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US lifts export controls on Anthropic’s top AI models following security review
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1 — Anthropic will soon begin restoring access globally to its most powerful AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, after the US government lifted a restriction on where they could be released, the company said yesterday.
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More money, same problems: Nato struggling to translate cash into firepower
BRUSSELS, July 1 — A year on from their historic pledge to ramp up defence spending, Nato leaders gathering in Ankara next week will reckon with another challenge: getting industry to produce enough weapons. As money flows into defence budgets
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RM100 grocery challenge: What a basic basket gets a Malaysian family in 2026
KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — There was a time, not so long ago, when RM100 could fill a shopping trolley with ease. Today, that same RM100 note feels like it stretches a little less with every visit to the supermarket.
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Public Mutual declares over RM96m in distributions for five funds
KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — Public Mutual, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Public Bank Bhd, has declared distributions amounting to more than RM96 million for five funds for the financial year ended June 30, 2026. In a statement today, Public Mutual
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Peace prospects: Promise of Iran-US deal still tentative with unconfirmed Doha talks
DOHA, June 30 — US envoys were meeting with Qatari mediators today in Doha to discuss negotiations with Iran, the Gulf state said, after Tehran and Washington agreed a memorandum of understanding this month to halt the Middle East war.
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China says it is not ‘root cause’ of EU’s economic woes after trade talks
BEIJING, June 30 — China’s foreign ministry said today that the country is not the “root cause” of issues facing the European Union’s economy, following talks in Brussels aimed at avoiding a damaging trade war. China’s large — and growing
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Petronas unlocks over one billion barrels with latest Suriname discoveries
KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Petronas Suriname E&P B.V. (PSEPBV), has recorded two discoveries and achieved a successful appraisal in Suriname’s offshore Block 52. In a statement today, the national oil and
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Dewan Rakyat passes Sexual Offences Against Children amendment Bill 2026, closing overseas loopholes
KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — The Dewan Rakyat today passed the Sexual Offences Against Children (Amendment) Bill 2026, extending the Act’s jurisdiction to cover offences committed outside Malaysia. The Bill was passed with a majority vote following debate by 25
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MOF: Health Ministry spending adjustment capped at RM500m, not RM3.1b as claimed online
KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has considered an adjustment to the Health Ministry’s operating expenditure of up to RM500 million, far below the RM3.1 billion figure circulating on social media, said Finance Minister II Datuk
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Anwar expected to unveil Johor Pakatan state election manifesto in next few days, says PKR sec-gen
JOHOR BAHRU, June 30 — The Pakatan Harapan (PH) manifesto for the Johor state election is expected to be announced in a day or two, said PKR secretary-general Datuk Fuziah Salleh. She said that PH chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim,
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