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Bursa Malaysia opens higher before retreating on Wall Street weakness
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — Bursa Malaysia opened slightly higher on Monday but fell thereafter as market sentiment was weighed down by the weaker overnight performance on Wall Street. At 9.10 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slipped 3.43 points, or
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Ringgit opens firmer versus US dollar as markets await Fed decision
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — The ringgit was slightly higher against the US dollar in early trade on Monday amid cautious sentiment ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on October 27-28. At 8.02am, the
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First international flight takes off from new Sydney airport
SYDNEY, Oct 26 — The first international flight took off Monday from a new, multi-billion-dollar airport in the fast-growing western suburbs of Sydney. After more than four decades of planning, Western Sydney International Airport offers the first alternative to the
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What challenges await Brazil’s Lula in his fourth term?
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 26 — President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will have to wrestle with a divided Brazil, an unfriendly Congress, feeble public finances and a Donald Trump-shaped menace during his unprecedented fourth term. Days before his 81st
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Thomas Markle Sr may be ‘sex offender of the grossest kind’, says Philippine minister
MANILA, Oct 26 — Philippine authorities are investigating allegations that digital images suspected to depict child sexual abuse were found at a former residence of Thomas Markle Sr, the estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, officials said. Philippine Interior
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Serbia’s student movement ends Aleksandar Vucic’s 14-year grip on power
BELGRADE, October 26 — Serbia’s student-led movement declared victory in parliamentary elections yesterday ending 14 years in power for Aleksandar Vucic’s right-wing populist party. The victory in the snap vote comes after nearly two years of anti-government protests sparked by
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US Marine formally indicted on murder charge in Okinawa, Japan court confirms
TOKYO, Oct 26 — Japanese prosecutors indicted a US Marine on suspicion of murdering a woman in Okinawa, a court spokesman confirmed to AFP today. “The case was indicted on October 25,” said the spokesman for the court in Naha, confirming
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Fadhlina orders probe, removes Perak principal from school amid harassment allegations
PETALING JAYA, Oct 25 — Education Minister Datuk Seri Fadhlina Sidek has directed the Perak Education Department (JPN) to investigate allegations that a school principal sexually harassed a student. She said the principal has also been temporarily reassigned to the
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Takiyuddin: Bersatu invited to Perikatan talks on RoS case, Melaka polls
PETALING JAYA, Oct 25 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) will discuss its legal challenge against the Registrar of Societies (RoS) over the coalition’s suspension, as well as preparations for the Melaka state election, at a meeting in Kuala Lumpur tonight. According
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Accused of throttling Starlink in Ukraine, Musk alleges breach of service terms
KYIV, Oct 25 — Tech tycoon Elon Musk accused Ukraine on Saturday of violating Starlink’s terms of service by using it for “drone strikes to kill people”, after tension between Washington and Kyiv over disruptions to the SpaceX-made network crucial
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