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Malaysia PM orders probe into unit of sovereign wealth fund
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday (Aug 20) ordered an investigation into a subsidiary of sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional after its board identified governance irregularities linked to past transactions.The probe into Xeraya Capital, which manages Khazanah’s life science
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New Zealand’s Jordan, Roigard fit to face Springboks in first test
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 20 : Record try scorer Will Jordan and first-choice scrumhalf Cam Roigard have included in New Zealand’s team for the first test against South Africa at Ellis Park on Saturday after recovering from injury.Coach Dave Rennie on Thursday named the pair in the starting line-up despite the fact
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Gains in AI company stakes juice second-quarter earnings for S&P 500
NEW YORK, Aug 20 : S&P 500 companies are winding up a banner quarterly earnings season, fueled in large part by surging profits at AI-related companies.The S&P 500 is on track for a 52 per cent surge in aggregate second-quarter earnings from the year before, helped by a 74 per cent profit jump in the…
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Breaking’s next move: escaping the long shadow of Raygun
NEW YORK, Aug 20 : Two years after Australian breaker Raygun’s much-maligned Olympic performance, the breaking community want to move on from the Paris Games debacle and reshape perceptions of a hip-hop art form they say was unfairly defined by a single routine.Raygun, whose real name is Rachael Gunn, became
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Singapore police say they are looking into iron ore trader Radiant World
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s police force said on Thursday (Aug 20) it has received reports about Radiant World, one of the world’s largest iron traders, and that it is looking into the matter.It declined to comment on who filed the reports and what any complaints might be.A Radiant World spokesperson did no
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Exclusive-Regional powerhouses weigh no-confidence vote in bid to oust Infantino – sources
BOLZANO, Italy, Aug 20 : World soccer’s regional powerhouses are discussing whether to move a vote of no confidence as they seek to oust FIFA President Gianni Infantino after he angered them with a proposal to sell private investors a stake in the World Cup, senior figures familiar with the discussions told Reuter
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France fines Boohoo €2.3 million over deceptive discounts on website
PARIS, Aug 20 : France’s consumer watchdog fined British fast-fashion retailer Boohoo €2.3 million ($2.69 million) for deceptive practices such as fake discounts on its website, it said on Thursday.Boohoo exaggerated the discounts it was offering, giving shoppers a false impression of the savings they were
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Bank of Korea says Kwon Min-soo named senior deputy governor
SEOUL, Aug 20 : The Bank of Korea said on Thursday that Deputy Governor Kwon Min-soo had been named as the central bank’s new senior deputy governor. Kwon will begin his three-year term as a member of the central bank’s seven-seat monetary policy board on Friday, according to the BOK.
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Fan groups back online petition calling for Infantino’s resignation, FIFA reforms
Aug 20 : Non-profit fan network Football Supporters Europe (FSE) on Thursday backed a public petition calling for FIFA President Gianni Infantino to resign and for the global soccer body to implement widespread reforms to increase transparency.The petition, posted on change.org, lists three continental fan or
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PSG heavily fancied to win sixth successive Ligue 1 title
Aug 20 : Paris Saint-Germain are the overwhelming favourites to continue their dominance of Ligue 1, although there are no shortage of hopefuls seeking to dethrone them.PSG, who have also won the last two editions of the Champions League, have been boosted by new arrivals this season including Spain’s Ferran
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