UN secretary general to begin compulsory conciliation proceedings under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) concerning the overlapping maritime claims with Thailand.

Nation

Two Simpang Renggam crash victims become first recipients of PERKESO's 'Lindung 24 Jam'

KUALA LUMPUR: Two motorists injured in a fatal accident in Simpang Renggam, Johor, have become the first recipients of benefits under the Non-Employment Injury Scheme (SKBBK), or Lindung 24 Jam, since it came into force on Monday (June 1).