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Tiger leaves door open to playing on Presidents Cup team
US Presidents Cup captain Tiger Woods said yesterday that he may select himself to play for the team in December but he would need to see how sharp his game is before making the call. Woods was not among the
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Oil prices slip, hopes US-China tensions to ease
SINGAPORE: Crude oil prices slipped on Tuesday, but losses were limited as equity markets rallied and as traders hoped Sino-US trade tensions would ease. The United States said it would extend a reprieve that permits China’s Huawei Technologies to buy
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Dollar near 3-week high as thaw in risk aversion lifts yields
TOKYO: The dollar held near a three-week high today, as expectations global economies would unleash fresh stimulus and an improvement in appetite for riskier assets lifted yields on U.S. government bonds. Yields on benchmark U.S. Treasuries pulled away from three-year
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Iran tanker heads to Greece, US warns against helping vessel
DUBAI: An Iranian tanker at the centre of an angry confrontation between Iran and Washington sailed for Greece yesterday after it was freed from detention off Gibraltar, as Washington called the release unfortunate and warned Greece and Mediterranean ports against
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Debt ridden Utusan tumbles 27.27%
KUALA LUMPUR: Shares in financially-stressed Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd tumbled 27.27% this morning after the newspaper group, which has debts of RM139.19 million as at June 30, said it is facing an uphill task of finding a white knight to
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Twitter, Facebook accuse China of using fake IDs to subvert Hong Kong protests
Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc said yesterday they had dismantled a state-backed social media campaign originating in mainland China that sought to undermine protests in Hong Kong. Twitter said it suspended 936 accounts and the operations appeared to be a
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Below 1,600 points, KLCI post modest gains
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI posted modest gains, tracking regional markets, lifted by select index-linked chips including Tenaga Nasional Bhd. At 9.05am, the FBM KLCI rose 1.79 points to 1,598.24. The early gainers included Petronas Gas Bhd, Malaysian Pacific Industries
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Trump urges India and Pakistan to reduce tensions
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump spoke with the leaders of India and Pakistan yesterday, discussing prospects for improved trade ties with Washington and stressing the need to reduce tensions over Kashmir between the nuclear-armed neighbours. “Spoke to my two
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Besieged Kashmiri neighbourhood test Modi’s resolve
SRINAGAR: For more than a week, the young men of Soura, a densely populated enclave in Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar, have been taking turns to maintain an around-the-clock vigil at the entry points to their neighbourhood. Each of the
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PTPTN issues advance financing warrants worth RM31 million
KANGAR: The National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) has issued advance financing warrants (WPP) worth RM31 million to 20,716 students to begin their degree studies in public universities during the September 2019 session. Its chairman Wan Saiful Wan Jan said
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