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Technology
Flying taxis to take people to London airports in minutes from 2028
Electric flying taxis may become available to London airport passengers from 2028, a UK company has announced.
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Life Inspired
INTRICATE CRAFTSMANSHIP
The RM 037 White Gold Snow Set is an iconic ladies' timepiece that marries technical sophistication and aesthetic elegance.
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Style
A LIFETIME OF DEDICATION
Rolex celebrates Dr Sylvia Earle's incredible accomplishments in the field of ocean conservation.
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Putting Dr G On The Spot
Penile enhancement: Confidence boost or risky business?
I am a 25-year-old man who is currently at the peak of my career. While I have a great job, I often get asked why I have not engaged in any romantic relationships. The truth is, I feel somewhat apprehensive about intimacy because I consider my penis to be somewhat deficient.
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Nation
Corporate figure, veteran politician Megat Najmuddin passes away
KUALA LUMPUR: A renowned corporate figure and political veteran, Tan Sri Megat Najmuddin Megat Kha,s passed away from cancer at the age of 81.
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Other Sports
Surfing-Dupont, Chianca claim big wave titles in giant Nazare surf
Dec 13 (Reuters) - Brazil's Lucas "Chumbo" Chianca survived two brutal wipeouts to claim another Nazare Big Wave Challenge title in huge, clean waves in Portugal on Saturday, while France's Justine Dupont sealed her reputation as the world's best female big wave surfer with her second straight win.
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Other Sports
Darts-Age is just a number for 71-year-old record breaker Lim
LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A year after Luke Littler became the youngest winner of the PDC World Darts Championship, 71-year-old Paul Lim on Saturday became the oldest winner of a match in the tournament's history.
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Football
Soccer-Arsenal get lucky break to go five points clear, Salah returns for Liverpool
LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Premier League leaders Arsenal needed two own goals, the second deep in stoppage time, to scrape a 2-1 home win over bottom club Wolverhampton Wanderers and open a five-point gap while earlier on Saturday Mohamed Salah put aside a tumultuous week to help Liverpool beat Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0.
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World
Brown University shooting leaves 2 dead, 9 injured as police search for killer
Dec 13 (Reuters) - More than 400 law enforcement personnel were deployed on Saturday as police sought the suspect in a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island that left two students dead and another nine people wounded at the Ivy League school, officials said.
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World
Two US soldiers and an interpreter killed in suspected Islamic State attack in Syria
Dec 13 (Reuters) - Two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in Syria on Saturday by a suspected Islamic State attacker who targeted a convoy of American and Syrian forces before being shot dead, the U.S. military said.
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Focus
Australia’s social media age ban has started. Here is what it really means
The question remains — will it solve all the problems social media brings for the young?
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AseanPlus News
Google to build subsea cables under Australia defence treaty
Alphabet's Google will build three subsea cables in Papua New Guinea, which the largest Pacific Island nation said was funded by Australia under a mutual defence treaty, in a key upgrade to its digital backbone.
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Bangladesh
PM-hopeful Tarique sets return date
Political heavyweight and aspiring Bangladesh prime minister Tarique Rahman will return to the country on Dec 25 after having spent 17 years in exile in Britain, his party announced.
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Indonesia
Orang utan ‘extinction level’ event
The nation's deadly flooding was an "extinction-level disturbance" for the world's rarest great ape, the tapanuli orang utan that caused catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival prospects, scientists warned.
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Focus
Richest 0.001% now own three times more wealth than poorest half of humanity combined
This concentration is not only persistent, but it is also accelerating, says a new report.
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Focus
Thailand-Cambodia conflict: A thousand years of heritage shattered by military aggression
Ta Krabei Temple stood for nearly a millennium as one of the quiet sentinels of Khmer civilisation.
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Focus
Mine games in the Thailand-Cambodia conflict
Khmer Rouge-era land mines have a big role in the endless Thailand-Cambodia conflict.
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Education
Asia rising
For most of the last century, the centres of higher education and science were in the West. The United States, Britain, and Europe produced the world's leading universities and research culture. Students from across Asia travelled there for advanced study, and knowledge flowed mainly in one direction.
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Through Many Windows
Strengthening media independence
The Malaysian Media Council Act has to protect the press as a guardian of democracy.
