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Athletics
Athletics-London Marathon still in talks to stage 2027 race over two days
April 22 (Reuters) - London Marathon chief executive Hugh Brasher said discussions are ongoing over a proposal to stage a one-off two-day marathon in 2027, with elite women racing on the Saturday and men on the Sunday, but stressed no final approval has yet been secured.
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Singapore
Child taken to hospital after foot trapped in Singapore's Bugis Junction mall escalator
SINGAPORE: A child was taken to hospital after their foot was caught in an escalator in Bugis Junction mall on Wednesday (April 22) afternoon..
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World
Colombian sent from US to Congo says she faces pressure to risk danger back home
DAKAR, April 22 (Reuters) - A Colombian woman deported from the United States to the Democratic Republic of Congo under a new agreement with the Trump administration said she was under pressure to return to Colombia despite the dangers she would face there.
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Singapore
Singaporean online personality Kurt Tay jailed, fined for sharing woman’s intimate video and threatening her
SINGAPORE: Online personality Kurt Tay was sentenced to 14 months in jail and fined S$3,000 on Wednesday (April 22) for distributing intimate material and sending threatening messages.
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Golf
Golf-Europe Ryder Cup organisers defend steep rise in ticket prices for 2027 clash
LONDON, April 22 (Reuters) - Ryder Cup organisers have defended daily admission prices for next year's Europe v United States duel in Ireland after a steep rise from the 2023 edition held in Rome.
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Football
Soccer-Rebrov leaves role as Ukraine coach
April 22 (Reuters) - Serhiy Rebrov has stepped down as coach of the Ukraine national football team, the Ukrainian Association of Football announced on Wednesday.
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Football
Soccer-US women's soccer league joins global project to cut ACL injuries
April 22 (Reuters) - The National Women's Soccer League and its players' union have joined Project ACL, a global initiative aimed at reducing the number of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in professional women's football.
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World
Spanish prosecutor asks judge to close corruption probe into PM Sanchez's wife
MADRID, April 22 (Reuters) - A Spanish prosecutor has asked a judge to close a corruption investigation into the business dealings of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife, in a case brought by far‑right groups seeking a jail sentence of as much as 24 years.
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Technology
Ping-pong robot Ace makes history by beating top-level human players
April 22 (Reuters) - An autonomous robot ping-pong player dubbed Ace has achieved a milestone for AI and robotics in Tokyo by competing against and sometimes defeating top-level human players at table tennis, a feat that could presage an array of other applications for similarly adept robots.
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World
Russia to stop Kazakh oil flows to German PCK refinery via Druzhba
FRANKFURT/MOSCOW, April 22 (Reuters) - Russia will stop the supply of Kazakh crude oil via the Druzhba pipeline to Germany from May 1, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday, forcing a major refinery near Berlin to make up the shortfall from elsewhere.
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AseanPlus News
Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Wednesday (April 22, 2026)
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Wednesday (April 22, 2026)
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Nation
Investigation paper on Durian Tunggal shooting case being studied, says AGC
KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) is studying and examining the investigation papers into the shooting incident that caused the deaths of three individuals in Durian Tunggal, Melaka in November last year.
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World
Hungary's next government vows to open communist-era secret police archives
BUDAPEST, April 22 (Reuters) - Hungary's new government will open up the historical archives of its communist-era secret police, according to the man who will run the office of Peter Magyar, winner of this month's parliamentary election, who is expected to become prime minister on May 9.
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Technology
Italy is euro zone laggard on AI usage, official data shows
ROME, April 22 (Reuters) - Italy has one of the lowest rates of artificial intelligence use in Europe, data showed on Wednesday, highlighting a broader shortfall in digital skills in the euro zone's third-largest economy.
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World
Peru defense minister resigns amid postponement of F-16 aircraft purchase
LIMA, April 22 (Reuters) - Peruvian Defense Minister Carlos Diaz resigned from his post on Wednesday, amid interim President Jose Balcazar's decision to postpone a purchase of F-16 aircraft from the United States.
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South Korea
South Korean fighter pilot fined for mid-air photos that caused crash
SEOUL: A South Korean fighter pilot has been ordered to pay 88 million won (US$59,200) in damages over a 2021 mid-air collision he caused by trying to get photos and videos of himself flying, an official report said on Wednesday (April 22).
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Technology
USDA and Palantir sign $300 million software purchase agreement
April 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture and software company Palantir Technologies on Wednesday announced the signing of a $300 million Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA).
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Technology
Gaming industry could unlock $22 billion in profits on AI-driven cost cuts, says Morgan Stanley
April 22 (Reuters) - Advanced artificial intelligence tools could help cut down video game developing costs by nearly half, potentially unlocking about $22 billion in annual profits for game makers worldwide, Morgan Stanley analysts said.
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Vietnam
Vietnam, South Korea sign deals on tech, nuclear power
HANOI: Vietnam's top leader To Lam hosted South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Hanoi on Wednesday (April 22), announcing a dozen cooperative agreements including on tech innovation and development of nuclear power plants.
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Nation
Two lawyers detained over RM8mil trust fund fraud
KUALA LUMPUR: Two lawyers, suspected of falsifying documents to access about RM8mil in trust funds linked to a property development project, have been remanded by graft busters.
