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US Fed raises interest rates for first time since 2023, Trump sees move as personal attack
WASHINGTON, Sept 17 — The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates for the first time since 2023, defying President Donald Trump’s demand for cuts, as central bank chief […]
Malaysia’s OPR stays at 2.75pc: What does it mean for your loans, savings and spendings
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has kept its Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent, maintaining the rate for a seventh consecutive meeting. At 2.75 […]
Peace is a ‘dangerous’ word in Russian city heading to polls as residents reel from deadly Ukrainian drone strikes
TAMBOV (Russia), Sept 17 — “Terrified” by escalating Ukrainian drone attacks, locals in the Russian city of Tambov head to parliamentary elections this weekend under no illusions that the pro-peace […]
Dead animals, barren fields and hunger as strongest‑in‑decades El Nino chokes Central America
SAN LORENZO (Honduras), Sept 17 — Animals are dropping dead amid the worst drought in living memory for many Central Americans, who are grappling with the unforgiving effects of the […]
More countries move to ban social media for children, with restrictions spreading worldwide
PARIS, Sept 17 — The European Union is to unveil proposals yesterday aimed at curbing addictive features of social media for minors, as a growing number of countries look to […]
‘I voted to leave the UK’: Tiny English village ‘secedes’ in protest over asylum centre plan
LONDON, Sept 16 — An English village of around 350 people announced today that a vast majority of residents had voted yes in an “independence referendum” staged to protest plans […]
‘Breathing toxin every day’: Indonesians choked by haze feel helpless as smoke drifts into Malaysia and wider SE Asia
PONTIANAK, Sept 16 — Struggling to breathe through the acrid haze emanating from wildfires on Indonesia’s Borneo island, residents told AFP today they feared for their health but had little […]
Police confirm body found in Perak waters is missing angler
SHAH ALAM, Sept 16 —Police have confirmed that the body of a man found floating in the waters off Hutan Melintang, Perak, this morning is one of the three anglers […]
EU chief pitches ‘associate member’ status for Canada as bloc seeks closer cooperation
STRASBOURG, Sept 16 — EU chief Ursula von der Leyen raised the prospect today of Canada becoming the 27-nation bloc’s first “associate member’, as she pitched closer cooperation on tech, […]
Diesel, RON97 and unsubsidised RON95 prices up by RM0.35 for Sept 17-23 period
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 — The retail prices of RON97 petrol, unsubsidised RON95 petrol and unsubsidised diesel will each increase by 35 sen per litre for the Sept 17-23 period, the […]