Month: October 2025
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Business
Dollar soft as traders brace for Trump-Xi, central bank meetings
Investors have kept a wary eye on President Donald Trump’s Asia tour, hoping for a potential trade deal with China.…
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Asia trip
Trump tells Japan US is ‘strongest level’ ally
President Donald Trump accompanied by Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, arrives at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo. (AP pic) TOKYO: Donald…
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Bursa Malaysia
Bursa eases on profit-taking after early gains
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Tuesday but pared its early gains as investors locked in profits following recent…
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Australia
Meta, TikTok to obey Australia’s under-16 social media ban
Australia will mandate from December 10 that Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok remove accounts of users under 16. (Reuters pic) SYDNEY:…
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congressional maps
Virginia, Indiana join national fight over Trump’s redistricting campaign
Governor Glenn Youngkin called Democrats’ redistricting push ‘a desperate power grab’ ahead of November’s election. (EPA Images pic) LOS ANGELES:…
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assassin
Alleged Charlie Kirk assassin allowed to wear street clothes at trial
Tyler Robinson was charged with fatally shooting Charlie Kirk during a public event at a Utah university campus on Sept…
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Business
Paramount plans to keep Warner Bros largely intact after merger
Warner Bros, the studio behind the ‘Harry Potter’ and DC Comics franchises, announced it would explore options to sell the…
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Afzanizam Rashid
Ringgit opens higher on US-Malaysia trade deal boost
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit continued to open higher against the US dollar on Tuesday, buoyed by recent US-Malaysia trade deals…
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assassination case
Man accused of killing ex-Japan’s PM Abe to go on trial Tuesday
Tetsuya Yamagami reportedly blamed Shinzo Abe for supporting the Unification Church, which he resented after his mother donated about ¥100…
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Australia
Two killed in explosion at underground mine in Australia
Emergency services were called to Cobar, 700 km northwest of Sydney, after reports of people critically injured in a workplace…
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