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    US defence chief says Washington will not let Ukraine fail

    Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin promised Tuesday that the United States will not let Ukraine fail, even as further aid remains stalled in Congress and Kyiv's forces face shortages of munitions.The "United States will not let Ukraine fail", Austin said at the opening of a meeting in Germany of Ukraine's international supporters, at which he is seeking to secure further assistance for Kyiv.

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    Tesco loses appeal it infringed Lidl's trademark with discount scheme logo

    Britain's biggest retailer Tesco on Tuesday lost an appeal against a ruling that it infringed German discount supermarket Lidl's trademark over the use of a yellow circle on a square blue background. Lidl sued Tesco in 2020 shortly after Tesco adopted a yellow circle against a blue background to promote its "Clubcard Prices" discount scheme.

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    Sterling jumps vs yen after BOJ's radical policy shift

    The pound slipped against the dollar and the euro on Tuesday, and jumped against the yen, after the Bank of Japan's decision to ditch negative interest rates after eight years. Against the yen, sterling rose 0.5% to 190.70, just shy of late February's 8-1/2 year high of 191.32. The decision was widely expected and interest rates are still around zero, meaning other higher-yielding currencies such as the pound retain their allure, while the yen was widely sold off across.

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  • BusinessAFP News

    Yen drops, stocks mixed as Japan hikes rates at last

    The yen weakened and Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday after the Bank of Japan hiked interest rates for the first time in 17 years owing to elevated inflation.The Japanese currency fell more than one percent against the dollar to 150.69 yen at 0955 GMT after the central bank also poured cold water on expectations of more hikes, sending the Tokyo stock market racing higher.

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  • NewsMalay Mail

    Saiifuddin tells Kedah MB to focus on building up state, not worry about meetings

    PUTRAJAYA, March 19 — Home Minister Senator Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today advised Kedah Menteri Besar Da...

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  • NewsAFP

    Old photos of British flag at half-mast ignite royal rumours

    Old photos of the Union flag lowered to half-mast flooded social media on March 18, fuelling rumours about the health of Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales. While the two photos are real, they in fact show the UK flag lowered at the British Consulate General in Istanbul following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022 and at Westminster following the deadly London Bridge attack in 2017. Live footage streamed on social media on March 18 showed the Union flag flying at full mast at Buckingham

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  • NewsYahoo News Singapore

    23-year-old man dies after getting 'caught in between parts' of food production machine in Bedok North

    A 23-year-old foreign worker died last Saturday (16 March) after an industrial accident in Bedok North. Read on to find out what happened.

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