Author - Stephanie Chan

Putin: sending Soviet tanks into Hungary and Czechoslovakia was a mistake

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the Soviet Union's decision to send tanks into Hungary and Czechoslovakia to crush mass protests during the Cold War was a mistake. "It was a mistake," Putin said when asked about perceptions of Russia as a colonial power due to Moscow's decision to send tanks...

Papagomo fined RM2,100 for hurting, insulting Syed Saddiq

KAJANG: Former Umno Youth executive council member Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, who is better known as Papagomo, has been found guilty of injuring Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman as well as hurling disrespectful and insulting words at him. He was fined RM2,100 for the offences by the Magistrate's Court here on Tuesday (Sept...

Putin says Ukraine is only likely to talk peace when its resources are exhausted

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Ukraine was only likely to start peace talks when it ran out of resources and would use any potential cessation of hostilities to rearm again with Western help. The war has sown devastation across swathes of eastern and southern Ukraine, killed or injured hundreds...

Khloe Kardashian Shows Off Incredibly Toned Body During Early Morning Workout

The Good American founder wore an all black onesie as she posed in a mirror while surrounded by gym equipment in her home, in the new clip. Khloe Kardashian, 39, took to her Instagram story to share new videos of herself working out in the early morning hours, on Monday. She wore a black sleeveless Fabletics onesie and...

Spin Instructor Makes & Sells Roast Pork Belly From Home, Self-Aware About Irony

“People go to my spin class, then they buy my roast pork,” laughs former army regular Brian Yeo, who works out “10 times a week.” It sounds like an oxymoron: A spin instructor, selling sinful roast pork belly from home. Which is what Brian Yeo, 28, has been doing since last October. The former full-time army regular finished...

Soccer-Portugal chalk up record win with 9-0 thrashing of Luxembourg

(Reuters) - Portugal enjoyed their biggest-ever win as they thumped Luxembourg 9-0 at Estadio Algarve on Monday to preserve their perfect record in Euro 2024 qualifying. Substitute Joao Felix secured the record victory with a goal two minutes from time after Goncalo Inacio, Goncalo Ramos, and Diogo Jota all scored twice. Ricardo Horta and Bruno Fernandes,...

Soccer-Germany’s interim coach Voeller rules out succeeding Flick

DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) -Germany's national team director Rudi Voeller said on Monday he will not be a candidate to succeed sacked coach Hansi Flick despite taking over for Tuesday's friendly against France. Voeller, Germany's former World Cup-winning player who also coached the national team from 2000-2004, said he had stepped in for one match to help...

Soccer-England’s Southgate rules out experimenting against Scotland

GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) - England will not use Tuesday's 150th anniversary friendly against Scotland as a chance to experiment, manager Gareth Southgate said ahead of the Hampden Park clash. Southgate's side were held to a 1-1 draw by Ukraine in Poland on Saturday, the first time they have dropped points in their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign. A...

Soccer-Spain’s men’s coach sticks to football amid kiss furore

GRANADA, Spain (Reuters) - Spain's men's coach Luis de la Fuente said he and his team would "just stick to football" as he was bombarded with questions on Monday about the resignation of football federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales, announced a few hours earlier. De la Fuente was visibly uncomfortable as he tried to avoid talking...

Soccer-Juve’s Pogba provisionally suspended after testing positive for testosterone

(Reuters) -Juventus's France midfielder Paul Pogba has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance, Italy's national anti-doping (NADO Italia) tribunal said on Monday. The test, performed after Juve's 3-0 Serie A season-opening victory at Udinese on Aug. 20, detected testosterone, a hormone that increases athletes' endurance. "In acceptance of the instance proposed by the...