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Singapore announces S$1.1b Cost-of-Living Support Package

SINGAPORE – Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong has announced a S$1.1 billion (S$1=RM3.43) Cost-of-Living Support…

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ChatGPT can now search for data on the internet

NEW YORK – The generative AI platform ChatGPT can now fetch data directly from the internet and gather up-to-date information…

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Warehouse blast near Tashkent airport kills one, injures over 160

TASHKENT – An overnight explosion at a warehouse near the airport in Uzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent, killed one person and injured…

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Israel reopens Gaza crossing to Palestinian workers

EREZ – Israel said it reopened Thursday a key crossing with Gaza to Palestinian workers after shutting it during violent…

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Canada PM offers ‘unreserved’ apology for invite to ex-Nazi

OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (picture) on Wednesday offered an “unreserved” apology in parliament after the legislature publicly…

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How a 20-cent fee upended the gaming world

PARIS – Their language was salty and the message was clear: game developers believed their livelihoods were under threat and…

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US sues e-commerce giant eBay over sales of harmful products

LOS ANGELES – E-commerce giant eBay unlawfully sold and distributed hundreds of thousands of products in violation of US environmental…

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Nobel Prizes to illuminate bleak year for world peace

STOCKHOLM – Next week’s Nobel Prize announcements will celebrate a string of groundbreaking achievements, but with conflicts raging around the…

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China’s Evergrande Group halts trading in Hong Kong

HONG KONG – Beleaguered property giant China Evergrande suspended trading of its shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange on…

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Sony PlayStation CEO Ryan to retire

TOKYO – Sony said Thursday that the chief executive of its PlayStation unit Jim Ryan will retire next March after…

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Blue Origin to remain grounded for now following crash probe

WASHINGTON – US aviation regulators said Wednesday that Blue Origin must complete “21 corrective actions” before it can resume launches,…

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Seven years after NFL exit, Kaepernick seeks job with Jets

NEW YORK – Colin Kaepernick, who hasn’t played in the NFL for seven years after his kneeling social justice protests…

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Indonesia bans goods transactions on social media platforms

JAKARTA – Indonesia has banned goods transactions on social media platforms in a new regulation, its trade minister said Wednesday,…

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