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Japan
Japan launches fifth round of Fukushima treated water discharge
The operator of Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant (NPP), Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), has launched the fifth round of treated water release from the facility that is scheduled to run until May 7.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Games' broadcaster embracing AI but remains wary of deepfakes
LONDON (Reuters) - As part of a push by the International Olympic Committee to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) in Paris, the Games' broadcaster is stepping up its use of the technology -- but not without concerns about the risk of "deepfakes".
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Nation
Malaysia closely monitoring situation in West Asia, reiterates call for all parties to exercise restraint
Malaysia is closely monitoring the situation in West Asia and reiterates its call for all parties to exercise restraint and to continue to engage diplomatically, said the Wisma Putra on Friday.
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World
Four dead in UAE, Dubai airport still disrupted after storm
DUBAI (Reuters) -Deaths from heavy rains earlier this week in the United Arab Emirates rose to four, authorities said on Friday, as well as flooding roads and jamming Dubai's international airport.
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Swimming
Olympics-McKeown breaks Australian all-comers record in 50 metres backstroke
(Reuters) - Kaylee McKeown continued her excellent form, swimming the fifth fastest 50 metres backstroke of all time to win the Australian Open Championships on Friday, where Ariarne Titmus also impressed.
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AseanPlus News
Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Friday (April 19, 2024)
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Friday (April 19, 2024)
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AseanPlus News
Drunk driving, crashing into police barricade lands Thai minister’s son in jail for four months
The son of Deputy Public Health Minister Santi Promphat was slapped with four months in jail and an 8,000 baht fine for driving under the influence, the Office of the Attorney-General said on Friday.
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AseanPlus News
Seven people killed in Jakarta's Mampang Prabatan blaze
The Mampang Prapatan Police in South Jakarta confirmed here on Friday that seven people were killed in a fire on Thursday at around 7.30 pm local time, reported Antara.
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AseanPlus News
World No.1 and crowd favourite Viktor Axelsen headlines list of big guns vying for Singapore Badminton Open
Men’s singles world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen is delighted to be making a return to the May 28-June 2 Singapore Badminton Open in a bid to win his first title in the Lion City.
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Entertainment
Actress Shu Qi gets lavish surprise birthday bash from husband Stephen Fung
The Taiwanese star was expecting a simple dinner with the family, but Fung pulled out all the stops and threw a wedding banquet-style celebration for her.
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Indonesia
WHO says wider alert on contaminated J&J cough syrup 'likely'; Indonesia among hardest hit
The World Health Organisation is likely to issue a wider warning about contaminated Johnson and Johnson-made children's cough syrup found in Nigeria last week, it said in an email.
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Nation
KKB by-election: MCA won’t campaign if BN candidate not fielded
PETALING JAYA: MCA will not campaign in the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election if the candidate is not from Barisan Nasional.
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Thailand
Thai divers seek to take on 'ghost gear' threatening marine life
Beneath the surface of the turquoise waters off a beach on Thailand's holiday island of Phuket, divers laboriously collect abandoned fishing gear, much of it made from plastic, that is tangled on coral and trapping sea life.
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Singapore
A lot of potential to be tapped in Philippines; Singapore hopes to play key role, says its minister
Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said the Philippines is on the cusp of accelerated economic growth, providing a “very fertile ground” for Singapore to play a special role in helping its neighbour make its local industries more competitive.
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Vietnam
Vietnam's Noi Bai and Da Nang named in world’s top 100 airports; top five spots are all in Asia
Hanoi capital’s Noi Bai International Airport and the Da Nang International Airport in the central city of the same name have been listed among the world’s top 100 airports in 2024 by the UK–based aviation consultancy Skytrax.
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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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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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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.