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freemalaysiatoday. com > category > business > 04/27/2026 > vietnam-buys-more-lng-as-heat-set-to-climb-above-average

Vietnam buys more LNG as heat set to climb above average

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (388+ words) The next two weeks are forecast to be hotter than normal in the Southeast Asia country, with swathes of anomalous warmth of up to 3 C above average blanketing much of the north and parts of the south, including Hanoi and…...

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freemalaysiatoday. com > category > business > 04/24/2026 > trump-threatens-big-tariff-on-uk-over-digital-tax-on-us-tech-firms

Trump threatens "big tariff" on UK over digital tax on US tech firms

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (305+ words) The digital services tax, introduced in 2020, imposes a 2% levy on the revenues of several major US tech companies. Speaking to reporters from the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump said, "We've been looking at it and we can meet that very…...

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freemalaysiatoday. com > category > business > 04/23/2026 > electric-vehicle-sales-in-the-eu-rise-amid-soaring-petrol-prices

Electric vehicle sales in the EU rise amid soaring petrol prices

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (285+ words) Overall sales rose 12. 5% in March from the same month last year to 1. 16 million vehicles, according to registration data from the European Automobile Manufacturers" Association (ACEA). That jump helped the market attain a 4% rise for the first quarter overall following declines…...

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freemalaysiatoday. com > category > business > 04/22/2026 > russia-says-will-halt-flow-of-kazakh-oil-to-germany

Russia says will halt flow of Kazakh oil to Germany

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (639+ words) The stoppage from May 1 will impact a refinery, run by the German subsidiary of Russia's state-owned oil company Rosneft, that supplies much of the Berlin region and the capital's international airport with fuel. German government spokesman Stefan Kornelius said the…...

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freemalaysiatoday. com > category > world > 04/22/2026 > kyiv-shooting-sparks-gun-ownership-debate-in-ukraine

Kyiv shooting sparks gun ownership debate in Ukraine

6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (489+ words) The motive of the shooter, who was born in Moscow, lived in eastern Ukraine, and opened fire with a registered weapon around a supermarket in the capital on Saturday, remains unclear. In the days since, shock has given way to…...

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freemalaysiatoday. com > category > world > 04/22/2026 > number-of-immigrants-in-eu-reaches-record-high-of-64-2-million-in-2025

Number of immigrants in EU reaches record high of 64. 2 million in 2025

6+ day, 16+ hour ago  (149+ words) The figure compares with 40 million in 2010, the report said, citing Eurostat and UN Refugee Agency data. Germany remained the bloc's biggest host of foreign-born people at nearly 18 million, 72% of them of working age, while Spain posted the fastest recent growth,…...

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freemalaysiatoday. com > category > business > 04/22/2026 > ai-powered-robots-offer-new-hope-to-german-factories

AI-powered robots offer new hope to German factories

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (584+ words) Made by German startup Agile Robots, it was among a host of robots showing off their moves at the event, underlining hopes of a coming AI-powered boost for Germany's long-struggling factories. Embedding the technology into industrial processes, where Europe already…...

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freemalaysiatoday. com > category > business > 04/22/2026 > chery-wants-to-make-small-electric-car-in-europe

Chery wants to make small electric car in Europe

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (242+ words) We want to build a French car for the French," Chery France's director Hanbang Yu told AFP. Chery is China's third-largest carmaker, but it has long been China's top exporter, selling abroad half of its 2. 8 million vehicles it manufactured last…...

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freemalaysiatoday. com > category > world > 04/21/2026 > uk-regulator-investigates-telegram-over-child-sexual-abuse-concerns

UK regulator investigates Telegram over child sexual abuse concerns

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (99+ words) Free Malaysia Today The watchdog, Ofcom, said it had also opened investigations into Teen Chat and Chat Avenue to examine whether they were meeting their duties to prevent children from the risk of being groomed by predators. Ofcom said after…...

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freemalaysiatoday. com > category > world > 04/21/2026 > russia-has-taken-1700-square-km-of-ukraine-this-year-says-top-general

Russia has taken 1, 700sqkm of Ukraine this year, says top general

1+ week, 18+ hour ago  (304+ words) Russia has since its 2022 invasion been seeking to take the whole of the Donbas area in eastern Ukraine, where Kyiv's forces have been pushed back towards a line of cities in grinding fighting. Kyiv has also reported some gains in…...