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Technology
Bitcoin at record highs, sets sights on $100,000
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin touched a fresh record high on Friday, with its sights set firmly on the $100,000 barrier, in a stellar rally for the cryptocurrency sparked by expectations of a more friendly regulatory environment under a Donald Trump administration.
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Video games
Ukraine urges gamers not to enter Chernobyl exclusion zone
Ukraine border guards on Thursday urged fans of a horror video game not to illegally enter the Chernobyl exclusion zone, saying dozens of people had been caught trespassing in the tightly controlled territory.
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Family
Left unchecked, domestic violence can get worse and even lead to deaths
Domestic violence, when it's not stopped, can get worse and even lead to the death of the victim. What is worse, the perpetrator is usually a loved one, and someone you're supposed to trust.
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Nation
Public caning is glorifying cruelty in the name of morality, says Sisters in Islam
KUALA LUMPUR: Sisters in Islam (SIS) has called for the Terengganu religious authorities to cease imposing public caning on a man found guilty of committing khalwat (close proximity).
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Nation
Doctor pleads not guilty after charged with insulting woman’s modesty in Perak
IPOH: A doctor was charged with insulting the modesty of a woman at the Magistrate's Court here.
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Vietnam
Vietnam takes ‘unprecedented’ disciplinary action over graft on former parliament chairman
Vietnam’s Politburo has issued a disciplinary "warning” to former parliament chairman Vuong Dinh Hue for violating anti-corruption regulations, underscoring the ruling Communist Party’s determination to continue its crack down on graft.
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Nation
Myanmar national pleads guilty to gouging man’s left eye
BUTTERWORTH: A Myanmar national who gouged out the left eye of a man has pleaded guilty to causing severe injury and permanent disability to the victim at the Magistrate's Court here on Friday (Nov 22).
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Myanmar
China claims 'wipe-out' of large telecom fraud centres in northern Myanmar
China and Myanmar's law enforcement agencies have "wiped out" all large-scale telecom fraud centres operating in northern Myanmar, Chinese state media reported on Thursday, after an operation at the weekend saw more than 700 arrested.
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Cambodia
Cambodia needs to unlock full potential of transport corridors to enhance regional connectivity, says world bank
A new World Bank report released has showed that Cambodia needs to unlock the full potential of transport corridors to enhance its regional connectivity.
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World
Greek police arrest man over arms cache in central Athens flat
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's anti-terrorism police have detained a 49-year old teacher over a cache of guns and explosives found in a flat in central Athens this week.
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Football
Tickets for FIFA Intercontinental Cup Qatar go on sale
PETALING JAYA: Fans can look forward to catching the glimpse of their favourite team and reigning UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup in Oatar.
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Nation
M'sian teen duo meet UK's Queen Camilla to receive top prizes in Commonwealth essay competition
PETALING JAYA: The winners and runners-up of the 2024 Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC) in the Senior and Junior categories met Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom in Buckingham Palace on Thursday (Nov 21) to receive their certificates.
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China
Asean defence ministers warn of security threats, call for collective action in Vientiane talks
Regional defence ministers called for cooperation to counter complex security challenges and traditional and non-traditional threats facing South-East Asian nations.
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Nation
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KUALA LUMPUR: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with Christmas celebrations and the third term school holidays in December.
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Forex
Dollar climbs to 13-month peak, bitcoin eyes US$100,000
TOKYO: The U.S. dollar edged up to a fresh 13-month high on Friday, with little to stop the greenback's momentum as investors assessed the outlook for the Federal Reserve's interest rate path, while bitcoin hit a record high and neared the $100,000 level.
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Cycling
Azizul likely to compete in Asian meet next year
KUALA LUMPUR: National track cycling ace Azizulhasni Awang looks set to return to action in the Asian Championships in February next year at the National Velodrome in Nilai
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Nation
Cops use drones to investigate and monitor errant officers
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman Integrity and Standard Compliance Department has started to use drones to conduct investigations and monitor errant police personnel and officers, including those who played golf while on duty.
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Motorsport
Motor racing-Vasseur questions 'strange momentum' of F1 race director change
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur said the sudden departure of Formula One race director Nils Wittich was strange ahead of title-deciding grands prix.
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Nation
MCA's 'you-can-do-it' man Lee Hack Teik honoured after his passing
GEORGE TOWN: Former three-term Pengkalan Kota assemblyman Lee Hack Teik would fondly be remembered as "lei hai tak" by locals, which refers to him as "you-can-do-it" in Cantonese.
