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Insight
Opening Hormuz is the easy part – restoring oil flows isn’t
The stop-start shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz underscores the profound uncertainty hanging over the world's most critical oil and gas chokepoint.
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Nation
Climate burns hole in pet owners’ wallets
KUALA LUMPUR: Caring for pets during unpredictable weather requires owners to adapt their routines and often leads to increased expenses.
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Economy
Thai rice output likely to rise on good weather
Rice exports are another important source of income for Thailand.
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Cycling
Harrif: Expose juniors to elite category earlier to fast-track progress
KUALA LUMPUR: Road cycling legend Harrif Salleh feels the sport needs a bold transformation by highlighting young talent to compete in senior-level races.
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Corporate News
CIMB profits to stay firm
While CIMB Group Holdings Bhd may continue to face headwinds in multiple geographies, its high dividend yields bolstered by special dividends, an ongoing turnaround in the Thailand region and solid non-interest income (NOII) prospects still make it an attractive pick.
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Markets
Upbeat outlook for equities
Despite heightened geopolitical risks and volatile oil prices, analysts are growing more upbeat on Malaysian equities, pushing the consensus target for the FBM KLCI higher to 1,948 points from 1,905 just weeks ago.
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Corporate News
Apple names Ternus as next CEO, Tim Cook as chairman
Apple Inc chief executive officer (CEO) Tim Cook will hand the reins to hardware boss John Ternus later this year, capping a 15-year tenure that turned the company into a US$4 trillion business spanning watches, video streaming and financial services.
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World
Guatemalan attorney general sanctioned internationally loses bid for third term
GUATEMALA CITY, April 21 (Reuters) - Guatemalan Attorney General Consuelo Porras, a leading adversary of President Bernardo Arevalo who has faced international sanctions, is set to step down next month after losing her re-election bid.
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Football
Soccer-NWSL awards expansion franchise to Columbus
April 21 (Reuters) - The National Women's Soccer League announced on Tuesday that it had awarded an expansion franchise to Columbus, Ohio, which will bring the league to 18 clubs when the team joins the competition in 2028.
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Football
Soccer-Real Madrid edge Alaves 2-1 to end winless run
MADRID, April 21 (Reuters) - Real Madrid secured a 2-1 home victory over struggling Alaves in LaLiga on Tuesday with goals from Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr to end a four-match winless run in all competitions.
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World
Argentina's Milei will send electoral reform to congress
BUENOS AIRES, April 21 (Reuters) - Argentine President Javier Milei said on Tuesday he will send an electoral reform bill to Congress on Wednesday to eliminate mandatory primary elections.
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Football
Soccer-Calhanoglu inspires Inter fightback to sink Como and reach Coppa Italia final
MILAN, Italy, April 21 (Reuters) - Inter Milan reached the Coppa Italia final on Tuesday as a late Hakan Calhanoglu-inspired comeback earned them a 3-2 victory over Como after trailing 2-0 to win the semi-final tie on aggregate after a goalless draw in the first leg.
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World
Russian official says Russians in Moldova's Transdniestria under threat
MOSCOW, April 21 (Reuters) - The safety of Russian citizens in Moldova's breakaway Transdniestria region is currently under threat and Moscow will take all steps to protect them, Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia's powerful Security Council, was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
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Football
Soccer-Brighton outclass woeful Chelsea 3-0 in Premier League drubbing
BRIGHTON, England, April 21 (Reuters) - Brighton & Hove Albion's Ferdi Kadioglu netted an early opener and Jack Hinshelwood and Danny Welbeck scored in the second half to pile more misery on floundering Chelsea in a 3-0 Premier League victory on Tuesday.
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Football
Soccer-Leicester relegated to third tier, Coventry take Championship title
LEICESTER, England, April 21 (Reuters) - Leicester City were relegated to the third tier of English soccer on Tuesday, a decade on from their astonishing run to the Premier League title, while Coventry City made sure they will go up to the top flight as champions.
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Golf
Golf-LIV Golf's Smash GC rebrands as OKGC, first U.S.-market-aligned franchise
April 21 (Reuters) - LIV Golf said on Tuesday that Smash GC was being rebranded as OKGC, a move that makes Oklahoma the team's home market and establishes what the Saudi-funded circuit is calling its first franchise directly aligned with a U.S. market.
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Football
Soccer-Sousa fumes as Machida advance to Asian Champions League final
JEDDAH, April 21 (Reuters) - Tournament debutants Machida Zelvia booked their place in the Asian Champions League Elite final with a 1-0 victory over Dubai-based Shabab Al-Ahli that ended in controversy in Jeddah on Tuesday.
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World
El Salvador holds mass trial for 486 alleged gang members
SAN SALVADOR, April 21 (Reuters) - A Salvadoran court on Tuesday began a collective trial of 486 alleged gang members, one of the biggest mass trials under President Nayib Bukele's crackdown on gang violence through controversial emergency powers.
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World
Mexico disappearances climb as attacks on rights defenders persist, Amnesty says
MEXICO CITY, April 21 - Attacks on human rights defenders, journalists and activists searching for disappeared persons in Mexico continued in 2025 as disappearances climbed to 133,500 cases, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.
