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Entertainment
Taiwanese singer Olivia Tsao shaves head in support of ailing father

The 38-year-old wants to accompany her father, who's unable to grow his hair due to ongoing medical treatment.
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Tennis
Tennis-Sabalenka hungry for success at Roland Garros

PARIS (Reuters) -World number one Aryna Sabalenka is determined not to let anything upset her title hopes — or her digestion — as she eyes a first French Open title, insisting she relishes the pressure of being the player to beat.
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Corporate News
FGV to acquire full ownership in eight subsidiaries for RM229.75mil

KUALA LUMPUR: FGV Holdings Bhd will acquire full ownership of eight subsidiaries via share purchases totalling RM229.75 million from Koperasi Permodalan Felda Malaysia Bhd (KPF).
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Nation
Rafizi Ramli makes late entrance at PKR national congress

JOHOR BARU: Economic Minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli nearly missed the start of the PKR national congress as President Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived and the event began with the singing of the party song and the state and national anthems.
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Cricket
Cricket-Bennett scores fastest ton for Zimbabwe but Stokes keeps up pressure

NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Opener Brian Bennett scored an unbeaten century to help Zimbabwe reduce the deficit to 355 runs as they reached 210 for five wickets at tea on the second day of the one-off test on Friday in reply to England's imposing first-innings score.
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Tennis
Tennis-Draper draped in confidence ahead of French Open

PARIS (Reuters) -Britain's Jack Draper believes he is in the best mental and physical shape of his career as he returns to the French Open, a tournament where he has yet to win a main draw match, but one he approaches this year with optimism after a transformative 12 months.
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Indonesia
Indonesia quake off Sumatra damages more than 100 houses; many public facilities also damaged

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit near the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said, damaging more than 100 houses with no reports of casualties.
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Markets
Markets slump as Trump recommends 50% tariff on EU, targets Apple

LONDON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he is recommending a straight 50% tariff on goods from the European Union starting on June 1, saying the EU has been hard to deal with on trade.
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AseanPlus News
Jailed Thai lawyer wins international rights award; first man from South-East Asian nation to win prestigious title

A Thai lawyer jailed for criticising the monarchy has won an international human rights prize in recognition of his efforts to promote freedom of expression and democratic reform.
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Corporate News
Apple to pay 25% tariff if phones not made in US, Trump says

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Apple would have to pay a 25% tariff if phones sold in the country were not made within its borders.
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AseanPlus News
Philippines Marcos replaces foreign minister in reshuffle but keeps his economics team intact

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos has replaced his foreign minister but kept his economic team, a senior official said Friday.
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Corporate News
Mitrajaya bags RM70mil construction contract in Langkawi

KUALA LUMPUR: Mitrajaya Holdings Bhd's (MHB) wholly-owned subsidiary, Pembinaan Mitrajaya Sdn Bhd, has secured a RM70 million contract for the construction of the main building and associated works for an eight-storey serviced apartment in Langkawi, Kedah.
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AseanPlus News
Chinese woman, afraid of tanning, suffers fractures from rolling over in bed

Medical tests reveal that the woman's vitamin D level was critically low, causing accelerated bone resorption, severe osteoporosis
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Nation
Candidates aligned with Nurul Izzah, Rafizi succeed in PKR elections

JOHOR BARU: Unofficial results indicate that candidates aligned with both Nurul Izzah Anwar and Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli have emerged victorious in the PKR vice-president race.
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Football
Soccer-Brighton leave out joint top-scorer Pedro from Spurs trip over training incident

(Reuters) - Brighton & Hove Albion will be without their joint top-scorer Joao Pedro when they visit Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, with manager Fabian Huerzeler saying the Brazil striker has been left out due to a "small issue in training".
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Vietnam
Vietnam expresses willingness to combat trade fraud in US tariff talks

Vietnam said on Friday its trade minister met with the US Commerce Secretary and senators during a visit to the United States, pledging during talks on tariffs to narrow their trade gap and combat trade fraud and illegal transhipment.
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Nation
KTMB postpones signal upgrade works for Asean summit

KUALA LUMPUR: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) has announced the postponement of its planned signal system upgrading work along the rail stretch between Kepong and Salak Selatan stations, originally scheduled to begin on Saturday (May 24).
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Nation
Statements from 24 individuals recorded in connection with hazardous cargo imported through KLIA

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has recorded statements from 24 individuals to assist in investigations regarding the importation of hazardous goods via cargo at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) for elements of corruption.
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Children
First five years key to preventing obesity in kids

A child's BMI at age six is indicative of their risk of obesity later on in life, new research finds.
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Corporate News
Paramount eyes RM1.5bil sales target for 2025

PETALING JAYA: Paramount Corp Bhd remains confident in achieving a sales target of RM1.5bil in 2025 underpinned by contributions from ongoing projects.