Новости за 01.05.2024

LONDON: Starbucks on Tuesday reported a fall in same-store sales for the first time in about three years as it battled weak demand for its coffees in the U.S. and China, its two biggest markets, sending its shares down 11 per cent in extended trading.

TBILISI: Georgian police on Tuesday deployed tear gas and water cannon against thousands of protesters who rallied for a third week against a controversial “foreign influence” bill, an AFP reporter saw.

KUALA LUMPUR: Capital A Bhd chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes has said that its airlines will charge a sustainability fee “soon”, exclusively for carbon offset projects.

LONDON: Gold prices lingered near a four-week low on Wednesday, with investors turning their attention to the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy meeting for more signals on its rate cut timeline.

NEW YORK: U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday as markets weighed economic data showing rising labor costs and deteriorating consumer confidence on the day of a key Federal Reserve policy meeting to decide the direction of interest rates.

BEIJING: China's manufacturing and services activity both expanded at a slower pace in April, official surveys showed on Tuesday, suggesting some loss of momentum for the world's second-biggest economy at the start of the second quarter.

Brazil great Ronaldo has agreed to sell his majority stake in Cruzeiro, the club where he made his senior debut, the Brazilian Serie A team announced on Monday.

MANCHESTER: Aston Villa head into a first European semi-final for 42 years against Olympiakos on Thursday but have the experience of a proven winner at this stage of continental competition in manager Unai Emery.

PARIS: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is enjoying a stunning late-career revival at Marseille, whose unlikely run to the semi-finals of the Europa League has been made possible largely thanks to the goals of the former Arsenal striker.

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Press Club-Macrokiosk Muhibbah Awards, aimed at celebrating unity and the Malaysian spirit, will return this year for its second edition.

LONDON: British track cyclist Katie Archibald will target three gold medals at this year’s Paris Olympics but this time her trusty team mate Laura Kenny will not have her back.

CHENGDU: Is professional men’s singles shuttler, Lee Zii Jia’s confidence rattled now?

MADRID: Atletico Madrid have been ordered to partially close their south stand for two matches by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) after Athletic Bilbao player Nico Williams suffered racist abuse in Saturday’s LaLiga game.

DOHA: Al-Ain deserved to reach the Asian Champions League final after eliminating Saudi giants Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr and will continue to defy the odds to make their dream of lifting the trophy come true, Brazilian defender Erik has told Reuters.

LONDON: Belgium’s Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will not be selected for Euro 2024 after being sidelined for most of the season through injury, coach Domenico Tedesco said on Tuesday.

Analysts said such an act may not only affect votes from the Chinese electorate, but also from the Malay voters in the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election.

POPULAR actor Remy Ishak excels both as an action hero and a romantic one, and having just become a “daddy” for the first time, he is playing one on iQIYI now.

DETROIT: Elon Musk’s abrupt decision to lay off employees who ran Tesla’s electric vehicle charging business blindsided automakers gearing up to equip new EVs for customers to use the Tesla Supercharger network, industry officials and analysts said on Tuesday.

PETALING JAYA: Schneider Electric today launched its new EVlink Pro DC, a 180kilowatt (kW) direct current (DC) fast EV charger and its first public electric vehicle (EV) charging hub in Petaling Jaya.

SEOUL/NEW DELHI: Hyundai Motor Group plans to launch its first hybrid cars in India as early as 2026, three sources said, as the South Korean auto group shifts strategy to look beyond electric vehicles and boosts its presence in a key market.