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Everton plans three test events at new 52,888-capacity stadium ahead of move from Goodison Park
LONDON, Jan 3 — Everton will hold three test events at their new stadium in Liverpool’s Vauxhall district ahead of this year’s planned move from Goodison Park, the Premier League club said yesterday. The first, a friendly featuring Everton’s U-18 side and open to 10,000 spectators, will be held o...Read more -
EPL CEO flags scheduling headache for Club World Cup participants Man City and Chelsea ahead of new season
LONDON, Jan 3 — Premier League chief executive Richard Masters fears this year’s Club World Cup could create “great difficulty” for Manchester City and Chelsea ahead of next season’s English top-flight campaign. The two clubs will be England’s representatives in Fifa’s expanded 32-team event in t...Read more -
New coach Jonassen to shake up BAM with his hybrid playing strategies
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — Danish badminton legend Kenneth Jonassen who now serves as the National Singles Head Coach is thrilled to introduce a hybrid of Asian and European playing styles to the national players after officially commencing his role with the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) tod...Read more -
In Finland, students learn how to identify online hoaxes, become media-savvy citizens
HELSINKI, Jan 3 — Finland is consistently ranked as Europe’s most media literate country and the skills needed to spot online hoaxes are on the school curriculum, amidst a boom of mis- and disinformation campaigns. “Who knew what a troll was before?” literature and Finnish language teacher Saara ...Read more -
Strangers in the night: Thousands endure cold, rain to welcome 2025 with ball drop in New York’s Times Square
NEW YORK, Jan 1 — Tens of thousands of partygoers from around the world braved freezing temperatures and driving rain overnight yesterday to ring in the new year in New York’s famed Times Square. “I really wanted to live this experience in New York. It’s once in a lifetime,” said Jennifer Lopez, ...Read more -
Norway drives ahead: 9 in 10 new cars sold are electric
OSLO, Jan 3 — Nine out of ten new cars sold in Norway last year were powered by battery only, registration data showed on Thursday, placing the country within reach of its target of only adding cars that are electric on the road by 2025. Fully electric vehicles accounted for 88.9 per cent of new ...Read more -
Bursa Malaysia opens on the up, powered by oil, gas and export sectors
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — Bursa Malaysia rebounded to open higher on Friday, despite a weaker overnight US market. At 9.05 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) stood at 1,635.09, down 2.22 points from Thursday’s close of 1,632.87. The index had initially opened 2.07 points higher at 1,634.94. ...Read more -
Asian shares rise, defying slow Wall Street start to 2025 while US dollar hits highest level since 2022
HONG KONG, Jan 3 — Asian markets gained today, bucking retreats on Wall Street as the dollar advanced and markets reopened following the New Year’s holiday. Hong Kong, Sydney and Taipei stocks climbed, while South Korea’s Kospi Index surged nearly two per cent higher despite the ongoing political...Read more -
DOJ urges Supreme Court to reject Trump request to delay TikTok ban law
WASHINGTON, Jan 4 — The US Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court late yesterday to reject President-elect Donald Trump’s request to delay implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale by Jan 19. Last week, Trump filed a legal brief arguing ...Read more -
Ringgit slips as US jobs data keeps greenback at two-year high, trade tensions weigh on outlook
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — The ringgit extended its loss to close lower against the US dollar on Friday as robust US jobs data held the greenback at a near two-year high. At 6pm, the ringgit slid to 4.4975/5030 against the American dollar from Thursday’s close of 4.4760/4810. The US weekly jobless cla...Read more -
Analysts: Market volatility likely to continue as global tensions weigh on Bursa Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — Bursa Malaysia is likely to remain cautious next week as investors are bracing for a cautious start to 2025, with eyes fixed on the US President Inauguration Day scheduled on Jan 20, said an analyst. SPI Asset Management managing partner Stephen Innes said the looming threat...Read more -
Ringgit under pressure, but foreign inflows may provide cushion, say analysts
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — The ringgit is expected to trade on a softer note against the US dollar, remaining within a narrow range next week. UOB Kay Hian Wealth Advisors head of investment research Mohd Sedek Jantan said the United States economic data, particularly jobless claims, are anticipated t...Read more