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Hong Kong stocks dive more than 3pc in tech rout
HONG KONG, Oct 22 — Hong Kong stocks tumbled more than three per cent Thursday as tech firms joined an Asia-wide selloff fuelled by growing worries about the AI investment boom. The Hang Seng Index dived 3.1 per cent to
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Three in 10 couples set on divorce changed their minds after counselling
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — Thirty per cent of couples who intended to divorce reconciled after undergoing family counselling sessions managed by the National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN). Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM) secretary-general Datuk
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eBay to cut 1,000 jobs, or 9pc of workforce, after earlier layoffs
NEW YORK, Oct 22 — US e-commerce platform eBay will cut some 1,000 jobs, or about nine per cent of its workforce, a spokesperson told AFP on Wednesday, following an initial round of layoffs in February. The company informed staff
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BN takes 21, PAS and allies get seven
ALOR GAJAH, Oct 22 — Barisan Nasional (BN) will contest 21 seats while PAS and its allies will contest seven in next month’s Melaka state election, following the finalisation of negotiations between the parties. BN chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad
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Meta ordered to pay US$25b over Facebook user deception in Cambridge Analytica case
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 22 — A New Mexico judge ruled Wednesday that Meta must pay US$25 billion (RM102 billion) to the state after a jury found last month that the social media giant had deceived users in a case related
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Trump envoy draws criticism for calling Putin ‘humanitarian’
WASHINGTON, Oct 22 — US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff faced criticism Wednesday for calling Vladimir Putin a “humanitarian” despite the Russian leader’s brutal war in Ukraine. Witkoff made the comments as he met Putin in Saint Petersburg
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Paris bans protests as Macron accuses Trump of using unrest for US election gains
PARIS, Oct 22 — Police banned protests in parts of Paris on Thursday, as France braced for more demonstrations just days after student and other rallies degenerated into some of the worst street unrest in years. Wednesday’s announcement came after
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