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Technology
Charter to offer NBCUniversal's Peacock streaming service at no extra charge

(Reuters) -Charter Communications will offer NBCUniversal's Peacock streaming service to some customers at no extra cost from next year, in a move to boost the cable and broadband firm's user base.
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Cricket
Cricket-England skipper Buttler fit for West Indies white-ball tour

(Reuters) - England white-ball captain Jos Buttler will return to the side for their One-Day International and Twenty20 tour of the West Indies later in October after recovering from a calf injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Wednesday.
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Technology
Amazon hit with US labor board complaint over 'joint employment' of drivers

(Reuters) -Amazon.com has been accused by a U.S. labor board of illegally refusing to bargain with a union representing drivers employed by a contractor, the agency announced on Wednesday.
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Nation
Anwar arrives in Pakistan for three-day state visit

ISLAMABAD: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived here on Wednesday (Oct 2) to begin his three-day state visit to Pakistan.
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Football
Soccer-Transfer system could collapse as European court rules on Diarra v FIFA

PARIS (Reuters) - Soccer's player transfer system will be in the spotlight and could even be on the brink of collapse on Friday when the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) announces its ruling on former France player Lassana Diarra's case against FIFA.
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Nation
S'gor Ruler, Johor Regent call for football rivalries to be kept strictly to the field

PETALING JAYA: Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim had an audience with Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah on Tuesday (Oct 1).
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Technology
Crypto asset manager Bitwise files for XRP ETP with securities regulator

(Reuters) - Crypto asset manager Bitwise has filed an initial registration statement with the U.S. SEC for an exchange-traded product for XRP tokens, as it seeks to introduce more crypto products after a landmark regulatory decision to approve spot bitcoin ETF earlier this year.
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World
UN human rights chief urges restraint to prevent wider conflict in Middle East

GENEVA: Volker Turk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, urged all countries to practice restraint to avoid "a wider conflict in the Middle East with potentially devastating consequences for civilians”.
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Motorsport
Motor racing-U.S. GP ticket sales 'took off' after Verstappen stopped winning

(Reuters) - Ticket sales for this month's U.S. Formula One Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, 'took off' after Max Verstappen stopped winning, according to race promoter Bobby Epstein.
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Nation
GISB: Islamic religious councils take action focusing on syariah crimes

KUALA LUMPUR: The Islamic religious councils in several states have taken action against followers of Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB) suspected of committing various criminal offences.
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Technology
SoFi debuts platform for companies to offer expanded access to IPOs

(Reuters) -California fintech giant SoFi is teaming up with British capital markets platform PrimaryBid Technologies to expand its initial public offering share placement business, the company told Reuters.
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Other Sports
Olympics-French PM delivers financial guarantees for 2030 Winter Games

(Reuters) - France on Wednesday provided financial guarantees to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after being picked conditionally in July to organise the 2030 Winter Games.
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World
Search for dozens of shipwrecked migrants near Spain's Canaries called off

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish authorities have called off the search for dozens of passengers on a migrant boat that sank near the island of El Hierro in the Canary Islands over the weekend, killing at least nine people, the maritime rescue service said on Wednesday.
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Technology
Microsoft to make $4.8 billion AI, cloud investment in Italy

MILAN (Reuters) - Microsoft plans to invest 4.3 billion euros ($4.8 billion) over the next two years to strengthen its artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud infrastructure in northern Italy, it said on Wednesday.
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Letters
Task force into doctor's death welcome, but look into recommendations from previous report

I WELCOME the formation of the Special Task Force to investigate the death of the specialist serving in Sabah.
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Football
Soccer-Everton and Spain's Gabarro latest to suffer ACL injury in WSL

(Reuters) - Everton forward Inma Gabarro sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee injury during their 1-0 Women's Super League (WSL) home loss to Manchester United last weekend, the Merseyside club said on Wednesday.
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Nation
Death penalty for Lahad Datu intruders just and fitting, says Azalina

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court’s decision to uphold the death sentence for seven Filipino nationals is seen as just, given the cruelty and violence they inflicted upon Malaysia’s security forces, who perished during the 2013 Lahad Datu incursion in Kampung Tandou, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.
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Nation
Floods: Number of evacuees in Kedah drops to 97 as of 8pm

ALOR SETAR: The number of flood victims in Kedah continued to decrease to 97 individuals from 28 families as of 8pm Wednesday (Oct 2), compared to 117 people from 34 families this evening.
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AseanPlus News
Asean news headlines as at 10pm on Wednesday (Oct 2)

News highlights from the Asean Plus section on Wednesday (Oct 2)
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Football
Soccer-Cisse to exit role as coach of Senegal

(Reuters) - Aliou Cisse will not have his contract renewed as Senegal coach, officials confirmed on Wednesday, ending a successful nine-year spell in charge of the side that included a first Africa Cup of Nations title and two World Cup qualifications.