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Funds without borders
This is a dated argument. Malaysian funds, both private and public, ought to have larger overseas exposure to avoid competing for the same investment ideas in the domestic market.
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Badminton
No early round fears for Pearly-Thinaah, but danger lurks in quarters
PETALING JAYA: World No. 2 women's doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah are expected to make up for last year's early exit at the Asian Championships, but their real test will begin if they reach the quarter-finals.
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World
Roundup: White House seeks 1.5 trillion USD in defense spending in 2027 budget proposal
WASHINGTON, April 3 (Xinhua) -- The White House Office of Management and Budget on Friday released its 2027 budget proposal, which would raise defense spending to 1.5 trillion U.S. dollars while reducing funding for domestic programs.
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World
Trump directs Homeland Security to issue shutdown back-pay to all employees, White House says
WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday directed the Department of Homeland Security to pay "each and every" employee the equivalent of compensation and benefits lost during U.S. lawmakers' partial shutdown of the agency, according to a memo published by the White House.
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World
UK charges three men with arson over attack on Jewish community ambulances
LONDON, April 3 (Reuters) - British prosecutors said on Friday they had charged three men in connection with an arson attack last month on Jewish community ambulances in north London.
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World
Vintage car parade turns Cairo's historic streets into open-air museum
CAIRO, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of rare vintage automobiles on Friday rolled through downtown Cairo, the capital of Egypt, turning historic streets into a living museum and offering a nostalgic tribute to the golden age of automotive design.
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Football
Soccer-Ronaldo scores twice on return as Al Nassr thumps Al Najma
April 3 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo marked his return from a month-long injury layoff by scoring twice in the second half as Al Nassr maintained their winning run with a 5-2 victory over bottom side Al Najma in the Saudi Pro League on Friday.
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Football
Soccer-Canadian clubs and officials get ready for FIFA offside experiment
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, April 3 (Reuters) - Players and match officials in Canada's national soccer league are rewiring their brains and bodies as a critical test of provisional FIFA offside rules takes place on Saturday.
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World
Pope Leo's Good Friday service offers prayer for deported children
ROME, April 3 (Reuters) - Pope Leo led a candle-lit service with thousands of Catholics inside Rome's famed Colosseum on Friday evening that featured prayers for war orphans and deported immigrant children, and a warning to world leaders that their decisions will be judged by God one day.
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World
Belarus gold, forex reserves down to 15.2 bln USD
MINSK, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Belarusian gold and foreign exchange reserves decreased by 1.1 billion U.S. dollars in March, reaching 15.2 billion as of April 1, the country's central bank said Friday.
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World
Russian oil terminals under attack unable to accept shipments for second week, sources say
April 3 (Reuters) - Russia's Baltic oil export hubs at Ust-Luga and Primorsk remain unable to handle shipments after a series of Ukrainian drone attacks, prompting the country's refineries to find alternative routes for export, industry sources said on Friday.
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World
Urgent: 2 U.S. military helicopters struck by Iranian fire: media
WASHINGTON, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Two U.S. military helicopters involved in F-15 search and rescue were struck by Iranian fire on Friday, according to an NBC News report.
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World
Cuba begins releasing prisoners under scrutiny of rights groups, U.S. govt
HAVANA, April 3 (Reuters) - Cuba began releasing prisoners from its jails on Friday just hours after its communist-run government announced a sweeping amnesty coinciding with the most intense pressure campaign applied by the U.S. in decades.
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World
1st LD Writethru: Death toll rises to 4 from plane crash in southern Brazil
SAO PAULO, April 3 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a small aircraft crash in the seaside city of Capao da Canoa, Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, on Friday has risen to four, authorities said.
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World
U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, April 3 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in the trading on Friday.
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World
Türkiye announces double-digit price hikes for electricity, natural gas
ISTANBUL, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) and the state energy company BOTAS announced substantial price increases for electricity and natural gas on Friday, citing rising global and domestic energy costs.
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World
Second US Air Force plane crashed in Persian Gulf region, New York Times reports
April 3 (Reuters) - A second U.S. Air Force combat plane crashed in the Persian Gulf region on Friday and its only pilot was then rescued, the New York Times reported, citing two U.S. officials.
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World
Eight dead after earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Afghanistan
April 3 (Reuters) - Eight people were killed and one child was injured on Friday when a house collapsed in Kabul following an earthquake in Afghanistan, the National Disaster Management Authority said.
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World
Urgent: Iran rejects U.S. proposal for 48-hour ceasefire -- Fars news agency
TEHRAN, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Iran has rejected a U.S. proposal for a 48-hour ceasefire, which was sent recently through one of its "friendly countries," the semi-official Fars news agency reported Friday, citing a source.
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Other Sports
French prosecutors drop probe into Paris Olympics 2024 chief Estanguet
PARIS, April 3 (Reuters) - French financial prosecutors have dropped an investigation of Paris 2024 Olympics chief Tony Estanguet regarding his salary, the prosecutor's department said on Friday.
