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Olympics-Sofia Goggia lights Games cauldron in Cortina
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Sofia Goggia, Italy's first women's downhill Olympic champion, lit the cauldron in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Friday at the culmination of the opening ceremony for the Milano Cortina Winter Games.
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Technology
Vista Equity Partners and Intel to lead investment in AI chip startup SambaNova, sources say
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World
Three dead in light plane crash off South Australia coast, police say
SYDNEY, Feb 7 (Reuters) - A light plane crashed into the ocean off South Australia on Friday killing the three men on board, police said.
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World
Trump orders prioritizing countries with higher defense spending as customers for US weapons
Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would re-prioritize the customer list for U.S. weapons in favor of countries with higher defense spending and strategic importance in their region, the White House said on Friday.
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Technology
Apple plans to allow external voice-controlled AI chatbots in CarPlay, Bloomberg News reports
Feb 6 (Reuters) - Apple is preparing to allow voice-controlled artificial intelligence apps from other companies in CarPlay, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Nation
New targeted financing schemes for MSMEs lauded
PETALING JAYA: Business groups have welcomed the Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Ministry's introduction of two new targeted financing schemes aimed at supporting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
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Nation
‘Don’t rally during Modi’s visit’
PUTRAJAYA: The Home Ministry has urged the public not to hold any gatherings in public places during the official visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the weekend.
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Nation
Two words reinstated in Act
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has reinstated the words "offensive" and "annoy" in Section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998, ruling that the terms are not unconstitutional.
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Nation
‘Pengerang TB cluster originated from elderly woman’
JOHOR BARU: The tuberculosis (TB) cluster in Johor, where 33 people tested positive, originated from a female senior citizen, says state health and environment committee chairman Ling Tian Soon (pic).
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Sabah & Sarawak
Teen claims he doesn’t know seriousness of sexual offences
KOTA KINABALU: A teenager has claimed trial to charges of sodomising and molesting his 11-year-old step-sister, saying he did not know the seriousness of the offences.
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Nation
Perak official urges public caution as dry spell drags on
IPOH: The people need to be mindful of starting an open fire during the current hot weather, says Datuk Sayani Saidon.
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Nation
A long-term fix for organ transplants
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia, which has among the world's lowest organ donations, is now pushing for an improvement – but deeper challenges remain.
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Focus
A giant beneath the steppe
MORE than 3.2km beneath the wind-swept steppe of western Kazakhstan, porous rock formed from the skeletons of ancient coral and marine life holds one of the world's most prolific oil deposits.
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Focus
Maimed by someone else’s war
IN the dense hill forests along Bangladesh's border with war-torn Myanmar, villagers are losing limbs to landmines, casualties of a conflict not of their making.
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Metro News
Liverpool seek lift-off
THE 4-1 win over Newcastle United last week was a huge result for Liverpool.
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Nation
DVS allows pork imports from Thailand and Brazil
PUTRAJAYA: The Veterinary Services Department (DVS) has approved the import of pork from Thailand and Brazil to meet domestic demand during the Chinese New Year celebration this year.
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Nation
Legal Malaysians living in fear in Minnesota
PETALING JAYA: For Sarah Ng, a 30-year-old Malaysian professional living in southern Minneapolis, a major city in the state of Minnesota, for the past decade, her daily routine was simple: driving to work and back home.
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Metro News
Momentum with Red Devils as Spurs visit
EVERYTHING points to another win for Manchester United this weekend, when they welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Old Trafford.
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Food News
Old ingredients, newly acquainted
CENTURY egg tofu is a cold appetiser that brings together two ingredients of ancient lineage, making it a fitting, if understated, addition to the Chinese New Year table.
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Focus
Fighting for every breath
WITH pollution in Pakistan hitting record highs in recent years, citizens clutching air monitors and legal papers are taking the fight for clean air into their own hands.
