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Technology
Meta to limit PG-13 rating use for teen accounts in Motion Picture Association deal
WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - Meta has agreed to scale back references to the PG-13 film rating when describing its teen accounts, resolving a dispute with the Motion Picture Association, the two groups said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
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World
Spanish police bust underground hashish route from Morocco
MADRID, March 31 (Reuters) - Spanish police have discovered a drug-smuggling tunnel in the North African exclave of Ceuta, complete with a rail system and underground cranes to transport hashish from Morocco into Spain.
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True Or Not
QuickCheck: Did four kids show up at a police station unannounced to celebrate Hari Raya?
The holy month of Ramadan is over, and now it's time to beraya (celebrate)!
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Nation
High Court throws out foreign shipping firm’s suit
PUTRAJAYA: The Johor Baru High Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a foreign shipping company against the government and police over the alleged wrongful detention of its crew and seizure of cargo five years ago.
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World
Hijacked car driven to Northern Irish police station contained improvised bomb, police say
BELFAST, March 31 (Reuters) - Irish nationalist militants were likely behind the hijacking and placing of an improvised explosive device in a food delivery vehicle that was ordered to drive to a Northern Irish police station before the device was made safe, police said on Tuesday.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Child witness provides new account in Zara Qairina inquest
KOTA KINABALU: A young girl, previously not listed as a witness, has given her testimony at the inquest into the death of Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir at the Coroner's Court here on Tuesday (March 31).
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AseanPlus News
Fire hot spots and scant rain raise haze alarm in South-East Asia
The number of fire hotspots across Indonesia and Malaysia is at the highest in seven years, raising the risk of severe haze conditions across the region in the coming months.
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Technology
CoreWeave secures $8.5 billion loan to expand AI infrastructure
March 31 (Reuters) - Cloud infrastructure firm CoreWeave has secured $8.5 billion in financing through a delayed-draw term loan facility to expand its artificial intelligence cloud platform, as demand for computing power continues to surge.
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Technology
Meta unveils two $499 Ray-Ban smart glasses for prescription users
March 31 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms launched two new Ray-Ban prescription smart glasses on Tuesday, expanding its offerings in an area that has become one of the few breakthrough successes in the race for artificial intelligence-powered gadgets.
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Football
Soccer-Lukaku faces Napoli discipline for training no-show after Belgium withdrawal
March 31 (Reuters) - Romelu Lukaku could be in hot water with Napoli after the Belgium striker failed to turn up for training despite withdrawing from international duty with an injury, the Serie A champions said on Tuesday.
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Football
Soccer-Pochettino confident Spurs can avoid Premier League relegation
March 31 (Reuters) - Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has backed the relegation-threatened club to avoid the drop from the Premier League, while stressing that his full focus is on leading the United States at the World Cup.
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Books
German children's book publisher sues OpenAI over copyright
The German Publishers and Booksellers Association called the lawsuit 'an important step toward regulating generative AI'
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Entertainment
Bruce Lee's 81YO widow Linda Lee Cadwell makes rare public appearance
Linda recently hosted an intimate gathering with a group of Bruce's devoted fans to mark her 81st birthday.
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AseanPlus News
Chinese mum leaves son, 6, in hotel room for more than 2 weeks; staff act as carers
Abandoned youngster tells returning mother that he is 'a little man who can take care of himself'; cleaner who cared for him is left in tears.
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AseanPlus News
'World in chaos': Strait of Hormuz causes the most significant supply disruption, says WFP
The World Food Programme (WFP) said Tuesday that the West Asia conflict caused "the most significant disruption to supply chains," affecting 70,000 tonnes of the agency's food, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.
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Nation
MMEA detains two local fishing vessels, six Thai crew in Langkawi waters
ALOR SETAR: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained two local fishing vessels along with six Thai crew members in two separate operations in Langkawi waters on Monday (March 30).
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Singapore
More SIA flights to and from Dubai cancelled amid ongoing Middle East conflict
More flights operated by Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Scoot to and from Middle Eastern countries have been cancelled amid the ongoing conflict in the region.
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World
Bangladesh considers partial online classes amid energy crisis
DHAKA, March 31 (Reuters) - Bangladesh is considering introducing partial online classes in schools as part of austerity measures to ease pressure from the global energy crisis and domestic constraints.
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World
Hegseth says next few days in Iran war will be decisive
WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - The next few days in the Middle East conflict will be decisive, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a briefing on Tuesday, saying there had been major desertions from the Iranian armed forces.
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Nation
Cop remanded over alleged solicitation of RM20,000 bribe
ALOR SETAR: A police officer suspected of soliciting and receiving a bribe of over RM20,000 as inducement to change a charge for a traffic case has been remanded for four days beginning Tuesday (March 31).
