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Axiata eyes stronger dividends as it weighs asset monetisation strategy
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — Axiata Group Bhd is continuing to evaluate monetisation pathways for several portfolio assets as part of its broader value realisation strategy. Axiata chief financial officer Nik Rizal Kamil said the group’s value illumination work extends
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Immigrants in US uneasy over ICE presence ahead of World Cup matches
WASHINGTON, May 26 — Haiti’s first World Cup appearance since 1974 is a source of immense pride, but Emile, a Haitian living in Ohio, is afraid to attend a match because of US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. “Singing my
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US strikes Iran again as Tehran envoys head to Doha peace talks
WASHINGTON, May 26 — US forces attacked missile sites in southern Iran and boats trying to lay mines on Monday, US Central Command said, as top Iranian negotiators arrived in Doha for talks to end the war. “US forces conducted
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Iran reports progress in talks with US, warns signing of deal not imminent
TEHRAN, May 25 — Iran said today that Tehran and Washington had reached understandings on many issues in exchanges over a deal for ending the war, but warned an agreement was not imminent. “It is correct to say that we
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Tokyo mall evacuated after spraying incident injures around 20
TOKYO, May 25 — Around 20 people were injured at a luxury shopping complex in central Tokyo today after a man sprayed a substance inside, police and fire department officials said. Tokyo police spokesman Yusuke Koide told AFP that a
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Huawei unveils chip design breakthrough, targets 1.4‑nm‑equivalent density by 2031 despite US curbs
SHANGHAI, May 25 — Huawei Technologies said today its high-end chips will have transistor density equivalent to 1.4-nanometre processes in five years, underscoring Beijing’s efforts to neutralise US sanctions that have made it hard for China to build advanced chips.
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Australian activists back home after Gaza flotilla interception, allege Israeli abuse and sexual assaults
SYDNEY, May 25 — Australian activists detained by Israel while on a flotilla attempting to deliver aid to Gaza have returned home, with organisers alleging abuse, sexual assault, and beatings, that left some detainees in hospital. Israel’s prison service has
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Rubio warns Iran nuclear talks are too technical to conclude ‘in 72 hours on the back of a napkin’
NEW DELHI, May 25 — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told The New York Times yesterday that an agreement with Iran had garnered regional support but a nuclear deal couldn’t be achieved “in 72 hours on the back of a napkin.”
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Malaysian among dead after building collapse traps dozens in the Philippines
ANGELES CITY, May 24 — A Malaysian man has been killed as a building collapsed in the northern Philippines today, partially crushing an adjacent hotel and trapping construction workers who screamed in pain as rescuers attempted to pull them from
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Taiwan says Chinese coast guard ship leaves Pratas waters after tense standoff
TAIPEI, May 24 — A Chinese coast guard ship left waters near Taiwan’s strategically located Pratas Islands at the top of the South China Sea today following a tense standoff and verbal sparring between the coast guards, Taiwan’s Coast Guard
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