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Badminton
Malaysia seal quarter-final spot with 4-1 victory against Finland

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Thomas Cup after beating Finland 4-1 on Monday (April 27), despite another disappointing outing from Leong Jun Hao.
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Badminton
Zii Jia rallies team to keep the faith after reaching Thomas Cup quarters

PETALING JAYA: Singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia has urged his teammates to stand together despite ups and downs in the Thomas Cup Finals.
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Brunei
Hot weather triggers fire surge in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The Fire and Rescue Department (FRD) has recorded a significant increase in forest and bush fire incidents between Saturday (April 25) and Sunday (April 26) believed to be caused by the extreme hot weather conditions currently affecting the country.
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World
Russian superyacht crosses blockaded Strait of Hormuz

April 27 (Reuters) - A superyacht linked to ⁠sanctioned Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, ⁠shipping data showed, one of very few vessels to transit the blockaded ‌shipping lane at the heart of the U.S.-Iran conflict.
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Vietnam
HCM City fines gold shops, seizes untraceable jewellery in market crackdown

HCM CITY: HCM City authorities have fined multiple gold shops and confiscated large quantities of untraceable jewellery in a market inspection, officials said on Monday (April 27), as regulators step up oversight amid volatile global prices.
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Nation
12-year-old boy found unconscious in Melaka drain

MELAKA: A 12-year-old boy was found unconscious on Monday (April 27) after reportedly falling into a drain at Taman Ayer Keroh Height here.
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Football
Soccer-Norwegian FA chief Klaveness calls on FIFA to abolish peace prize

STOCKHOLM, April 27 (Reuters) - ⁠FIFA should scrap its peace prize to avoid getting drawn into politics, Norwegian ⁠Football Association (NFF) President Lise Klaveness said on Monday, suggesting that the awarding ‌of such prizes be left to the Nobel Institute in Oslo.
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Badminton
Zii Jia expects players to rise to new scoring demands

PETALING JAYA: Independent men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia is eager to see how badminton will evolve under the new 15x3 scoring system.
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Nation
Three killed in Alor Gajah crash

ALOR GAJAH: Three men were killed in a road accident involving a car and a lorry along JaThree killed in Alor Gajah crash lan Felda Hutan Percha at about 3.40pm on Sunday (April 26).
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Technology
Microsoft, OpenAI change terms of deal so startup can court Amazon and others

April 27 (Reuters) - Microsoft and OpenAI renegotiated ⁠a pact that let Microsoft exclusively sell the ChatGPT creator's artificial intelligence models, clearing the way for the startup to forge new deals with rivals to the software and ⁠enterprise giant, including Amazon.
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World
UK PM Starmer faces vote on possible parliamentary probe over Mandelson

LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) - Britain's ⁠parliament will vote on Tuesday on a possible inquiry into Prime Minister Keir Starmer, looking at ⁠whether he misled the House of Commons over the appointment of former U.S. ambassador Peter ‌Mandelson.
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Nation
Fire guts shophouse in Sungai Besar

PETALING JAYA: A shophouse in Jalan Parit 13, Sungai Nibong, Sungai Besar, Selangor was about 70% destroyed in a fire on Monday (April 27).
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Badminton
Young Cho becomes South Korea's unlikely hero in comeback win

PETALING JAYA: Little was expected of youngster Cho Hyeon-woo, but he rose to the occasion to save South Korea in Horsens yesterday.
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World
Hungary and EU to discuss terms of release for billions in blocked funds

BRUSSELS, April 27 (Reuters) - Top EU ⁠officials and Hungary's incoming government will discuss on Wednesday the changes Budapest needs ⁠to push through to release 17 billion euros in EU funds that ‌have been blocked due to rule-of-law concerns under the outgoing government.
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Entertainment
HK actors Louis Koo, Jessica Hsuan sing love duet and kiss in music video

The scene sparked a frenzy among fans as Koo and Hsuan, both 55, are known for playing couples on-screen.
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Arts
Paddington Bear and Attenborough among UK banknote design ideas

The Bank of England invited people to submit their own theme ideas in July last year
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Philippines
Palace: Destabilisation plot against Philippine government not new; calls for probe

MANILA: A reported destabilisation plot against the government, allegedly backed by retired military officers, is not new but should still be investigated by the proper authoritiesn, Malacañang said on Monday (April 27).
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Nation
Negri Sembilan state polls not likely for now, says PM

KUALA LUMPUR: A state election in Negri Sembilan is unlikely for now despite ongoing political uncertainty in the state, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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World
White House to review Trump's security after gunfire near press dinner

WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) - White ⁠House chief of staff Susie Wiles will meet with law enforcement and homeland security early this ⁠week to review security protocols after Saturday's shooting in a Washington hotel where President Donald ‌Trump and top officials were attending a dinner, a senior White House official told Reuters.
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Japan
Japan weighs dual pricing at tourist sites to curb overtourism

TOKYO: Experts commissioned by the Japan Tourism Agency met on Monday (April 27) to launch a review of dual pricing for tourist sites, in which charges for nonresidents, including inbound tourists, are set higher than those for residents.