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Bengaluru quarantines Ugandan woman in possible first Ebola case in India in more than a decade
HYDERABAD, May 27 — India has quarantined a woman from Uganda in the tech hub of Bengaluru for a suspected Ebola infection, a health ministry source said today, in a case that would be the South Asian nation’s first since
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Paris school aide tried for alleged sexual assault of preschoolers
PARIS, May 27 — A French school aide went on trial in Paris yesterday accused of sexually assaulting kindergarten pupils, in the first such public hearing since a flurry of allegations of abuse rocked the capital. Parents in the city
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‘Let Cuba live in peace’: Under US pressure, Havana appeals for international help
NEW YORK, May 27 — Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla asked the international community for urgent help to prevent disaster in his country, which is under a US energy blockade, in a speech to the UN Security Council yesterday.
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Middle East ceasefire hangs by a thread after new US strikes on Iran
TEHRAN, May 27 — Tehran yesterday accused Washington of breaching their ceasefire and warned it was ready to retaliate after overnight US strikes, while Israeli bombardment in Lebanon left dozens dead, threatening an increasingly fragile truce there. The Brent benchmark
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US, India, Japan and Australia revive ‘Quad’ push amid unease over China and Iran
NEW DELHI, May 27 — The United States, India, Australia and Japan announced new maritime and critical minerals cooperation yesterday, reviving a forum viewed suspiciously by China following questions over the US commitment and disagreement on Iran. US Secretary of
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Paramount’s US$110b Warner Bros takeover appears to clear major US hurdle
WASHINGTON, May 27 — US antitrust regulators appear ready to approve Paramount’s US$110 billion (RM440 billion) takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, after a two-hour meeting at the Justice Department, Semafor reported yesterday, citing people familiar with the matter. At the
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Nvidia supplier SK hynix becomes Asia’s latest US$1t tech giant
SEOUL, May 27 — The market value of South Korean memory chip maker SK hynix soared past US$1 trillion (RM4 trillion) today thanks to frenzied global demand for the computing hardware that powers artificial intelligence tools. SK hynix’s new benchmark
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Asian markets wobble between AI frenzy and Iran war jitters
HONG KONG, May 27 — Asian equities were mixed today with gains driven by tech stocks and guarded optimism the United States and Iran will reach a peace deal. Negotiations between Washington and Tehran to end the Middle East war
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Fuel shock from Iran war pushes Bangladesh back to IMF negotiating table
WASHINGTON, May 27 — The International Monetary Fund said yesterday it was in negotiations with the Bangladeshi government for a new assistance programme at Dhaka’s request, as the South Asian country reels from the economic fallout of the Iran war.
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BP sacks chairman Albert Manifold less than a year into role, shares slide
LONDON, May 27 — British oil giant BP unexpectedly removed Albert Manifold as chairman yesterday after less than one year in the role, citing “serious concerns” about governance standards, oversight and conduct at the company. “The board has been surprised
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