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New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft over copyright breaches

The New York Times sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft in a United States court on Dec 27, alleging that the companies' powerful artificial intelligence (AI) models used millions of its articles for training without permission.

Ukraine claims victory at sea as land offensive stalls

It manages to push back Russia’s navy, allowing it to export grain to world markets

Japan lifts operational ban on world's biggest nuclear plant

Japan keen to restart plant to cut operating costs but needs consent of local authorities

Seoul holds rare drills to guard against attack by Pyongyang

More than 1,000 South Korean military, police and emergency personnel joined rare defence drills on Dec 27 that simulated an attack by North Korea on Seoul, to counter fears that the city is within striking distance of Pyongyang's weapons and a covert attack.

China limits industrial activities in two cities to curb pollution

Two cities in north-western China, Xi'an and Yinchuan, advised residents to stay indoors, limited heavy industrial production and halted coal processing, warning of heavy pollution over the coming days, with thick fog expected.

DAP, Umno clash over issues tied to Malay fears of weaker power

Tensions raised by call for council elections in large cities where many Chinese live

Workers protest after explosion at nickel plant in Indonesia kills at least 19

Hundreds of Indonesian workers on Dec 27 protested against conditions at a Chinese-funded nickel-processing plant where an explosion killed at least 19 people, according to Reuters, and injured dozens more over the weekend.

China sanctions US firm, researchers over work on Xinjiang

China has said it is sanctioning a United States company and two human rights researchers over work related to Xinjiang, escalating a dispute between the nations over allegations of forced labour.

Taiwan's elections more than just about ties with China

Candidates sparring over everything from property rows to whisky as drink of choice

HK media freedom in the spotlight amid fall in global index ranking

Results released as national security trial of media tycoon Jimmy Lai unfolds

Comfort DelGro cabbies to pay more commission to company from 2024

Just weeks after Comfort DelGro raised fares \"to help cabbies defray higher operating cost\", Singapore's largest taxi operator announced that it will collect more commission from its drivers.

Lawyer Lim Tean attended court hearings without valid cert: DPP

He didn‘ have practising cert as he hadn't paid indemnity insurance, says prosecution

Six dead, thousands of households affected in southern Thailand floods

Floods in southern Thailand have killed at least six people and affected tens of thousands of households, the authorities said on Dec 27.

Syndicates recruiting money mules on Telegram

Hiring spree aided by anonymity offered by popular digital messaging platform

Raffles Place among hottest spots in S'pore, study finds

Raffles Place, particularly the shophouses along Telok Ayer and Amoy streets, is one of the hottest spots in the island state compared with its rural surroundings, according to a study on how built-up areas can retain heat.

27,000 evacuated as floods hit 6 Malaysian states

Torrential rain in the last few days from the annual monsoon season inundated six Malaysian states on Dec 27, forcing nearly 27,000 people to seek shelter at relief centres, with the east coast states the worst hit.

Israel presses Gaza assault amid rising fears conflict will spread

Senior officer says war will last many months, and there are no magic solutions

Struggling Brazil would have made Pele sad: Son

Pele \"would have been sad\" at the state of the current Brazil national team, his son Edinho told AFP in an interview days before the first anniversary of his death on Dec 29.

UNITED STAFF IN LIMBO: NEVILLE

Ex-captain expects changes by Ratcliffe but Shearer says they won't affect players

Samsung delays production at new US chip plant to 2025

Samsung Electronics has delayed mass production plans at its new chip plant in Taylor, Texas, the Seoul Economic Daily said, potentially dealing another blow to the Biden administration's ambition to increase domestic semiconductor supplies.

Few takers for used EVs, with new ones now a tougher sell

Lack of subsidies, waiting for better tech, charging woes among reasons hitting sales

Ukraine proposes lowering mobilisation age from 27 to 25

Text of a draft law posted on the website of Ukraine's Parliament late on Dec 25 proposed lowering the age of those who can be mobilised for combat duty to 25 from 27.

Ukraine missile strike hits Russian warship in Crimea

Moscow admits ship, which can carry tanks and land troops, was damaged in the attack

Dense fog disrupts flights, trains in New Delhi

Flight and rail services in India's capital city of New Delhi were disrupted on Dec 26 morning as a thick layer of fog enveloped the region, reducing visibility to barely 50 metres in some areas.

Plane held in France on human trafficking concerns lands in India

A plane that had been grounded in France for days over concerns that its nearly 300 mostly Indian passengers were part of a human trafficking scheme landed in Mumbai on Dec 26, flight tracking data showed.

Indonesia nickel plant blast death toll rises to 18

The death toll after an explosion at a Chinese-funded nickel-processing plant in eastern Indonesia over the weekend has risen to 18 with dozens still being treated in hospital, a police official said on Dec 26.

China to probe clinic with secret surrogacy service

The health authorities in the southern Chinese coastal city of Xiamen plan to probe an assisted reproduction clinic after local media exposed a secret surrogacy service that is reportedly helping to deliver more than 300 babies a year.

Vietnam arrests senior official over sand mining

Police in Vietnam arrested a top provincial official on Dec 25 in an investigation into illegal sand mining, the government said.

China gets new navy chief as tensions rise

Change comes as Beijing flexes muscles in South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait

Philippines blames China for 'all the violations' in dispute

The Philippines is not provoking conflict in the South China Sea, the country's military spokesperson said on Dec 26, in response to China's accusation that Manila is encroaching on Beijing's territory.