PARIS - 8 JAN - France coach Didier Deschamps announced he will step down after the 2026 World Cup, marking the end of his tenure with the national team.

GENEVA - 8 JAN - The World Health Organisation (WHO) reassured the public about HMPV, a respiratory infection spreading in China, clarifying that it is not a new or particularly dangerous virus.

MIAMI - 8 JAN - After a year-long delay, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's tech-infused indoor golf league, TGL, officially launched on Tuesday in Florida, marking a bold step towards revolutionizing the sport.

JAKARTA - 8 JAN - Patrick Kluivert, the Dutch and Barcelona football legend, was named as the new coach of Indonesia's national team on Wednesday, with the task of leading the country to its first World Cup since independence.

JAKARTA - 8 JAN - CamScanner, a global leader in document-scanning apps with over 300 million users, is enhancing its AI capabilities in 2025 with innovative features aimed at boosting productivity for students and professionals.

BRASILIA- 7 JAN - Brazil announced yesterday that Indonesia has become a full member of BRICS, the bloc of emerging economies viewed as a growing counterbalance to Western influence.