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Russia lists local apps that will survive its internet blackouts
(Reuters) -Russia published a list of locally developed social media, ride-hailing and other apps that it said would keep working during its mobile internet shutdowns – blackouts that have often […]
US stocks brush record highs as weak jobs data fuel rate cut bets
NEW YORK/PARIS: U.S. stocks briefly hit record highs on Friday after data showing U.S. job growth cooled in August led investors to double down on bets that the Federal Reserve […]
Fed on track for string of rate cuts as labor market weakens
FEDERAL Reserve policymakers look set to kick off a series of interest rate cuts this month to shore up an increasingly fragile labor market, after a government report on Friday […]
Protesters picnic outside Indonesian parliament on national holiday
JAKARTA (Reuters) – There were small, peaceful protests outside the Indonesian parliament on Friday afternoon, following more than a week of sometimes violent demonstrations, as the Muslim-majority country celebrated a […]
Mpox no longer an international health emergency, says WHO chief
GENEVA (Reuters) -Mpox no longer represents a international health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said on Friday. Read full story Date: 5 September, 2025 10:01 pm Source: thestar.com.my
Lorry driver fakes stabbing after stealing company funds
GEORGE TOWN: A frozen food lorry driver who claimed he was stabbed in a robbery along Jalan Minden 1, Gelugor, on Thursday (Sept 4) had fabricated the story after he […]
Three Britons among dead in Lisbon funicular crash as wreckage removed
LISBON (Reuters) -Portuguese police said on Friday that three Britons were among the 16 killed in a funicular railway crash in Lisbon, as the mangled wreckage was removed for further […]
Starmer deputy Rayner resigns over tax in damaging blow to UK PM
BIRMINGHAM (Reuters) -British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner resigned on Friday after saying she deeply regretted her mistake of underpaying property tax on a new home, in a damaging blow […]
Land quarrels in rebel-occupied Congo threaten Trump peace deal
PARIS/KINSHASA (Reuters) -Returning to land they fled during a violent advance by M23 rebels, some farmers in eastern Congo have had an unwelcome surprise: Their fields of cauliflower and cabbage […]
Concerns raised over increasing number of public university admissions under open admissions channel
PETALING JAYA: While the traditional UPU merit-based system remains the main pathway into public universities, the open admission channel has emerged as a growing trend among students seeking places in […]