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Entertainment
HK actress Carina Lau, 60, says she's getting old and becoming forgetful
The actress says she often finds herself repeating the same sentences and is becoming increasingly forgetful.
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World
US Senate narrowly blocks effort to rein in Trump's Venezuela war powers
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a resolution on Wednesday that would have barred President Donald Trump from further military action in Venezuela without Congress' authorization, after the Republican president put pressure on party members who had supported it.
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Technology
TSMC smashes forecasts with record profit, flags more US factories
TAIPEI, Jan 15 (Reuters) - TSMC, the world's main producer of advanced AI chips, on Thursday posted a forecast-smashing 35% jump in fourth-quarter profit to a record high, predicted robust annual growth and flagged more U.S. manufacturing capacity was in the works.
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Technology
Exclusive-SK Hynix speeds up new chip fab opening to meet memory demand, executive says
SEOUL/SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15 (Reuters) - SK Hynix plans to accelerate the opening of a new factory by three months and will also begin operating another new plant in February, a senior executive said, as surging memory demand pressures global supply.
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Technology
Interactive Brokers says betting on US midterm elections should juice growth of its platform
NEW YORK, Jan 14 (Reuters) - As Americans bet on U.S. midterm elections in November, Interactive Brokers founder and Chairman Thomas Peterffy said he expects growth to accelerate this year for the prediction markets platform his company launched in 2024.
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Technology
Trump imposes 25% tariff on imports of some advanced computing chips
Jan 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed a 25% tariff on certain advanced computing chips, such as the Nvidia H200 AI processor and a similar semiconductor from AMD called the MI325X, according to a fact sheet released by the White House.
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Nation
Immigration rescues two Indonesian women from forced labour, human trafficking syndicate
KUALA LUMPUR: Two Indonesian women, believed to be victims of forced labour exploitation and human trafficking, were rescued following a series of enforcement operations in Kapar and Bukit Jelutong.
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Nation
High on meth, man allegedly threatens to slit toddler’s throat with broken bottle in Kelantan
PASIR PUTEH: A man who tested positive for drugs is believed to have threatened to kill his two-year-old daughter in an incident at Jalan Pak Mayong, Tok Bali here on Wednesday.
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Athletics
British runner Porter pulled from ultramarathon after death threats
Jan 14 (Reuters) - British runner Sarah Porter was pulled from the Montane Winter Spine Challenger South race after receiving death threats related to her charity work supporting Afghan women and girls, race organisers said.
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Nation
WWII-era 227kg bomb unearthed at Jasin construction site
JASIN: An unexploded 227kg aerial bomb believed to date back to the Second World War was uncovered at a construction site here on Wednesday (Jan 14)
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Corporate News
Former army chief Zamrose resigns as Boustead Heavy Industries director
KUALA LUMPUR: Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Bhd (BHIC) said General (Retired) Tan Sri Zamrose Mohd Zain has resigned as a director of the company, with effect from Jan 12, 2026.
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Technology
OpenAI signs $10 billion computing deal with Nvidia challenger Cerebras
Jan 14 (Reuters) - OpenAI will purchase up to 750 megawatts of computing power over three years from chipmaker Cerebras as the ChatGPT maker looks to pull ahead in the AI race and meet the growing demand, the two companies said on Wednesday.
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Nation
Khairy, former leaders to attend Umno Youth wing opening at general assembly
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin is expected to attend the opening of the Youth wing in conjunction with the Umno General Assembly at Dewan Merdeka on Thursday (Jan 15).
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Technology
California to investigate xAI over deepfake content, officials say
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - California officials said they were demanding answers from Elon Musk's xAI amid the spread of non-consensual sexual images on the platform that has prompted global scrutiny.
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Nation
Do you know ... about buah pulasan?
Buah pulasan resembles rambutan at first glance - a round, red and inviting fruit.
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Tennis
Tennis-Keys braces for defending champion pressure at Australian Open
Jan 14 (Reuters) - Madison Keys said she was preparing to handle the added scrutiny of returning to the Australian Open as defending champion, while fellow American Coco Gauff appears poised to make a deep run when the season's first Grand Slam begins on Sunday.
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Nation
Sweeper returns over 300g of gold jewellery
A SANITATION worker in Tamil Nadu, India, received a lot of praise after returning 360 grams of gold jewellery she found on the street, Malaysia Nanban reported.
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Nation
Couple welcomes IVF baby after 15-year wait
AFTER 15 years of trying, a couple has welcomed their first child born through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) sponsored by the Tunku Azizah Fertility Foundation (TAFF), Harian Metro reported.
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Focus
Slowly swallowed by the sea
TURQUOISE waves splash against the white sand beaches of the Bijagos archipelago, where locals fear rising sea levels will swallow their islands whole.
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Nation
Man falls for scam recovery ruse
ALOR SETAR: A retired engineer lost more than RM100,000 after being deceived into seeking assistance following an earlier scam.
