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Nation
Teen girl found dead at home in Sg Buloh
KUALA LUMPUR: A 13-year-old girl has been found dead at a residence in Sungai Buloh near here.
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Cricket
Cricket-Dwarshuis eyes regular Australia spot after Starc exit opens door
BENGALURU, April 2 (Reuters) - Fast bowler Ben Dwarshuis says the competition will be fierce to fill the void left by Mitchell Starc's retirement from Twenty20 internationals, as a clutch of Australian pacers jostle for a rare opening in the national team's attack.
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World
Artemis II's moonbound toilet is working again to astronauts' relief after overnight fix
CAPE CANAVERAL (AP): NASA's moonbound astronauts have reason to celebrate – and not just because their launch went so well. Their toilet is now working.
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Football
Soccer-Lego to continue sports expansion with soccer players
April 2 (Reuters) - Danish toymaker Lego will continue its expansion into the sports market this year with a collaboration with four of the world's most famous soccer players.
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World
Polish prosecutors to investigate attack on Polish UN soldiers in Lebanon
WARSAW, April 2 (Reuters) - Polish prosecutors have opened an investigation into a bomb attack that wounded a Polish soldier who was part of a U.N. peacekeeping patrol in Lebanon, the District Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw said on Thursday.
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World
Argentina expels Iran's charge d'affaires
BUENOS AIRES, April 2 (Reuters) - Argentina's government declared Iran's charge d'affaires, Mohsen Tehrani, "persona non grata" and expelled him from the country, Argentina's Foreign Minister said in a statement on Thursday.
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AseanPlus News
Asean news headlines as at 10pm on Thursday (April 2)
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Thursday (April 2)
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World
Reactions as Artemis II astronauts lift off on historic lunar mission
April 1 (Reuters) - Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a 10-day trip around the moon that would be the farthest humans have ever traveled and a major step toward returning people to the lunar surface this decade.
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Vietnam
227 charged in Vietnam Airlines drug smuggling case
HCM CITY: Prosecutors in Ho Chí Minh City have charged 227 people in connection with the VN10 drug case, uncovered after narcotics were found hidden in the luggage of four Vietnam Airlines flight attendants at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in March 2023.
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Nation
Zara 'expressed hatred' for her mum in diary, inquest hears
KOTA KINABALU: A forensic psychiatrist has told the Coroner's Court here that the diary of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir indicated she had strong feelings, including hatred, against her mother and no longer wanted to live with her family.
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Cambodia
Battambang 'supercar driver' faces two charges over fatal crash
PHNOM PENH: Siv Cheyseth, who handed himself into authorities and admitted his part in a Battambang traffic accident that killed five people, including a pregnant woman, and left a seven-year-old girl fighting for her life, has been charged with two offences by the Battambang Provincial Court
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Football
Soccer-Lucescu leaves role as Romania coach
April 2 (Reuters) - Mircea Lucescu has left his position as head coach of Romania's national team, the Romanian Football Federation (FRF) said on Thursday.
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Philippines
Two pilots killed in air cargo plane crash in Philippines
MANILA: Two pilots were killed on Thursday (April 2) when their air cargo plane crashed outside the perimeter of an airport in Barangay Decalacho in Coron, Palawan, in the Philippines, according to the Philippine National Police Aviation Security Group (PNP-ASG).
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Thailand
Thai Songkran holiday spending set for biggest drop since 2022
BANGKOK: Thailand's Songkran festival - the country's biggest annual celebration of water fights, homecomings and holiday spending - will be more subdued this year as rising costs weigh on consumers.
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Singapore
Almost all children with road injuries in Singapore were not buckled up: Trauma data
SINGAPORE: Doctors have found that almost all children who suffered injuries in road accidents were not restrained by seat belts or child seats while travelling in a vehicle.
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Football
Soccer-UEFA chief Ceferin threatens to remove Italy as Euro 2032 co-host over infrastructure
April 2 (Reuters) - UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin has warned Italy could lose its role as co-host of the 2032 European Championship unless the country upgrades its football infrastructure.
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Nation
Religious school in JB partially destroyed in fire
JOHOR BARU: Fifteen students and three teachers of Maahad Tahfiz Sains Al Insyirah in Taman Tampoi Utama near here escaped a fire that destroyed the dormitory and multipurpose hall of the religious school on Thursday (April 2) afternoon.
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Cambodia
Cambodia bans contents offensive to nation's culture, tradition, women's dignity
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia on Thursday (April 2) prohibited the production, broadcasting, and distribution of any content that affects the nation's culture, tradition, customs, and women's honor and dignity.
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China
From Wagyu to joss paper: rise of pet spirit money, luxury farewell ceremonies take China by storm
BEIJING: "Pet spirit money" in various currencies has emerged as a burgeoning trend, with many promoting "luxury dog funerals" that include paper servants and companion pets, as well as unique paper offerings such as salmon, tuna, steak, Wagyu beef and dried chicken.
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Football
Soccer-Italy federation chief resigns after another World Cup failure
ROME, April 2 (Reuters) - Italian soccer federation (FIGC) president Gabriele Gravina resigned on Thursday, in the wake of the national team's failure to qualify for a third straight World Cup.
