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Rugby
Rugby-Springbok stalwart Du Toit to leave Japanese club with immediate effect
CAPE TOWN, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Two-time World Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit is the latest South African international to announce a departure from Japan and will be leaving Toyota Verblitz with immediate effect, the club announced on Friday.
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Tennis
Tennis-WTA Finals to test endurance, nerve in Indian Wells
Nov 6 (Reuters) - The WTA Finals will offer the season's elite a final test of consistency, resilience and composure, with defending champion Elena Rybakina and rival Aryna Sabalenka set to lead the field in the California desert, former player and Tennis Channel analyst Chanda Rubin said.
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Nation
Melaka polls: Don't vote blindly, see if previous reps' pledges fulfilled, urges Chong
MELAKA: Voters should see what elected representatives achieved over the past five years before deciding who deserves their support in the coming Melaka polls, says Datuk Chong Sin Woon.
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AseanPlus News
Magnitude-6.1 quake hits off Tokyo, no tsunami alert: weather agency
A magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Tokyo on Friday, Japanese authorities said, but no tsunami alert was issued.
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AseanPlus News
Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Friday (Nov 6, 2026)
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Friday (Nov 6, 2026)
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Singapore
Causeway taxi quota to rise to 500 from Nov 16; CDG Zig, Malaysian firm to get ride-hail licences
More cross-border taxis will be available for travellers heading into Malaysia or vice-versa from Nov 16, when the quota for such vehicles from each country will go up from 300 to 500.
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AseanPlus News
VietJet to pay lessor US$250mil after court-ordered asset freeze, sources say
Airline to settle legal dispute over four leased planes, sources say after British court orders had restricted VietJet's dealings in assets outside Vietnam.
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World
Paraguay's leadership in limbo as Peña's impeachment trial starts over bank collapse
ASUNCION, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Paraguay's Senate launched an extraordinary meeting as part of impeachment proceedings against President Santiago Peña on Friday, deepening uncertainty over the country's leadership after he resigned in connection with the collapse of a local bank.
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AseanPlus News
US Congress welcomes record number of lawmakers of Chinese descent
Democrat Richard Pan won a California House race, making it six lawmakers of Chinese descent when the 120th Congress convenes in January
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Cricket
Cricket-'Clicky Ponting' handed two-year suspension for finger-clicking deception
Nov 6 (Reuters) - The English amateur cricketer who went viral for finger-clicking trickery has been handed a two-year suspension, the North Yorkshire & South Durham Cricket League said on Friday.
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World
1st LD-Writethru: China urges EU to resolve mutual concerns through dialogue, consultation
BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Commerce on Friday urged the European Union (EU) to face up to its own economic and trade problems and address mutual concerns through dialogue and consultation.
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Indonesia
Malaysian ambassador to Indonesia presents credentials to President Prabowo
Malaysia's Ambassador to Indonesia Datuk Muzafar Shah Mustafa on Friday presented his credentials to President Prabowo Subianto at Istana Merdeka here.
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Nation
Why delay Najib's house arrest if all conditions met, questions lawyer
KUALA LUMPUR: The Prisons Department must facilitate the release of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to commence his house arrest, says his lawyers.
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AseanPlus News
COP31 faces tough test as climate threats mount
Nearly 200 nations gather for the COP31 summit in Turkey on Monday but tensions over geopolitics, finance and fossil fuels are tempering expectations of a major breakthrough in tackling the climate crisis.
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Football
Soccer-Netherlands recall De Jong for Greece and Germany games
AMSTERDAM, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Playmaker Frenkie de Jong returns to the Netherlands squad for the first time since the World Cup after being named on Friday among 25 players for this month's Nations League clashes against Greece and Germany.
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Technology
Snapchat starts disabling friend-finder feature for UK children, regulator says
LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - British media regulator Ofcom said on Friday that Snapchat had begun disabling its "Find Friends" feature by default for child users in Britain, in what it called an important step to reduce the risk of online grooming.
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AseanPlus News
Thailand inflation surges to 3.9 per cent, breaching BOT’s target; rise first time in more than three years
Thailand's inflation breached the central bank's target ceiling for the first time in more than three years as higher oil prices and flood-related food costs intensified price pressures.
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Boxing
Boxing-Olympic champion Khelif set for first bout since Paris Games on December 15
Nov 6 (Reuters) - Imane Khelif is set to return to the ring for the first time since winning gold at the Paris Olympics, with the 27-year-old due to fight on December 15 in the same city where she became the Olympic champion.
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AseanPlus News
Joshua Wong jailed for 10 years over bid to instigate sanctions on Beijing, Hong Kong
Latest sentence handed down after jailed activist admitted conspiring with Nathan Law and others to lobby West for sanctions after 2019 protests
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Football
Soccer-Portugal pledge to honour Ronaldo as Jesus names first squad after captain's retirement
LISBON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Portugal pledged to honour Cristiano Ronaldo on Friday as manager Jorge Jesus named his first squad since the captain's international retirement, then faced a barrage of questions about the rift that preceded the departure.
