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Cycling
Cycling-New UCI race fuels India's pedal-to-medal dreams for 2036 Olympics
NEW DELHI, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Naveen John cannot help feeling both excited and wistful ahead of what he calls the "biggest opportunity" for an Indian rider.
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Tennis
Tennis-Sonmez becomes fan favourite in Melbourne after coming to aid of ball girl
MELBOURNE, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Zeynep Sonmez earned a place in fans' hearts as well as the second round at the Australian Open on Sunday when the Turkish qualifier rushed to the aid of a ball girl who had fainted in the punishing Melbourne heat.
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World
Massive fire kills 6 in Karachi, destroys shopping centre
KARACHI, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Firefighters in Pakistan's largest city were fighting to extinguish a massive blaze on Sunday that has killed six people and reduced parts of a shopping mall to rubble in Karachi's historic downtown.
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Making Progress
Why aren’t we angry anymore?
The Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, has voiced deep concern over the prevalence of corruption, while expressing disappointment at those who continue to support individuals convicted of graft.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Beting Maro identified as key focus for PAS Sarawak in upcoming state polls
SIBU: The Beting Maro constituency has been identified as a key focus for PAS Sarawak in its preparations for the upcoming Sarawak Election.
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AseanPlus News
Registered births in Hong Kong hit record low in 2025, ending two-year uptick
31,714 registered births is 14 per cent fewer than 2024 and 3 per cent below previous record low in 2022
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China
China offers leniency if cronies of accused Cambodian scam boss surrender
China has called for criminal associates of accused scam boss Chen Zhi to surrender voluntarily in return for lighter sentences, after their alleged ringleader was extradited from Cambodia.
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AseanPlus News
12-year-old boy bitten by shark at Sydney Harbour beach
A boy, believed to be aged about 12, is in a critical condition after being bitten by a shark at Sydney Harbour beach on Sunday.
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Nation
Ahmad Zahid clarifies earlier remarks on DAP's 'Team B'
KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on Sunday (Jan 18) clarified that there is no Team A or Team B within DAP, stressing that his earlier remarks were not intended to suggest internal divisions within the party.
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Laos
Value of Laos-Vietnam trade soars to almost US$3bil; Lao govt hoping for more business with neighbours in 2026
The value of trade between Laos and Vietnam reached almost US$3 billion in 2025, directed and supported by the two countries' parties and governments.
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World
Two killed in mass Russian drone attack on Ukraine, Zelenskiy says
KYIV, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Two people were killed and dozens more wounded in a mass Russian drone attack across Ukraine overnight, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday, as U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators hashed out a post-war plan in the latest round of peace talks.
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China
Could China’s Yaogan-47 satellite have a lens as wide as the Hubble Telescope?
Chinese satellite will be used for national land surveys, urban planning, environmental management and comprehensive disaster prevention
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Nation
MACC sets up ops room during Sabah's by-elections
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has opened an operations room for those lodging complaints of graft during the Kinabatangan parliamentary and the Lamag state by-elections.
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World
Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, US officials say
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in Alaska to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large protests against the government's deportation drive, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday.
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Books
Malaysian illustrator’s artwork selected for Pinocchio exhibition in Italy
Emila Yusof's work was one of 25 winners selected for a global exhibition marking bicentenary of Pinocchio author Carlo Collodi
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World
Drone strike cuts power supply in Russia-held parts of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region
MOSCOW, Jan 18 (Reuters) - More than 200,000 consumers in the Russian-held part of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region were left without electricity on Sunday, the Moscow-installed regional governor said, after a Ukrainian drone strike on Saturday.
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World
Indonesia finds wreckage of missing surveillance plane carrying 10, one body
JAKARTA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Indonesian authorities said on Sunday they had located the wreckage of a fisheries surveillance plane that went missing in South Sulawesi province on the slope of a fog-covered mountain and had recovered the body of one of the 10 people on board.
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World
Spanish PM Sanchez says US invasion of Greenland 'would make Putin happiest man on earth'
MADRID, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said a U.S. invasion of Greenland "would make Putin the happiest man on earth" in a newspaper interview published on Sunday.
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AseanPlus News
Lutnick warns Taipei to keep Trump ‘happy’ as US chip deal draws Beijing rebuke
Trade official says island must stay in Trump's favour for protection, but says he still plans an April China visit amid good ties with Xi
