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Prison demanded for Spain’s ex-football boss Rubiales in kissing scandal
Prosecutors want Rubiales to face a year behind bars for the kiss and 18 months for the charge of coercion.Spanish prosecutors are seeking a two-and-a-half year
US stock market hits record high after three-day lull
S&P 500 rises 0.9 percent as major players including Apple and Tesla see gains.The US stock market has hit a record high after a string of downbeat trading
Trapped, abandoned: Filipino workers lured to Poland by shadowy agents
Names marked with an asterisk* have been changed to protect identities. On a bitterly cold night in February, Robby* was finishing up his shift on a production
Djokovic, Ivanisevic split after 12 Grand Slam victories
The world number one ends a hugely successful, seven-year partnership with coach Goran Ivanisevic.World number one Novak Djokovic has ended his highly successfu
Donald Trump’s social media company soars in Wall Street debut
Trump Media & Technology Group closes 16 percent higher, giving the company a market capitalisation of nearly $8bn.Shares of former Donald Trump’s social
Malaysia’s airport fee hikes leave bad taste in travellers’ mouths
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Entrepreneur Jehan Abu Bakar is fuming that she will soon have to pay more in airport fees whenever she flies from her home in Malays
China’s Xi meets foreign business leaders amid jitters over economy
Taipei, Taiwan – Chinese President Xi Jinping met with American business leaders and academics at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, state media has report
Visa, Mastercard reach $30bn settlement over credit card fees
Merchants have long accused the payment network of charging inflated ‘swipe fees’ when shoppers use their cards.Visa and Mastercard have reached an estimate
Retailer and supplier charged over sale of ‘Allah’ socks in…
The socks were found in a store on the outskirts of the capital prompting outrage among Muslims who regard the product as insulting.A Malaysian court has charge
Six still missing after Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
Six workers are missing and presumed dead following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the United States city of Baltimore, as authorities called a
‘Waiting for a call from Daddy’: Sri Lankans die in…
Colombo, Sri Lanka – Badly wounded from a Ukrainian attack on a Russian bunker in the Donetsk region, Sri Lankan fighter Senaka Bandara* tried to carry his fe
‘Feel less and less like playing’: Vinicius Jr in tears…
Real Madrid winger says he ‘will stay because that way the racists can continue to see my face more and more’.Brazilian winger Vinicius Jr broke down in tea
