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      <news:title>WhatsApp’s username revamp faces India test over fraud risks</news:title>
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      <image:title>WhatsApp this week began allowing customers to reserve a unique username, with plans for them to go operational later this year.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone recorded nearly RM5.5 billion in approved investments during the first quarter of 2026.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone recorded nearly RM5.5 billion in approved investments during the first quarter of 2026.</image:caption>
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      <news:title>Google loses fight against record US$4.95 billion EU antitrust fine</news:title>
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      <news:title>SK Hynix to spend US$64.4 billion on flash memory chip plants under broader AI investment plan</news:title>
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      <news:title>Palm oil dips on weaker crude and Malaysian production outlook</news:title>
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      <image:title>FILE PHOTO: A worker cuts down an oil palm bunch during the harvesting process at a plantation in Ijok, Malaysia May 14, 2025. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/File Photo</image:title>
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      <news:title>67 on Scotts doubles as restaurant and event space</news:title>
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      <image:title>67 on Scotts is designed as a function space.</image:title>
      <image:caption>67 on Scotts is designed as a function space.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-02T15:53:28+08:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>European shares slip as AI stocks weigh; US jobs data in focus</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-02T15:15:48+08:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Japan government panel member calls for moderate BOJ rate hikes</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-02T15:12:06+08:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Vietnam central bank says global risks complicate policymaking</news:title>
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      <image:title>Vietnam’s annual inflation rate came in at 5.6% in May, higher than the country’s target of 4.5% for the entire year.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Vietnam’s annual inflation rate came in at 5.6% in May, higher than the country’s target of 4.5% for the entire year.</image:caption>
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