Tennis

Tennis-Australian Open 2025: Day Five highlights, results

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Highlights of the fifth day of the Australian Open on Thursday (all times GMT):

Tennis

Tennis-American qualifier Tien stuns Medvedev in late night epic

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Inspired American teenager Learner Tien outlasted three-times Australian Open runner-up Daniil Medvedev to reach the third round with a 6-3 7-6(4) 6-7(8) 1-6 7-6(7) victory in a late-night epic on Thursday.

World

Brazil top court rejects Bolsonaro's bid to attend Trump inauguration

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected former President Jair Bolsonaro's request to have his passport returned so he could travel to the United States to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, a decision seen by Reuters showed.

Technology

Amazon opens Cape Town walk-in centre as strives for market-share

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon.com opened on Thursday a walk-in centre in South Africa that it says will help its independent sellers attract more customers and expand their businesses, while it also seeks to gain market share.

Technology

Tech groups sue US CFPB to block rule on payment apps, digital wallets

(Reuters) - Two technology trade groups sued the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday to block a new rule giving the regulator supervisory authority over payment apps and digital wallets from large non-banks.

World

Ukrainian brigade pioneers remote-controlled ground assaults

KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) - The boxy, machine gun-equipped vehicle lumbered across the snow-covered battlefield, with no crew aboard and marking what its remote Ukrainian operators described as a major milestone as Russian artillery fire rained around it.

Nation

RM415.5mil fines imposed in five cartel cases last year, says Armizan

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) imposed penalties amounting to RM415.5mil on five major chicken producers in Malaysia last year, says Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.

Technology

Trump will keep TikTok from 'going dark' if deal is on table, adviser says

(Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump's incoming national security adviser said Thursday the new administration will keep TikTok alive in the United States if there is a viable deal.

Technology

US consumer finance watchdog fines payments firm Block over Cash App operations

(Reuters) -The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Thursday ordered payments firm Block to pay a penalty citing fraud and weak security protocols on its mobile payment service Cash App.

Nation

Suspected drug user crashes into parked cars trying to escape cops

JOHOR BARU: A suspected drug user’s attempt to flee from the police ended with his vehicle crashing into three other cars near the Pasir Gudang Highway here.

Nation

WhatsApp messages between complainant and Ebit Lew deleted and irretrievable, says witness

TENOM: A witness in the sexual harassment trial involving preacher Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew, or Ebit Lew, told the Magistrate's Court here that the WhatsApp messages exchanged between the complainant and the preacher had been deleted and could not be retrieved.

Football

Soccer-Talajic targets World Cup spot for Bahrain after Gulf Cup success

(Reuters) - Bahrain coach Dragan Talajic will be looking to use this month's Gulf Cup success as a spur to drive the country towards a first-ever World Cup appearance and bring an end to the island state's qualification hoodoo.

World

Nigerian army says 76 Islamist militants killed in Borno state

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian troops have killed 76 Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants in the country's northeastern Borno state in recent weeks, a spokesperson said on Thursday.

Nation

Pahang, UAE sign agreement for RM99.8mil grant to protect Malayan Tiger

KUANTAN: Pahang and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed an agreement to establish a strategic collaboration to protect the critically endangered Malayan Tiger.

Nation

Pahang to develop AI data centre for agriculture, says MB Wan Rosdy

KUANTAN: The Pahang government plans to develop an Artificial Intelligence Data Centre (AIDC) to be a new online business platform for agricultural products, with implementation expected to begin in January 2026.

Other Sports

Rallying-Al-Rajhi builds six-minute lead over Lategan in penultimate stage

(Reuters) - Yazeed Al-Rajhi opened up a commanding overall lead of six minutes and 11 seconds over second-placed Henk Lategan in the Dakar Rally, after the South African, who led by over two minutes before Thursday, finished fifth in stage 11.

Nation

Over 120 foreigners detained in Cameron Highlands in multi-agency ops

IPOH: Over 120 foreign workers have been detained in an integrated operation in Cameron Highlands for flaunting Immigration laws.

AseanPlus News

Asean news headlines as at 10pm on Thursday (Jan 16)

News highlights from the Asean Plus section on Thursday (Jan 16)

Golf

Golf-LIV Golf signs multi-year media rights deal with Fox Sports

(Reuters) - Fox Sports has signed a multi-year media rights agreement with LIV Golf to broadcast its league competition in the U.S. starting next month, the network announced on Thursday.

World

Weather conditions in Los Angeles improve, giving firefighters respite

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wind gusts and dry conditions will linger throughout the day on Thursday in Los Angeles where firefighters hope to gain on their momentum against two major wildfires that have ravaged everything in their path.