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Tennis
Tennis-Alcaraz beats Sinner in South Korea exhibition match
Jan 10 (Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz beat his great rival Jannik Sinner 7-5 7-6(8) to win their Hyundai Card Super Match exhibition event in Incheon, South Korea, on Saturday that marked the start of the season for the world's top two men's tennis players.
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AseanPlus News
US man charged after more than 100 sets of human remains found in home and storage unit
A 34-year-old man in the US state of Pennsylvania has been charged with more than 450 criminal counts after authorities allegedly discovered more than 100 full or partial sets of human remains in his home.
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Nation
Malaysian youths must seize opportunities despite challenges, says Dr Mah
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is a beautiful country that presents various opportunities despite the challenges it faces, says Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon.
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World
Exclusive-CIA highlighted Cuba's grim economy but gave mixed view on government falling
MIAMI/WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence has painted a grim picture of Cuba's economic and political situation, but its assessments offer no clear support for President Donald Trump's prediction that last weekend's military action in nearby Venezuela leaves the island nation "ready to fall," said three people familiar with the confidential assessments.
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Nation
Hospital's cardiology dept sets record with 76 patients treated in 24 hours
KUALA LUMPUR: The Cardiology Department at Hospital Sultan Idris Shah (HSIS) in Serdang set a new record by treating 76 patients in a single day, including 48 stent procedures, during a 17-hour intensive operation.
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China
China sends 0.1-second blackout recovery technology to protect power grids in 12 nations
Grid protection technology enables faults to be isolated and restored within hundred-millisecond window, compared with hours previously
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Football
Soccer-Bayern still without Musiala and Kimmich but Neuer back for Bundesliga restart
MUNICH, Germany, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich will be missing several players including Joshua Kimmich and Jamal Musiala but will have keeper Manuel Neuer back for their Bundesliga restart against visitors VfL Wolfsburg following the winter break, coach Vincent Kompany said on Saturday.
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World
Swiss canton leader voices anger over lack of checks at bar that caught fire
ZURICH, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The leader of the Swiss canton where a bar fire killed 40 people voiced anger over local authorities' failure to inspect the venue for six years, as prosecutors step up efforts to hold those responsible to account.
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Family
Swedes say 13 is too young for criminal responsibility
The Swedish government's plans to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13 faces opposition from majority of authorities and organisations consulted.
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Athletics
Azeem blazes to 60m glory at UAB Blazer Invite
KUALA LUMPUR: National sprinter Mohd Azeem Fahmi delivered an impressive performance to claim victory in the men's 60m final at the UAB Blazer Invite held at the Birmingham CrossPlex, Alabama, on Friday (Jan 9).
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Arts
TikTok users can’t get enough of Prague library's endless book tower
Artist Matej Kren's 'Idiom' is an 8,000-book cylinder with a tear-shaped entrance and mirrored ends, forming an endless tunnel
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Football
Soccer-Morocco show their credentials in impressive quarter-final performance
RABAT, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Morocco might finally have found their straps at the Africa Cup of Nations, advancing to the semi-finals for the first time in 22 years after a 2-0 win over Cameroon on Friday and beginning to look like real prospects for a first title in 50 years.
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Nation
CNY preparations disrupted by fire caused by exploding power bank
MELAKA: Preparations for the upcoming Lunar New Year were disrupted when a home in Taman Seri Rambai here was destroyed in a fire believed to have been sparked by an exploding power bank.
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Nation
Selangor Sultan expresses deep disappointment over large-scale pig farming in Kuala Langat
SHAH ALAM: Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, has expressed deep disappointment and strongly disagreed with the state government's decision to permit large-scale pig farming operations in Kuala Langat and later in Bukit Tagar.
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China
As Beijing targets Tokyo over Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks, what levers does Japan have?
Japanese control of chemical used in semiconductors could prove significant, analysts say
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AseanPlus News
China warns of ‘law of the jungle’ as US exits global bodies
Opportunity and challenge for Beijing on world stage amid Donald Trump's order suspending support for 66 international organisations
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China
China-Japan military tensions: what lies ahead in 2026?
Analysts hold out little hope that security pressures will ease, given US insistence that regional allies boost first island chain defences
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World
UN says 53 Congolese refugees have died in Burundi
KINSHASA, Jan 10 - More than 50 refugees fleeing fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have died in neighbouring Burundi, the United Nations Refugee Agency told Reuters late on Friday.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Masiung heads Sabah’s Sedco, Anifah takes over Qhazanah Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: Five-term Kuamut assemblyman Datuk Masiung Banah has been appointed as the new Sabah Economic Development Corporation (Sedco) chairman with ministerial status.
