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UK charities cut ties with Prince Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson after ‘supreme friend’ email to Epstein
LONDON, Sept 23 — Numerous UK charities yesterday severed ties with Sarah Ferguson, the ex-wife of disgraced Prince Andrew, after a new email emerged in which she called convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein a “supreme friend” and sought forgiveness
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Trump links Tylenol to autism, urges pregnant women to ‘tough it out’ and questions vaccines
WASHINGTON, Sept 23 — US President Donald Trump yesterday vehemently insisted that pregnant people should “tough it out” and avoid Tylenol over an unproven link to autism, and urged major changes to the standard vaccines administered to babies. The Republican
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Penang set for major boost with new Singapore flight, more Hong Kong services
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 23 — Penang’s tourism sector is set for a significant boost, with Batik Air launching a new direct flight from Singapore this December and HK Express increasing its Hong Kong service to twice daily from Oct 26.
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Court allows two Sabah assemblymen accused of taking bribes from businessman Albert Tei to retrieve passports pending trial
KOTA KINABALU, Sept 23 — The Corruption Court here has agreed to allow two assemblymen accused of bribing businessman Datuk Albert Tei to have their passports for four months as they await trial. Judge Jason Juga allowed Sindumin assemblyman Datuk
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Indonesia, EU seal long-awaited trade pact to unlock billions in tariff savings
DENPASAR, Sept 23 — Indonesia and the European Union finalised negotiations on a trade agreement today after nearly a decade of negotiations, a senior minister said. The Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) is the third deal Brussels has
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New US Fed governor says rates should be around ‘mid-2pc’
WASHINGTON, Sept 23 — The US Fed governor newly appointed by President Donald Trump argued yesterday for significantly lower interest rates, signalling that concerns over inflation may be overblown. “I believe the appropriate Fed funds rate is in the mid-two
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Nvidia’s OpenAI bet sparks tech rally, Nasdaq tops 22,700
NEW YORK, Sept 23 — Wall Street stocks shook off early weakness and forged higher yesterday as some leading tech giants helped lift major Wall Street indices to fresh all-time highs. After a slow start, the market “started to rebound
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Nvidia to invest up to RM420b in OpenAI data centres
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 23 — Nvidia said yesterday it will invest up to US$100 billion (RM420 billion) in OpenAI, building infrastructure for next-generation artificial intelligence. The strategic partnership aimed at deploying massive data centre capacity unites generative AI star OpenAI
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Amir Hamzah urges taxpayers to prepare early for e-invoicing rollout
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 23 — Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan has urged taxpayers not to delay or wait until the last minute to implement e-invoicing, but to make early preparations to ensure a smooth transition. He said
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Singapore gambler faces jail for bomb threat after RM6,500 Resorts World Cruises casino loss
SINGAPORE, Sept 23 — A Singaporean man who lost about S$2,000 (RM6,500) gambling on a cruise ship sent a series of fake bomb threats in a bid to recover his losses, causing hours of disruption and forcing a full security
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