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Technology
ASM International forecasts second-quarter revenue above estimates
April 21 (Reuters) - Computer chip equipment maker ASM International forecast on Tuesday stronger second-quarter revenue guidance than markets expected, after a first-quarter report above expectations.
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World
Barcelona coach Flick explains two wishes for remainder of his career
MADRID, April 21 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona coach Hansi Flick made his intentions clear on Tuesday, saying he wants to extend his contract with the club and win the Champions League.
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Technology
Intel results to show if supply chain issues are dimming its AI ambitions
April 21 (Reuters) - Intel investors on Thursday will focus on its efforts to sort out supply chain issues that have limited the company's ability to ramp up chip production to meet rising demand from businesses adopting AI-related services.
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World
Nigeria charges six over alleged coup plot to overthrow Tinubu
ABUJA, April 21 (Reuters) - Nigeria's government filed 13 criminal charges against six former security officials accused of plotting the violent overthrow of President Bola Tinubu's government last year, court documents showed on Tuesday.
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Pakistan
Pakistan urges US and Iran to consider extending the 14-day ceasefire beyond Wednesday (Apr 22)
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday urged the United States and Iran to consider extending the 14-day ceasefire beyond its Wednesday deadline and "give dialogue and diplomacy a chance".
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Nation
MACC arrests enforcement officer over RM11,000 bribery case
GEORGE TOWN: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Penang has detained an enforcement officer on suspicion of soliciting and accepting about RM11,000 in bribes in exchange for protecting foreign workers from legal action.
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World
Russia says Africa Corps has freed Russian and Ukrainian nationals abducted in West Africa
MOSCOW, April 21 (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday that two men, a Russian and a Ukrainian citizen, had been freed in a special operation in Mali after they were abducted in neighbouring Niger in 2024.
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AseanPlus News
Trump says he expects 'great deal' with Iran, unlikely to extend ceasefire
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he expects the United States to "end up with a great deal" with Iran, adding that he does not anticipate extending the ceasefire due to expire on Wednesday.
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AseanPlus News
34 energy facilities in the Gulf were seriously damaged, Head of IEA says
The ongoing military conflict in the Middle East led to an energy market shock and created the biggest energy crisis compared to all previous global energy crises combined,
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Technology
Anthropic plans to provide Mythos access to European banks soon, sources say
NEW YORK/PARIS, April 21 (Reuters) - Anthropic plans to provide access to its Mythos AI model to European banks soon, three people familiar with the matter said, as global banks scramble to test the technology after large U.S. banks were given initial access.
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World
Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget includes $750 billion for ships, jets and Golden Dome
WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Tuesday unveiled more details of President Donald Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget request for fiscal year 2027, by far the largest year-over-year increase in defense spending in the post-World War Two era.
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Technology
OpenAI leans on global consultancies to expand Codex use in large companies
April 21 (Reuters) - OpenAI said on Tuesday it is expanding partnerships with major global consulting firms to speed up enterprise adoption of its Codex artificial intelligence tools, as competition in the rapidly evolving AI market intensifies.
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AseanPlus News
Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Tuesday (April 21, 2026)
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Tuesday (April 21, 2026)
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World
Sick American basketball player jailed in Indonesia over cannabis gummies pleads for early release
April 21 (Reuters) - Jarred Shaw's globe-trotting basketball career has taken him to 20 different teams across the world but a stint in Indonesia has resulted in the American languishing in jail with deteriorating health after falling foul of the country's notoriously tough anti-narcotics laws. The 35-year-old Texan admitted to importing 132 cannabis gummies but only to help relieve the symptoms of Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammation of the digestive tract which can be eased by Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) as well as steroids and immunosuppressants. While drug trafficking can be punishable by death in Indonesia, Shaw was last December found guilty of the lesser charge of possession and sentenced to 26 months in prison in Tangerang, the city where he had been playing for the Hawks club in the Indonesian Basketball League. The former Oklahoma State and Utah State forward told Reuters that incarceration had been disastrous for his health and is pleading for international pressure to be put on the Indonesian authorities to release him before he suffers permanent damage.
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World
Romanian PM says he'll lead minority government after leftist Social Democrats walk out
BUCHAREST, April 21 (Reuters) - Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said on Tuesday he will lead a minority government to ensure that reforms needed to tap European Union funds are met, in comments a day after the leftist Social Democrats (PSD) - his coalition's biggest party - withdrew their support.
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Japan
Worker dies after being trapped in equipment at Tokyo Dome amusement park
A female worker inspecting equipment at an amusement park in Tokyo on April 21 was trapped for about five hours and later died, the police said.
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Technology
After running and dancing, Chinese robot firms target household chores
BEIJING, April 21 (Reuters) - Humanoid machines slowly picked up litter and sorted out bouquets of flowers on Tuesday in a demonstration of how robots might eventually be used to complete fiddly household tasks.
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Boxing
Boxing-British heavyweight Okolie fails dope test ahead of Paris fight with Yoka
LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) - British heavyweight Lawrence Okolie has failed a doping test ahead of a fight with France's 2016 Olympic gold medallist Tony Yoka in Paris this weekend, promoters Queensberry said on Tuesday.
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World
At Senegal forum, Niger and Mali say neighbours sponsor terrorism
DIAMNIADIO, Senegal, April 21 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Niger and Mali have accused neighbouring countries of sponsoring terrorism, but said they were willing to cooperate on some matters with the West African regional bloc ECOWAS, from which they formally split last year.
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World
Italy's Meloni pledges to amend disputed migrant repatriation bonus scheme
ROME, April 21 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday her government was prepared to make changes to a contested plan offering financial rewards to lawyers who help with migrants' repatriations, even as she stood by the broader idea.
