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China
China ‘history fangirls’ visit mausoleums, write books, marking rapid growth in heritage tourism
Devotees of historical figures make pilgrimages to ancient sites to pay tribute, but concerns mount over environmental pollution
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Nation
Ramanan lauds SJKT Ladang Kinrara's success at international youth STEM event
PETALING JAYA: SJKT Ladang Kinrara's success at the World Youth STEM Invention and Innovation 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand recently reflects the high level of discipline and competitiveness among Malaysian students, says Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri R. Ramanan.
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Nation
Man nabbed while trying to steal railway cables between Kempas Baru, Kulai
KULAI: A man has been arrested while attempting to steal railway cables along the Kempas Baru–Kulai stretch here.
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Vietnam
AI usage widespread in Ho Chi Minh City, but literacy gaps persist, says study
Generative AI usage in Vietnam is widespread, with 89.3 per cent of students and 81.9 per cent of educators reporting they use such tools.
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World
With tariffs ruling, Supreme Court reasserts its power to check Trump
WASHINGTON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - After siding with President Donald Trump in two dozen cases in the past year in ways that boosted his power and let him quickly transform U.S. policies on immigration, military service, federal employment and beyond, the U.S. Supreme Court finally reached its limit.
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World
Exclusive-Cuban security forces exit Venezuela as US pressure mounts
CARACAS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Cuban security advisers and doctors have been leaving Venezuela as Interim President Delcy Rodriguez's government faces intense pressure from Washington to unwind Latin America's most consequential leftist alliance, according to 11 sources familiar with the matter.
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Football
Soccer-Wellington coach Italiano quits after 5-0 loss to rivals Auckland in A-League
Feb 21 (Reuters) - Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano resigned straight after a humiliating 5-0 loss to Auckland in Saturday's New Zealand Derby in the A-League, as an own goal by goalkeeper Josh Oluwayemi set the stage for a dismal home performance.
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AseanPlus News
UN urges scam centre clampdown amid 'staggering' abuses; cases in Myanmar among the worst
The United Nations has called on governments to clamp down on scam centres, which have mushroomed in South-East Asia with hundreds of thousands of people trafficked into forced labour.
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Fashion
A style compass pointing east-west: Fashion's obsession with elongated bags
The latest bag trend is all about width, with elongated east-west shapes – playfully nicknamed "sausage" bags – taking over wardrobes.
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Cambodia
Tourists' much-favourite kite flying festival kicks off in Cambodia's major tourist hub
Some 138 kite flyers from different provinces across Cambodia took part in an annual kite flying contest in Siem Reap province, the country's major tourist hub, on Friday.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Biathlon-Swedes blame bad wax day for mass start meltdown
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Sweden's biathletes have struggled to deliver medals at the Winter Games and on Friday they finally ran out of patience with their waxing team, blaming a bad job on their skis for an embarrassingly poor performance in the men's mass start.
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Laos
Old Thai film quote sparks cross-border social media trend across Laos
A five-syllable sentence with no obvious meaning has become one of the most talked-about phrases on social media across Laos and Thailand.
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Other Sports
Sailing-Argo smashes Antigua 360 record in 35-knot blitz
Feb 21 (Reuters) - Jason Carroll's MOD70 Argo has smashed the course record for the Royal Ocean Racing Club Antigua 360 Race, screaming around the 48-nautical-mile circuit in 2 hours, 29 minutes and 20 seconds - a 25% improvement on the previous mark.
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China
How China overtook the US in hypersonic arms and may leave air defences ‘powerless’
A big reason is the long-range CJ-1000, the world's first and so far only operational land-based scramjet-powered hypersonic missile
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Other Sports
Olympics-Crosscountry-Pellegrino and Ogden out of 50km classic
MILAN/TESERO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Olympic medallists Federico Pellegrino of Italy and Ben Ogden from the United States will not participate in Saturday's 50km classic cross-country ski race due to illnesses.
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AseanPlus News
Brent oil rises late on Friday, settles higher and with weekly gain on Iran-US jitters
Oil prices hold near six-month high on Strait of Hormuz supply risk fears as US Supreme Court decision on tariffs has little effect on crude.
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Other Sports
Olympics - Host city Milan seeks permanent ice arena post-Games
MILAN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - With the Winter Olympics drawing to an end and its ice rinks due to be removed, joint host city Milan has unveiled plans for a permanent ice arena both to seal the Games' legacy and house a professional local hockey team.
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World
France's Macron calls for calm ahead of march for far-right activist killed last week
PARIS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron called for calm ahead of rallies planned on Saturday in memory of a far-right activist killed last week.
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AseanPlus News
Hong Kong plans to buy homes devastated in deadly high-rise fire
Hong Kong proposes to spend about HK$4 billion ($512 million) to buy out the owners of homes in a high-rise housing complex ravaged by a massive fire to resettle nearly 2,000 affected households.
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Nation
Tengku Panglima Perang Pahang visits family of late Trooper Indiran
GEORGE TOWN: Tengku Panglima Perang Pahang Tengku Ahmad Ismail Mu'adzam Shah visited the family of the late soldier, Trooper K. Indiran, at the family's residence in Taman Sri Nibong here.
