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Russia pounds Kyiv, kills 10 as Ukraine appeals for Patriot interceptors
KYIV, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Russia pounded Kyiv and the region in a heavy ballistic missile attack early on Saturday, killing 10 people, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned that Ukraine had run out of interceptor missiles for its U.S. Patriot air defence systems.
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Nation
Negri polls: All 401 polling centres open at 8am
SEREMBAN: A total of 401 polling centres involving 1,668 streams for the 16th Negri Sembilan state election opened simultaneously at 8am on Saturday (Aug 1), with 859,760 registered voters, including 7,391 postal voters, eligible to cast their ballots in the contest for the 36 state seats.
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Technology
Alphabet rolls back AI image generation in Google Earth over policy violations
July 31 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google said on Friday it was rolling back an AI image-generation feature it had introduced in Google Earth just a day ago, after users shared images that appeared to violate the company's policies.
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Starpicks
New era of sustainable banking
ALLIANCE Bank Malaysia Bhd has launched the enhanced Alliance Bank Visa Virtual Credit Card (VCC), delivering a fully digital credit card experience with real-time control, enhanced security and instant rewards at the point of spend.
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Technology
With Situational Awareness AI deal, Citadel's Griffin rides to the rescue again
July 31 (Reuters) - When rival hedge funds face catastrophic losses, billionaire investor Ken Griffin has a habit of identifying opportunities and showing up with a checkbook.
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Technology
FTC approves IonQ acquisition of SkyWater semiconductor foundry
July 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission cleared quantum computing firm IonQ's $1.8 billion acquisition of chipmaker SkyWater Technology after the agency's leaders disagreed over whether to impose conditions, they said on Friday.
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Technology
Amgen discloses data breach involving patient health information
July 31 (Reuters) - Drugmaker Amgen said on Friday hackers stole company data and patient health information in a cybersecurity incident involving cloud storage systems run by third-party providers, becoming the latest healthcare firm to disclose a breach.
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Technology
Exclusive-OpenAI finds evidence other AI agents escaped containment as it widens hacking probe
WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - OpenAI has discovered other instances in which autonomous agents have escaped containment as the company expands its investigation of the hacking incident at tech firm Hugging Face that drew global attention this month, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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Nation
Live updates: All eyes turn to Istana Hinggap in Seremban
PETALING JAYA: All polling centres for the 16th Negri Sembilan Election are closed as of 6pm and the vote-tallying process begins.
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Technology
Amazon sued by consumers over seafood sustainability claims
July 31 (Reuters) - Amazon.com was sued on Friday by consumers who accused the retailer of misrepresenting the environmental benefits of seafood sold on its platform, a practice known as greenwashing.
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India
Upper house approves tougher exam leak Bill
The upper house of parliament passed a Bill that would increase penalties for leaking exam papers following youth-led protests that demanded sweeping reforms and forced the resignation of the country's education minister.
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Focus
A family ravaged by land mines
JOHN New Min and his fellow rebel soldiers had spent hours removing land mines laid by Myanmar's military, using farm tools and their bare hands.
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Focus
An island’s quest to remain alive
THE French whaling ship Narwhal braved the Atlantic, rounded the howling tip of Cape Horn, and threaded the Pacific by way of Tahiti and Honolulu. Then, in 1851, a year after it began its voyage, the sea turned.
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Focus
The cost of going it alone
JUST before Britain's fateful referendum on membership of the European Union 10 years ago, the government issued a stark warning: a vote to leave the bloc would lead to "an immediate and profound shock" to the economy.
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Pakistan
Raid on police post leaves 11 cops dead
The death toll from an overnight deadly militant attack on a police post rose to 11, police and a government official said.
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Pakistan
Monsoon rains trigger roof collapse, killing nine
Monsoon rains collapsed the roof of a multistorey house, killing at least nine family members and injuring several others, officials said.
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Pakistan
34 miners killed in coal mine explosion
A methane gas explosion at a coal mine killed 34 miners, authorities said, despite an overnight rescue attempt.
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Nepal
Renowned climber among 10 missing after avalanche
Renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja (pic) is among 10 people missing after an avalanche in northern Pakistan where they were on a climbing expedition, the country's alpine club said.
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South Korea
Nation records highest-ever temperature of 41.4°C
The country recorded its highest temperature since modern weather observations began, as a prolonged heatwave pushed temperatures above 40°C for a third straight day in parts of the country.
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Japan
Rescuers again search damaged mall
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan rose to 34, the Kumamoto prefectural government said, as rescuers raced in last-ditch efforts to find survivors after the quake triggered a mall explosion, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes across the region.
