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King Charles praises Oman’s Middle East diplomacy during historic UK state visit
LONDON, Oct 21 — King Charles III praised Oman’s peacemaking attempts in the Middle East yesterday as Sultan Haitham bin Tariq began the first state visit by an Omani ruler to the UK in nearly half a century. Hailing longstanding
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Seven Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza despite ceasefire
GAZA CITY, Oct 21 — Israeli strikes on separate locations in the Gaza Strip killed seven Palestinians yesterday, according to the territory’s civil defence rescue service and several hospitals. Two men were killed in Israeli strikes in the town of
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Africa’s Ebola outbreak widens with first Nigeria case, ninth in Kenya
LAGOS, Oct 21 — Nigeria said yesterday it had recorded its first Ebola case of Africa’s latest outbreak, as Kenya declared its ninth case, prompting a regional health official to warn of “an extremely serious threat”. The case in Nigeria,
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US restores intelligence warnings to Ukraine following ‘very productive’ Oslo talks
OSLO, Oct 21 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the United States hailed “very productive” talks in Oslo yesterday amid efforts to draw a line under a bitter feud between Kyiv’s leader and US President Donald Trump over the war
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French PM vows ‘massive’ police deployment for new demonstrations
PARIS, Oct 21 — French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu yesterday vowed a “massive” police presence at fresh protests called for the coming weekend, as he faced criticism over the handling of recent street violence. The eurozone’s second-largest economy was rocked
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Oil, AI and a feud with Musk: India billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Jio launches US$3.2b IPO
MUMBAI, Oct 21 — The digital arm of conglomerate Reliance Industries launched its potentially record-breaking IPO today, testing billionaire owner Mukesh Ambani’s digital ambitions after a turbulent year marked by energy conflicts and clashes with Elon Musk. Jio Platforms, home
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BBC axes 100-plus news jobs, pulls plug on two TV channels in £500m savings drive
LONDON, Oct 21 — The BBC announced more than 100 job cuts and the closure of two channels yesterday as the cash-strapped UK broadcaster aims to save £500 million (RM2.7 billion) over the next two years. BBC News announced the
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Netflix shares sink 5pc as weak outlook overshadows US$3.7b profit
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 21 — Netflix stock dropped more than 5 per cent yesterday afternoon after its quarterly earnings release failed to assuage investor concerns about a slowdown in viewer engagement and revenue growth. “We know there’s some investor concern
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Singapore rolls out S$45m boost for smaller firms
SINGAPORE, Oct 21 — Singapore announced a commitment of more than S$45 million (S$1=RM3.19) over the next three years to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in the manufacturing sector. In a statement, Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) said the fund will support
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Ex-Singapore army captain jailed for sexually abusing 15-year-old boy, filming acts for ‘personal collection’
SINGAPORE, Oct 21 — A former Singapore army captain has been jailed for 17 months for sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy and filming their encounters for what he described as his “personal collection”. Chaw Chia Jun, 41, was sentenced yesterday
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