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World
Police arrest man in Paris Iran consulate incident - source
PARIS (Reuters) -A man who had threatened to blow himself up at Iran's consulate in Paris was arrested by police, a police source said.
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Athletics
Olympics-ASOIF express concerns over athletics Olympic prize money
(Reuters) - The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) have expressed their concern over the decision by World Athletics to introduce prize money for Olympic gold medallists, and said on Friday that they were not consulted.
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AseanPlus News
Israel attacks Iran; no plan for immediate retaliation from Tehran
Israel launched an attack on Iranian soil on Friday (April 19), sources said, in the latest tit-for-tat exchange between the two arch-rivals, whose decades of shadow war has broken out into the open and threatened to drag the region deeper into conflict.
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Economy
RHB IB expects 4.2% y-o-y for 1Q GDP print
KUALA LUMPUR: RHB Investment Bank Bhd is expecting an upside bias towards 4.2 per cent year-on-year (yoy) for first quarter 2024 (1Q 2024) gross domestic product (GDP) print, which is scheduled to be released on May 17, 2024.
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Myanmar
United Nations sounds alarm on violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state
Intense fighting in Myanmar's Rakhine State poses a grave threat to civilians, the United Nations warned Friday, as it urged international pressure to prevent more "horrendous persecution" of ethnic Rohingya.
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Living
Chew on this: Why thorough chewing of food is better for health
Dental hygiene specialists also say that chewing intensely can also prevent tooth decay as plaque is rubbed off and more saliva is secreted.
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Nutrition
Swap that steak for sardines to reduce risk from diet-related diseases
Substituting red meat with the cheaper and more abundant forage fish could help save many lives from such conditions.
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Entertainment
Malaysian actor Sabri Yunus tired of pregnancy rumours about wife Angeline Tan
Sabri says the rumours have disrupted his daily activities as he had to take time to answer questions from various sides.
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Nation
Mount Ruang eruption: MetMalaysia conducts simulations to identify potential tsunami threat
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) are conducting simulations to identify the potential occurrence of tsunami due to the eruption and its threat to Malaysia.
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Business
Miti closely monitoring situation in Middle East for possible escalation in conflict
RAWANG: The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) is closely monitoring reports on the Middle East conflict for a possible escalation in the region.
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Nation
Cost of living an important factor in new civil servants' pay structure, says PM
PETALING JAYA: The cost of living is an important consideration when deciding on improvements to the new salary structure for civil servants, which is almost finalised, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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Technology
Pornhub, XVideos, Stripchat face strict EU rules, Commission says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Adult content companies Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos will have to do risk assessment reports and take measures to address systemic risks linked to their services to comply with new EU online content rules, the European Commission said on Friday.
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Singapore
Singapore: 18 years’ jail, 24 strokes of cane for man who sexually assaulted step-niece
A woman who was sexually exploited by her step-uncle as a teenager broke her silence about it several years later, after she spotted the man in public while she was with her husband and in-laws.
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Football
Soccer-EFL denies it agreed to scrap Cup replays, call for FA rethink
(Reuters) -England's football powers locked horns on Friday as a row erupted over the scrapping of FA Cup replays with the lower leagues saying they had been cut out of the decision process after an angry reaction from clubs who fear losing revenue.
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World
Ukraine downs Russian strategic bomber after airstrike kills eight, Kyiv says
KYIV/DNIPRO, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukraine shot down a Russian strategic bomber 300 km (185 miles) from its border on Friday after the warplane took part in an airstrike that killed at least eight people, including two children, in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, Kyiv said.
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Thailand
Thailand in talks with group of investors from Middle East and China to build world’s tallest tower
A group of investors led by a Dubai-based real estate developer is in talks to build a mixed-use tower in Thailand that may vie for the mantle of the world’s tallest building.
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Forex
Ringgit continues to appreciate vs USD at close
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit ended the week on a positive note, closing higher against the US dollar for the third consecutive session, boosted by positive sentiments on the advance estimates for Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) that came in better than expected, said an analyst.
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India
Indians vote in huge election dominated by jobs, Hindu pride and Modi
A substantial number of Indians voted on Friday in the first phase of the world's largest election, authorities said, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a historic third term on the back of issues such as growth, welfare and Hindu nationalism.
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AseanPlus News
Three Filipinos dead in UAE heavy floods, confirm officials
Three workers from the Philippines have died in heavy flooding in the United Arab Emirates, Filipino officials announced, as the desert country struggled on Friday to recover from record rains.
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World
Ecuador set to vote to approve raft of security measures in Sunday referendum
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa looks set to win a referendum on Sunday that asks voters to support new security measures to fight rising violence, although recent power cuts could pose a threat to the 'yes' vote.