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EXCLUSIVE Malaysia’s biggest telcos seek majority stake in 5G agency – document

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People use their mobile phones at a university in Semenyih, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia November 3, 2017. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Four telcos seek at least 51% of 5G agency DNB – letter to govt Telcos say majority shareholding ‘most viable’ for agreement Telcos want review …

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Samsung leader Lee excused from trial hearing as Biden to tour S.Korea chip plant

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Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman, Jay Y. Lee, leaves the Seoul high court in Seoul, South Korea, October 25, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SEOUL, May 20 (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee has been excused from attending an accounting fraud trial hearing on Friday, a …

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EXCLUSIVE TikTok plans big push into gaming, tests in Vietnam -sources

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TikTok app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register HONG KONG/HANOI, May 19 (Reuters) – TikTok has been tested so users can play games on its video-sharing app in Vietnam, part of plans for a major push into …

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Canada to ban Huawei/ZTE 5G equipment, joining Five Eyes allies

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OTTAWA, May 19 (Reuters) – Canada on Thursday said it plans to ban the use of China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd (HWT.UL) and ZTE Corp (000063.SZ) 5G gear to protect national security, joining the rest of the so -called Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network. “We intend to exclude Huawei and ZTE from our 5G networks,” Industry …

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Biden administration authorizes $100 million more in Ukraine military aid

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US President Joe Biden looks on after delivering remarks at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, US, May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration authorized $100 million of additional military aid to Ukraine on Thursday, the …

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Swiss court snubs Russian requests for legal assistance

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A view of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland February 9, 2022. REUTERS/Stephanie Ulmer Nebehay Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register ZURICH, May 18 (Reuters) – Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court has upheld two appeals by defendants arguing that Russia did not deserve legal assistance in criminal cases given its invasion …

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A tooth found in a cave in Laos is revealing more about the mysterious Denisovans

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Researchers believe the tooth belonged to a young female who lived at least 130,000 years ago and was likely a Denisovan — an enigmatic group of early humans first identified in 2010. The lower molar is the first fossil evidence placing Denisovans in Southeast Asia and may help untangle a puzzle that had long vexed …

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After delay, US Senate edges toward passing $40 billion Ukraine war aid

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Military aid, delivered as part of the United States’ security assistance to Ukraine, is unloaded from a plane at the Boryspil International Airport outside Kyiv, Ukraine February 13, 2022. REUTERS/Serhiy Takhmazov/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) – The US Senate voted on Monday to advance $40 …

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Sri Lanka down to last day of petrol, Prime Minister tells crisis-hit nation

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Ranil Wickremesinghe, appointed prime minister on Thursday, said in an address to the nation the country urgently needed $75 million in foreign exchange to pay for essential imports. “At the moment, we only have petrol stocks for a single day. The next couple of months will be the most difficult ones of our lives,” he …

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