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Indonesia
WHO says wider alert on contaminated J&J cough syrup 'likely'; Indonesia among hardest hit
The World Health Organisation is likely to issue a wider warning about contaminated Johnson and Johnson-made children's cough syrup found in Nigeria last week, it said in an email.
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Other Sports
Eating disorders still a "huge problem" in climbing, gold medallist Garnbret says
PARIS (Reuters) - Eating disorders remain a "huge" issue in climbing, Olympic gold medallist Janja Garnbret said, even as new regulations meant to stop dangerously underweight athletes competing came into effect earlier this month.
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Nation
KKB by-election: MCA won’t campaign if BN candidate not fielded
PETALING JAYA: MCA will not campaign in the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election if the candidate is not from Barisan Nasional.
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Nation
Rockfall tragedy: Only Qing Xin Ling village closed so far, says Ipoh mayor
IPOH: Only the Qing Xin Ling Leisure and Culture Village in Taman Saikat here is temporarily closed following the death of a tourist guide, who was hit by a falling rock at the tourist centre, said Ipoh Mayor, Datuk Rumaizi Baharin.
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Thailand
Thai divers seek to take on 'ghost gear' threatening marine life
Beneath the surface of the turquoise waters off a beach on Thailand's holiday island of Phuket, divers laboriously collect abandoned fishing gear, much of it made from plastic, that is tangled on coral and trapping sea life.
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Banking
MIDF boosts security after cyber Incident
KUALA LUMPUR: MIDF takes the recent cyber security incident seriously and continues to uphold the privacy and security of its customers' information.
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Singapore
A lot of potential to be tapped in Philippines; Singapore hopes to play key role, says its minister
Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said the Philippines is on the cusp of accelerated economic growth, providing a “very fertile ground” for Singapore to play a special role in helping its neighbour make its local industries more competitive.
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Technology
Nigerian court adjourns Binance and executives' tax evasion trial to May 17
ABUJA (Reuters) - A Nigerian court on Friday adjourned a tax evasion trial against cryptocurrency exchange Binance and two of its executives to May 17 after the matter was stalled because the exchange has not been formally served with the charges.
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Corporate News
Gas Malaysia distribution adjusts tariff down
KUALA LUMPUR: Gas Malaysia Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary, Gas Malaysia Distribution Sdn Bhd (GMD) will adjust its rate by RM0.045 per gigajoules (GJ) per day through a rebate to its Base Average Tariff for Jan 1-Dec 31, 2024.
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Football
Soccer-Tuchel still leaving Bayern despite Nagelsmann news
(Reuters) - Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel will still leave the club at the end of this season, even if one of his rumoured replacements, Julian Nagelsmann, has committed his future to the German national job, the coach said on Friday.
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World
Nigerian airstrike killed 33 villagers during Eid, witnesses say
MAIDUGURI/ABUJA (Reuters) - An airstrike on a village in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara state killed at least 33 people last week, four residents and a traditional leader said, after a military operation targeting armed kidnapping gangs and their hideouts.
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Vietnam
Vietnam's Noi Bai and Da Nang named in world’s top 100 airports; top five spots are all in Asia
Hanoi capital’s Noi Bai International Airport and the Da Nang International Airport in the central city of the same name have been listed among the world’s top 100 airports in 2024 by the UK–based aviation consultancy Skytrax.
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World
Police arrest man in Paris Iran consulate incident - source
PARIS (Reuters) -A man who had threatened to blow himself up at Iran's consulate in Paris was arrested by police, a police source said.
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Athletics
Olympics-ASOIF express concerns over athletics Olympic prize money
(Reuters) - The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) have expressed their concern over the decision by World Athletics to introduce prize money for Olympic gold medallists, and said on Friday that they were not consulted.
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AseanPlus News
Israel attacks Iran; no plan for immediate retaliation from Tehran
Israel launched an attack on Iranian soil on Friday (April 19), sources said, in the latest tit-for-tat exchange between the two arch-rivals, whose decades of shadow war has broken out into the open and threatened to drag the region deeper into conflict.
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Economy
RHB IB expects 4.2% y-o-y for 1Q GDP print
KUALA LUMPUR: RHB Investment Bank Bhd is expecting an upside bias towards 4.2 per cent year-on-year (yoy) for first quarter 2024 (1Q 2024) gross domestic product (GDP) print, which is scheduled to be released on May 17, 2024.
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Myanmar
United Nations sounds alarm on violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state
Intense fighting in Myanmar's Rakhine State poses a grave threat to civilians, the United Nations warned Friday, as it urged international pressure to prevent more "horrendous persecution" of ethnic Rohingya.
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Entertainment
Malaysian actor Sabri Yunus tired of pregnancy rumours about wife Angeline Tan
Sabri says the rumours have disrupted his daily activities as he had to take time to answer questions from various sides.
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Nutrition
Swap that steak for sardines to reduce risk from diet-related diseases
Substituting red meat with the cheaper and more abundant forage fish could help save many lives from such conditions.
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Living
Chew on this: Why thorough chewing of food is better for health
Dental hygiene specialists also say that chewing intensely can also prevent tooth decay as plaque is rubbed off and more saliva is secreted.