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OpenAI eyes RM2.1t valuation in potential employee share sale, source says
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 6 — ChatGPT maker OpenAI is in early-stage discussions about a stock sale that would allow employees to cash out and could value the company at about US$500 billion (RM2.1 trillion), a source familiar with the matter
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Hit by US tariffs, Indonesia plans to sell shrimp to China instead
PANDEGLANG (Indonesia), Aug 6 — At a shrimp farm in Indonesia, more than 16,000km from Washington DC, US President Donald Trump’s import tariffs have left Denny Leonardo’s expansion plans in disarray. Leonardo had aimed to add about 100 new ponds
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Israeli defence minister says army must carry out Gaza war decisions despite chief of staff’s views
JERUSALEM, Aug 6 — Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said today that Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir had a right to “express his views”, but that the military would ultimately have to “execute” any government decisions on Gaza. “It is the right
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South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee questioned over stock manipulation, bribery as prosecutors weigh arrest
SEOUL, Aug 6 — South Korean prosecutors questioned former first lady Kim Keon Hee today over a litany of allegations, including stock manipulation and bribery. The questioning comes as her husband, former president Yoon Suk Yeol, remains in detention over his
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Iran hangs man accused of spying for Israel, leaking info on nuclear scientist killed in June war
TEHRAN, Aug 6 — Iranian authorities today executed a man convicted of spying for Israel by passing information about a nuclear scientist killed during the 12-day war with Israel in June, the judiciary said. “Roozbeh Vadi… was executed following judicial proceedings
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Four dead, 100 missing as flash flood slams Himalayan town in India
DEHRADUN, Aug 6 — A flash flood driving a torrent of mud smashed into a town in India’s Himalayan region yesterday, killing at least four people with around 100 others missing. The roaring waters tore down a narrow mountain valley, demolishing buildings
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Trump jokes about ‘nuclear missiles’ during surprise rooftop stroll at White House
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 — Donald Trump made an unexpected appearance yesterday on a White House rooftop and joked about installing nuclear missiles at a time of escalating tensions with Russia. The US president, flanked by bodyguards and under the protection of
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Trump claims big US banks shunned him over conservative politics
NEW YORK, Aug 6 — President Donald Trump said yesterday that major US banks had turned down his business as part of an alleged pattern of political discrimination against conservatives that right-wing figures have long claimed. “They discriminate against many conservatives,” said
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Trump signals fresh US tariffs on pharma and chips, warns of 250pc duty on drug imports
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 — US President Donald Trump signaled yesterday that fresh tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals and semiconductors could be unveiled within the coming week, as a cascade of incoming duties promises to reshape global trading ties. Governments around the world
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Netanyahu says Gaza offensive must be ‘completed’ to free hostages, amid reports of new war plan
JERUSALEM, Aug 6 — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that Israel must “complete” the defeat of Hamas in Gaza to secure the release of the remaining hostages, days ahead of a cabinet meeting to discuss an updated war plan. Recent
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